All Wholesale articles – Page 58
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ArticleAlgeria in market redevelopment plan
The North African country is making a huge investment to modernise its fruit and vegetable markets so they meet the highest standards
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ArticleGiant passion fruit in UK for Valentines
A Bristol wholesaler claims to be the first to import giant passion fruit to the UK in an attempt to spread romance this Valentines Day.
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Borough Market accorded blue-plaque honour
Southwark Council has honoured Borough Market in London with a commemorative blue plaque.
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ArticleBradford voted best wholesale market for second year in a row
St James Wholesale Market in Bradford has retained its crown as the nation’s best wholesale market at the National Associationof British Market Authorities (NABMA) awards.
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Pre-CNY market ‘a disaster’
A flood of last-minute arrivals into China for Lunar New Year was disastrous for the trade, according to one leading importer
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ArticleFreezing weather and slow sales give wholesalers January blues
Wholesalers have reported trade is in the traditional January doldrums this week, with frosty weather chilling customer numbers still further.
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ArticleLondon wholesale markets get Olympics advisers
London’s major wholesale markets will be offered guidance and support as part of a widespread Transport for London support package to help freight operators and their customers operate effectively during the Olympic Games.
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Fresh produce sales soar at Booker
Demand for fresh produce at Booker Wholesale has helped the business sales growth in last weeks of 2011 that many of the retailers it supplies could only dream of.
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ArticleWholesalers' Christmas TV advert giveaway
Wholesalers Sunnyfield Veg and Cook's Delights launched a TV advertising campaign over Christmas offering festive presents to all viewers.
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ArticleLondon's wholesale markets 'lack British fruit'
The capital’s wholesale markets are not being supplied enough British apples and pears and are being forced to sell mostly European imports.
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ArticleThai importer pumps up Jazz volume
Following a record campaign for Jazz apples in Thailand in 2011, exclusive importer Vachamon is aiming to double volumes next year
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ArticleWeather plays havoc with wholesale prices
Wholesale markets hit a pre-December slump this week exacerbated by the warm autumn weather so far.
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ArticleBanagrumes invests at Rungis
The banana importer has made some crucial investments at its facilities in Paris, with the creation of new ripening chambers
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ArticleJob figures to challenge Birmingham move
Birmingham Council has been urged to reconsider its plans to force the city’s wholesalers to move as new figures suggest up to 15,000 jobs depend on the markets.
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Moraitis shareholders consider options
Shareholders in the Australian produce giant are assessing strategic options for the group that could lead to the sale of the entire business
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ArticleTurks turn to spinach and oranges
Study of consumption habits in Istanbul shows that spinach and oranges are the most popular winter fruit and vegetable respectively
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ArticleBradford market's solar plans in jeopardy
Plans to build solar panels to power Bradford market and allow it to sell electricity to an energy supplier have been threatened by a slash in feed-in tariff rates.
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FPJ makes market prices change
FPJ’s wholesale market price service is evolving to meet the changing needs of the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleTwo names in the frame for NCGM redevelopment
Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week with the announcement of two major milestones - the submission of the planning application for the market’s regeneration and final tenders announced for its private development partners.
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ArticleNew Covent Garden awarded for local drive
London’s New Covent Garden market has won bronze in this year’s World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) awards for a project encouraging traders to sell more local produce.