All Wholesale articles – Page 68
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ArticleBorough takes seat at top table
Winning the (NABMA) award for Best Speciality Market has allowed London’s Borough Market to “at last take a place at the top table, with all the other big London markets”, said Borough Market trustee George Nicholson.
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ArticleTotal Produce buys Haluco in Birmingham
Total Produce has added more power to its wholesale elbow, with the acquisition of the Haluco wholesale business in Birmingham market.
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ArticleDouglas Henderson receives top Re:fresh accolade
Fresh produce industry veteran Douglas Henderson MBE won the Florette Lifetime Achievement award at the Re:fresh awards, held at the London Marriott, on Thursday.
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ArticleMidlands told to b:direct
A one-stop-shop delivery service for the catering and on-trade sectors has been launched by AF Blakemore Wholesale, under the b:direct banner.
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ArticleWUWM to launch global wholesale awards
The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) is seeking submissions for its first set of global wholesale market awards.
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CGMA appoints design team
A multi-disciplinary team has been selected to support Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) in providing new market facilities and infrastructure at New Covent Garden Market (NCGM).
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Rungis signs up to UK foodie group
Parisian wholesale hub Rungis Marché International has become a partner of the Association Culinaire Française de Grand-Bretagne (the French Culinary Association of the UK).
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ArticleHutchinson to head up FPC wholesale branch
Chris Hutchinson, chairman of the tenants’ association at New Spitalfields, has been appointed chairman of the Fresh Produce Consortium’s (FPC) wholesale division, with immediate effect.
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ArticleCGMA secures continuity of leaders
Baroness Brenda Dean has accepted a second three-year term as chairman of Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA), starting on April 1.
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ArticleMiddlesbrough wholesaler invests in new facility
A new purpose-built facility has been opened by Middlesbrough-based wholesaler Original Produce Company and its sister companies Original Flowers and QFS.
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ArticleGlasgow market restructure to pull in £5m
Glasgow markets could be set to rake in £5 million worth of finance after Glasgow City Council agreed to form a limited liability partnership (LLP) to run its market services.
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ArticleAmélie branded apples hit UK markets
A new Italian apple brand primarily for the wholesale trade has hit UK markets.
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ArticleMack Platinum grapes arrive on UK markets
Mack introduced its own-branded grapes to the wholesale trade this week.
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ArticleSpits calls for momentum
Chris Hutchinson used the New Spitalfields annual dinner and dance, at the Park Lane Hilton in London last weekend, to call on the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to create some momentum for the wholesale industry.
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ArticleFrench salad crisis faces uncertain ending
A 300-strong crowd of salad producers blockaded the entrance to the wholesale market at Chateaurenard in France for three consecutive mornings last week, in protest at poor returns.
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ArticleGarden takes advice on board
The formation of a new food advisory board at New Covent Garden Market was announced this week.
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ArticleManchester market has redevelopment plans
New Smithfield Market could be substantially redeveloped to become a composite market as part of an ambitious regeneration plan by Manchester City Council.
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ArticleFirst Freshconex deemed a success
The fresh-cut congress and exhibition Freshconex 2008 welcomed a total of 10,000 trade visitors at its debut alongside Fruit Logistica in Berlin, from February 7-9.
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ArticleCatering to French demand
January will be seen as a stepping stone in the relations between fresh produce wholesalers and the people in charge of France’s canteens and hospital restaurants.
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ArticleFirst Cape pears hit UK
The first Cape South African pears arrived in the UK last week to join a buoyant market for imported pears.