All Wholesale articles – Page 74

  • Article

    The rocky high street horror show

    2006-09-18T14:01:02Z

    Simon Quin's vision of High Street Britian in 2015 is not a happy one.

  • Article

    Commissioner hears of wholesale value

    2006-08-17T16:01:01Z

    Representatives of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) have highlighted the continuing significance of the continent’s wholesale market sector at a meeting with the European commissioner for the Health and Consumer Protection DG, Markos Kyprianou.

  • Article

    Beijing conference for wholesalers

    2006-08-15T17:01:01Z

    The 25th Congress of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) - to be celebrated in Beijing, China in September 2007 - has been launched with the full support of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.

  • George Bray
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    Western traders escape fire damage

    2006-08-11T13:01:02Z

    Western International tenants were disrupted, but left relatively untroubled, by a huge blaze that ripped through the market’s pallet store on July 29.

  • Foodservice fun from 3663
    Article

    Foodservice fun from 3663

    2006-08-11T12:01:01Z

    Foodservice wholesale distributor 3663 is introducing a cartoon-themed information pack into schools to encourage children to eat healthily.

  • Baroness Dean
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    Covent Garden fortunes rise

    2006-07-21T11:01:00Z

    London’s New Covent Garden Market has announced an increase in annual turnover of 4.4 per cent to £519 million with growth in catering distribution up nearly 10 per cent on a year ago.

  • Ken Alexander
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    New rules to improve Spitalfields

    2006-07-08T11:01:02Z

    New health and safety rules have been introduced at New Spitalfields Market designed to put an end to the practice of over-trading and blocking pedestrian and traffic access.

  • Article

    Markets in entente cordiale

    2006-07-07T12:01:00Z

    New Covent Garden Market and Paris’s Rungis market are seeking out greater co-operation.

  • Baroness Brenda Dean
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    Garden wins at Lords

    2006-06-22T13:01:02Z

    The House of Lords has rejected the City of London’s opposition to the government’s decision to allow face-to-face trading of meat and fish at New Covent Garden Market.

  • Article

    Watch footie, then dine and dance with NCG

    2006-06-08T16:01:01Z

    The New Covent Garden annual dinner dance takes place on Saturday, and it promises to be quite an action-packed day.

  • Article

    New WUWM chairman seeks integration

    2006-06-07T17:01:01Z

    Forging integration between market management and traders is topping the agenda for the new board chairman of the World Union of Wholesale Markets.

  • Mayor Ken Livingstone
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    Wholesale reaction to Ken's strategy

    2006-06-02T18:01:02Z

    London’s wholesale market authorities have been reacting this week to the capital’s food strategy unveiled last week by Mayor Ken Livingstone.

  • Article

    Wholesale fillip from London strategy

    2006-05-28T16:01:00Z

    The first ever London Food Strategy should be good news for the city’s wholesale markets.

  • Raz & Patricia Owen
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    Veteran trader mourned

    2006-05-26T13:01:00Z

    Raz Owen, of Owen Owen (Western) Ltd on London’s Western International Market passed away on May 13 after a long battle against illness.

  • Redbridge takes wholesale honour
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    Redbridge takes wholesale honour

    2006-05-18T18:01:02Z

    The Capespan Wholesaler of the Year award went to Redbridge Produce & Flowers.

  • Barton wins young person gong
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    Barton wins young person gong

    2006-05-18T18:01:02Z

    Matthew Barton, of Manchester wholesaler Barton and Redman, was presented with the MorePeople Young Person of the Year award at Re:fresh.

  • Matthews marks retirement with award
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    Matthews marks retirement with award

    2006-05-18T18:01:02Z

    David Matthews picked up the Florette Lifetime Achievement Award.

  • Nick Saphir, far left, and Gary Marshall, centre, are interviewed on stage at Re:fresh 2006, by freshinfo editor Tommy Leighton
    Article

    Fresh produce - the best game ever

    2006-05-17T09:01:02Z

    The fresh produce industry was described by one of its protagonists as “the most multi-dimensional business game I’ve ever played,” at the Re:fresh conference last week.

  • Redbridge wholesale sites get BRC
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    Redbridge wholesale sites get BRC

    2006-05-02T09:01:01Z

    Redbridge Produce & Flowers, Redbridge Holdings’ wholesale division, has had six of its regional branches awarded BRC accreditation.

  • Kidney transplant for trader
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    Kidney transplant for trader

    2006-04-28T10:01:00Z

    As FPJ went to press this week, two New Covent Garden-based brothers were embarking on a joint venture that puts the daily turmoil of the fruit trade well and truly in the shade.