All Wholesale articles – Page 81
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Ulster wholesaler fined
A North Down Group subsidiary has been fined for selling short-weight punnets of fruit by mistake.
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ArticleBFS goes online
Award-winning wholesaler Bristol Fruit Sales has gone hi-tech with the relaunch of its company website.
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ArticleLiggins to leave on October 28
Following the announcement made earlier this year that the Covent Garden Market Authority’s general manager, Mike Liggins, would be retiring from his position in the autumn, the chairman, Brenda Dean, has confirmed that he will be leaving the Authority on October 28.
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ArticleTenants look for respect
The hard work of New Covent Garden Market's tenants has pushed them to the forefront of the debate over the market's future, leaders claimed.
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Wholesaler fined
A fresh produce wholesaler has been fined £3,050 with costs following a prosecution by Defra.
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Redbridge wins new contract
Redbridge Produce & Flowers has been awarded the contract to supply Shropshire County Council's school and social care kitchens with fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Market remains defiant following bombings
The London bombings last week have left the city’s wholesalers feeling as defiant and bullish as the rest of the population.
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ArticleOlympic Market prepares for games
New Spitalfields has dubbed itself the “Olympic Market” after London was successful with its bid for the 2012 Games last week.
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Benevolent Fund seeks worthy takers
The Wholesale Fruit and Potato Trades Benevolent Society is actively looking for claimants across the UK.
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Fresh Direct's fresh awards
Fresh Direct, winner of the 2005 Carmel Foodservice Supplier of the Year at the Re:fresh awards in May, has won another accolade - Oxfordshire Business of the Year.
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ArticleMarshall the man at Nine Elms
Covent Garden Market Tenants Association has a new chairman at the helm.
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ArticleInternational issues
In the last of our series of profiles on the sector, Elspeth Waters investigates some of the issues affecting the global wholesale scene, highlighting some of the specific activities taking place at our neighbouring European markets, as the industry looks to Baltimore for its next global congress.
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New contract for Redbridge
Redbridge Produce and Flowers has won the contract to supply fruit and vegetables to the whole of South Tyneside Education and Social Service Departments.
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ArticleNo madness, just method
Doing the double at this years Re:fresh awards is impressive enough, but for Bristol Fruit Sales it was the defining moment of a 20-year strategy which has taken the business to the top of its game, Ed Bedington writes.
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PwC appointed by Defra to advise on NCG
Defra has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers to advise on the future development of New Covent Garden Market and its site at Nine Elms.
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Traders urged to take control
Market tenants at New Covent Garden have been given a rallying call to support a move to take control of their future.
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ArticleMarkets shrug off gloom
The wholesale sector has long been associated with wearying talks of cut-backs and closure. However, in this week’s profile on the changing face of UK wholesale, Elspeth Waters discovers the sector is learning to be positive, with some exciting plans in the pipeline.
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ArticleLiggins to leave Garden post
Dr Mike Liggins, has decided to retire from his post as general manager of Covent Garden Market Authority in the autumn, after 16 years in the post.
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ArticleDoolittle does a lot for lettuce
Wholesalers found themselves being serenaded by Eliza Doolittle recently, during a tour to promote lamb’s lettuce from the Loire Valley.
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ArticleSector tackles waste issue
With the cost of landfill threatening to scale unsustainable heights, waste management is a hot topic for the UK’s wholesale markets. In the first of four profiles on the wholesale sector, Elspeth Waters reports on the activity taking place at three markets across the UK.