All Wholesale articles – Page 60
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French Garden awarded BRC accreditation
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) wholesaler The French Garden has been the first to be awarded British Retail Consortium (BRC) certification to global standard for storage and distribution.
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ArticleGlasgow celebrates 40th and revamp
Traders and authorities at Glasgow wholesale market gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the market and the signing of the contract for its refurbishment earlier this month.
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ArticleOlympic Food Vision snubs Spitalfields
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games’ Food Vision report issued this week has ignored New Spitalfields Market, which hosts 140 suppliers of fresh produce at sprinting distance from the main Olympic Park.
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ArticleOlympic plan omits top UK market
London 2012 organisers fail to mention UK capital's largest fresh produce wholesale market in food provision proposals
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ArticleFresh Direct in Personal link up
Fresh Produce foodservice supplier Fresh Direct UK Ltd has gone truly national with the announcement of a deal completed today with a London firm that gives it a valuable presence in the capital.
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ArticleSpitalfields all lit up
Councillor Anna Mbachu, mayor of Waltham Forest visited New Spitalfields Market last on December 4 to switch on the market’s Christmas lights and illuminate a 30ft high Christmas tree at the entrance to the market.
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ArticleCalls for composite markets increase
There have been widespread calls for farmers’ markets and traditional retail markets to put their differences aside to provide prosperous, composite markets.
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ArticleObituary: Emanuel Sugarman
Emanuel Sugarman, who worked for more than 50 years in old Covent Garden and then Borough market, has died at the age of 85.
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ArticleBristol Fruit Sales lands BBC prize
Bristol Fruit Sales (BFS) is celebrating its victory at the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming awards 2009 last week in London.
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ArticleGlasgow gets refurbishment go-ahead
The proposed £6.5m redevelopment of Glasgow Wholesale Market has been given the green light by local authorities
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ArticlePostcard | Paris
At this year's WUWM conference in Paris, discussion centred on wholesale markets' ability to survive in today's environment
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Market BDMs at risk of losing project
The business development managers (BDMs) appointed by the London Development Agency (LDA) to increase the amount of local and sustainable fruit and vegetables going into the capital’s wholesale markets are lobbying against the possibility that their project may be cut short in December.
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ArticleGarden plans on public display
Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) has unveiled its redevelopment plans for The Garden at New Covent Garden Market in the first of two public exhibitions this week, marking the start of the pre-application consultation period.
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ArticleMercasalamanca opens for business
Spain’s newest wholesale market, which is expected to act as a conduit for goods from northern Spain and Portugal, has officially opened
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ArticleNew Spits superintendent selected
The City of London Corporation has selected Nigel Shepherd as the new superintendent of New Spitalfields Market.
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ArticleNCGM in Portobello link-up
Traders on London’s Portobello and Golborne Road markets linked up with New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) to celebrate the English apple season last week, to boost consumer awareness and sell more apples.
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ArticleHull sets date for market's unveiling
Traders on Hull market are readying themselves to move to a new site after more than £3.5 million of investment, ending almost 30 years of conjecture.
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ArticleWholesale takes green hit
London’s wholesale markets’ customers are vastly increasing the carbon emissions attributed to fresh produce unnecessarily, a leading academic told the trade last week.
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ArticleMack acquires Percy J Down
Mack has expanded its wholesale presence in Bristol, with the acquisition of Percy J Down on the city’s market last week.
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ArticleLondon explores Rungis link
Wholesale market authorities and traders are being urged to reignite the links between Paris’s prestigious Rungis market and the UK.