All Wholesale articles – Page 77

  • QV Foods Inspire potatoes
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    QV Foods inspired by potato brand

    2010-05-25T12:39:04Z

    Group expands Inspire brand variety for prepared vegetables by including British new potato range

  • The new warehouse can hold more than 1000 pallets
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    D&F McCarthy opens state-of-the-art site

    2010-05-25T10:01:01Z

    D&F McCarthy has completed its move to a new state of the art wholesale fruit and vegetable warehouse in Memorial Way, Norwich with a storage capacity in excess of 1000 pallets in a fully temperature controlled environment.

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    Bradford wholesalers raise £10,000

    2010-05-24T16:01:01Z

    Bradford wholesalers and their guests raised almost £10,000 for charity at the city’s wholesale market annual dinner and dance last Saturday night.

  • Capespan md Ronan Lennon (far left) presented the award to the Premier Fruits team of Jason Tanner, Roger Garber, Dean Purcell, Danny Johnson, Paul Alyward, Justin Tanner and Mitul Patel
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    Premier Fruits wins wholesaler prize

    2010-05-17T11:01:02Z

    Premier Fruits landed the coveted Capespan Wholesaler of the Year award at last week’s Re:fresh ceremony in Park Lane.

  • Aaron Craze filmed Market Kitchen at the event
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    London markets enjoy taste of spring

    2010-05-15T16:01:01Z

    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.

  • Costco
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    Fresh produce drives Costco sales

    2010-05-14T10:29:27Z

    Year-on-year sales rise 3 per cent through April as bananas and citrus prove top-selling fresh produce items

  • Rungis
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    Rungis completes railway terminal

    2010-05-12T12:56:50Z

    The Paris-based wholesale market has just finished renovating its railway terminal, doubling its shipping capacity

  • Rungis Market
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    French wholesale giant enters China

    2010-05-04T09:00:59Z

    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

  • Carl McCann said the business had performed well considering the global economic problems in 2009
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    Total Produce reports small decline

    2010-04-19T10:49:44Z

    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

    2010-04-18T13:01:01Z

    Dutch international trading company Van Rijn Group and McKenzie in Glasgow have combined to form a new company named McKenzie-Van Rijn (Glasgow) Ltd.

  • The New Smithfield stand
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    New Smithfield traders turn out for catering show

    2010-04-16T09:01:01Z

    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

    2010-04-11T15:01:01Z

    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

    2010-04-06T10:01:01Z

    William Edgerley has been appointed to the board of the Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) by DEFRA.

  • Janet Hutchinson is looking forward to the challenges of her new role
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    Spitalfields unveils new chief executive

    2010-04-05T09:01:01Z

    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

    2010-03-26T09:01:01Z

    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.

  • Metro restructuring
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    Major reorganisation at Metro Group

    2010-03-18T10:01:51Z

    Retailer plans to integrate management at Metro AG and Metro Cash & Carry, with the latter driving growth in new markets

  • Rosie Boycott toured the market to gain knowledge of the wholesale sector
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    Boycott puts in late Garden shift

    2010-03-17T09:01:01Z

    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.

  • NABMA's Krys Zasada, Jan Lloyd, chief executive of the Covent Garden Market Authority and Peter Turvey of the London Street Trading Benchmarking Group were among the panelists
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    Council performance "crucial" for markets

    2010-03-14T09:01:01Z

    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.

  • Total Produce reports pre-tax profits
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    Total Produce reports pre-tax profits

    2010-03-04T10:01:01Z

    Total Produce has announced pre-tax profits as currency fluctuations and acquisitions strengthened the group.

  • How The Garden could look
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    Garden market plans at stage two

    2010-02-26T11:01:01Z

    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.