All Wholesale articles – Page 49
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ArticleBarton & Redman directors jailed
Two directors at Manchester-based wholesaler Barton & Redman are sentenced to 10 weeks in prison
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Kuwaiti wholesale market receives US$49m
New funding will allow developer Al Wafir to expand Kuwait's central fresh fruit and vegetable market
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ArticleBooker-Makro deal gets CC approval
A controversial merger between the two wholesalers Makro and Booker has finally been given the green light by the Competition Commission
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Liverpool to invest £40m in wholesale market
Liverpool City Council is exploring options to open a food hub at the Edge Lane fruit and veg market
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Sidney Garber dies, aged 90
FPJ is sad to announce the death last week of fruit-trade veteran Sidney Garber at the age of 90.
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CGMA tenants get first sight of new market plans
Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) and its development partner Vinci St Modwen (VSM) released the first image of the layout for the market at New Covent Garden at a presentation to tenants last week.
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Royal couple re-open Borough Market
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall officially re-opened London’s Borough Market and the historic Three Crown Square market hall last week.
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New Spitalfields named 'Best Wholesale Market'
New Spitalfields Market has been named Best Wholesale Market in the National Association of British Market Authority Awards in Birmingham last week.
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Helicopter crash causes market evacuation
New Covent Garden Flower Market was evacuated and one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a helicopter crash on Wednesday morning.
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Market redevelopment boost for NCGM
Covent Garden Market Authority has signed a contract with a St. Modwen and Vinci PLC joint venture for the regeneration of New Covent Garden Market and announced the appointment a new chairman.
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New head of wholesale for Scott Farms
Scott Farms International has expanded to meet demand for the import of sweet potatoes into the UK and continental Europe.
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NCGM tenants upset over lack of communication
Tenants at New Covent Garden wholesale market have expressed dismay that they have had no official communication from the Covent Garden Market Authority about the resolution of court proceedings related to the market’s redevelopment.
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WUWM helps EU on food sustainability
The European Commission has invited a representative from the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) to attend a meeting on food sustainability later this month.
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OFT has doubts about Booker Group acquisition
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has reported British food wholesaler Booker Group's acquisition of Makro Holdings to the Competition Commission (CC), as it fears the deal could damage the cash-and-carry sector.
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More time for traders ahead of relocation
Councillors in Birmingham are recommending that the deputy council leader gives the wholesale market tenants’ association more time to present the financial arrangements of their proposal for market redevelopment.
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Spitalfields wholesaler stung with tomato fine
A New Spitalfields wholesaler has been fined for offering rotten Spanish tomatoes for sale.
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ArticleChevalier completes Moraitis deal
Hong Kong-listed group confirms purchase of majority stake in leading Australian fresh produce distributor
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ArticlePhilly market promoter starts consultancy firm
Former Philadelphia Market business development manager Tad Thompson has formed a new group, Globalview Consultancy
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ArticleSurprise cherry shortage for CNY
China’s import trade caught by surprise as supplies of Chilean cherries come up short for Chinese New Year festivities