All Wholesale articles – Page 61
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ArticlePremier Fruits wins wholesaler prize
Premier Fruits landed the coveted Capespan Wholesaler of the Year award at last week’s Re:fresh ceremony in Park Lane.
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ArticleLondon markets enjoy taste of spring
Traders on London’s Portobello and Golborne Road markets came together last weekend for their third produce-themed event, to celebrate home-grown asparagus, watercress and rhubarb.
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ArticleFresh produce drives Costco sales
Year-on-year sales rise 3 per cent through April as bananas and citrus prove top-selling fresh produce items
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ArticleRungis completes railway terminal
The Paris-based wholesale market has just finished renovating its railway terminal, doubling its shipping capacity
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ArticleFrench wholesale giant enters China
The operator of Rungis, the world’s largest fresh produce wholesale market based in Paris, has forged a joint venture to set up and manage wholesale markets in China
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ArticleTotal Produce reports small decline
Total Produce has reported a “resilient performance” in 2009, revealing a small decline of 3.3 per cent for the year while signalling its intentions to acquire more companies in the coming year.
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New company formed at Glasgow market
Dutch international trading company Van Rijn Group and McKenzie in Glasgow have combined to form a new company named McKenzie-Van Rijn (Glasgow) Ltd.
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ArticleNew Smithfield traders turn out for catering show
Traders and representatives from New Smithfield Wholesale Market were out in force at hospitality trade exhibition Northern Restaurant & Bar 2010 this week.
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Asparagus anticipation grows at markets
The first crop of British seasonal asparagus is due to arrive at New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) in the first week of May with a number of celebration planned.
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Covent Garden welcomes new board member
William Edgerley has been appointed to the board of the Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) by DEFRA.
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ArticleSpitalfields unveils new chief executive
The Spitalfields Market Tenants' Association has announced that Janet Hutchinson is to become its new chief executive.
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Produce email scam intensifies
The email scam reported on freshinfo last week has taken a more serious turn, as alleged fraudsters appear to have obtained produce using the identity of Lincolnshire importer Davis Worldwide, among others.
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ArticleMajor reorganisation at Metro Group
Retailer plans to integrate management at Metro AG and Metro Cash & Carry, with the latter driving growth in new markets
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ArticleBoycott puts in late Garden shift
London Mayor Boris Johnson’s chief food adviser Rosie Boycott worked a night shift at New Covent Garden Market last week to gain an insight into the trade.
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ArticleCouncil performance "crucial" for markets
Market authorities need to study the results by which councils are judged carefully, to make sure markets receive the attention and funding they require, according to experts.
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ArticleTotal Produce reports pre-tax profits
Total Produce has announced pre-tax profits as currency fluctuations and acquisitions strengthened the group.
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ArticleGarden market plans at stage two
Covent Garden Market Authority has unveiled new images for The Garden at New Covent Garden Market as its second public exhibition opens this week, showing plans for the brand-new fresh produce market at The Garden with new homes, shops and open spaces on the existing Nine Elms site.
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ArticleWholesale tension at FPJ Conference
Speakers and delegates at the inaugural FPJ Conference in Perth on Tuesday were at loggerheads as the future of Glasgow’s Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market came under the spotlight.
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London markets urge Lincolnshire link up
Select Lincolnshire is actively encouraging its members and fresh produce businesses in the county to engage with London wholesale markets.
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ArticleRedbridge Leicester given hefty fine
Redbridge Produce and Flowers Ltd pleaded guilty to a total of five separate breaches of the EC Marketing Standards for fresh produce for quality and labelling offences at Leicester Magistrates’ Court and was ordered to pay almost £30,000.