All Wholesale articles – Page 61
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ArticleEurope dominates WUWM gongs
French and Spanish wholesale markets stole the limelight during last week’s World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) 2009 Wholesale Market Awards hosted in the Eiffel Tower.
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ArticleWUWM winds its way to French capital
Sustainable logistics and branding were high on the agenda at last week’s World Union of Wholesale Markets conference in Paris
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ArticleChina’s Jiangnan market bustles
Sales at China’s largest fruit and vegetable wholesale market grew last year, spurred on by the economic downturn
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ArticleApprentice star Makes her Mark
Entrepreneurship from young people both within and outside the markets sector was held up at the NABMA conference as the best way for industry to thrive in future.
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ArticleSupermarkets to be markets role model
Supermarket strategies must be harnessed by retail markets in order to secure the long-term future of their offer, market representatives were warned last week.
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ArticleMarkets seeks national education officer
A national markets education officer could help turnaround the perception of food and where it comes from in the future, the trade was advised last week.
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Markets consider landmark report
Market representatives from across the UK considered the next step for the industry at the NABMA conference, in the aftermath of the publication of the select committee report, Market Failure? Can the Traditional Market Survive? this summer.
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ArticleNew Covent Garden details revamp plans
UK wholesale market releases more details of its plans for major redevelopment, including a proposal to create a ‘food centre for London’
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Wholesalers urged on efficiency drive
Wholesalers and catering companies which operate from London’s wholesale markets are being encouraged to take advantage of an opportunity to receive free Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving (SAFED) training for vans.
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ArticleMasterChef Miers urges markets link-up
Celebrity chef and MasterChef winner Thomasina Miers this week told market representatives at the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) conference that market authorities and traders need to work more closely with producers and chefs to make the most of the supply chain.
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ArticleCovent Garden opens up plans
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) is to open up its plans for a huge overhaul and redevelopment to the public as it looks to harness local approval.
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ArticleLidl appoints new UK head
Frank-Michael Mros, former managing director of the group's German division, has taken on the role
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Hull wholesaler Cliff Blackburn retires
Produce trader Cliff Blackburn of Dennis Butler Ltd, based in Hull’s wholesale market, has retired this week after an illustrious career spanning six decades.
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ArticleMarket association forms after row
A bitter row has broken out over the formation of a new market consultancy association after four consultants became disillusioned with the current system.
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ArticleBulgaria cracks down on import fraud
The country's Finance Minister has launched a major investigation into tax evasion on produce imported from Greece and Macedonia
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ArticleWholesalers suffer cue blip
As English cucumber growers replant their crops, some wholesalers are finding it hard to source product.
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East of England producers visit Western
Business Link, in partnership with Tastes of Anglia, organised a trade development visit to Western International Wholesale Market last week for a group of the region’s specialist food growers.
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ArticleMayoral visit a hit at New Spits
Wholesalers turned out in force to welcome the Lord Mayor of the City of London to New Spitalfields Market this week, as he toured the East London site with a delegation from the market and the City of London Corporation.
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ArticlePositive year for key UK market
Turnover and profitability increased for the full-year of 2008/09 at the London-based New Covent Garden Market
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ArticleTurnover up at the Garden
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) achieved total turnover of £606 million in 2008-09, an 11 per cent increase on 2007-08.