All Wholesale articles – Page 93
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One step closer to one-stop for Covent Garden
Plans to turn New Covent Market into a one-stop wholesale market, with the addition of meat businesses, are well underway. The market authority has given evidence to a parlaimentary select committee about its work and the future of the Nine Elms Lane site.
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WIM brings Christmas cheer
Western International Market made its annual presentation of funds raised to worthy good causes just before Christmas.
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New lease of Fyffes
Fyffes has given its Glasgow wholesale market facility a complete overhaul in the past six weeks.
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New sales format heads for Midlands
Following a successful roll-out in Bristol in April this year, the UK branch of Israeli exporter, Agrexco is extending its revised market sales structure to Birmingham.
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Spitalfields float gets a lift
The wholesale markets' float at the Lord Mayor of London's show next week will get a creative boost from lecturers and students at a Kent horticultural college.
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New logo for new millennium
A colourful new image for one of the UK's leading wholesale markets has been unveiled.
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Markets warn on congestion charges
London's markets are advising London's mayor Ken Livingstone that his proposals for congestion charges on road users will mean higher food costs in the capital and threaten employment in London's wholesale markets, unless market traffic is exempt.
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Wholesalers approve government fruit proposals
At a meeting of the wholesale division of the Fresh Produce Consortium, the trade gives an encouraging reaction to plans to provide schoolchildren with fruit, according to division chairman, Arthur Hutchinson.
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Packaging waste victory
The Fresh Produce Consortium has gained agreement from authorities for a more straight-forward arrangement over packaging-waste compliance for smaller companies.
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Enza welcomes new panelist
A well-known name in the fruit trade has become an important player in the Enza Worldwide's supply operations in north-west England and North Wales.
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Poupart bows out of wholesale sector
The Poupart Group sells its London primary wholesale businesses at New Covent Garden and New Spitalfields markets. The companies were purchased as a going concern by Rodney Thakrar, owner of Turnells in New Covent Garden.
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NFU looks for market opportunities
The National Farmers' Union president made a fact-finding tour of New Covent Garden Market last week.
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Yorkshire Produce Centre ready to go
Ernest White Ltd and Gilbert Thompson Ltd leave the Leeds wholesale market, in preparation for their move to the nearby Yorshire Produce Centre. The two created the YPC after completing a £4million deal last year.
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Wholesalers get last chance to comply
The FPC has agreed a moratorium for compliance with packaging waste regulations with the Environment Agency.
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Poupart sells to BFS
One of the best known names in wholesaling has sold its Bristol market operation.
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Western International in £50 million redevelopment scheme
London-based wholesale market Western International announces plans worth £50m to relocate to an adjacent site.
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Total Control Systems gets the Lynx effect
Software developers TCS acquires software house System Lynx Limited.
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Get your lovely barrow caller of the year award here
As part of Bramley Apple Week, the Bramley Campaign Group has organised the UK's first Barrow Caller of the Year award.
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Wilton Investments acquires Swithenbank
Wilton Investments Ltd, a Leeds based private company, acquires JW Swithenbank Ltd, the fresh produce wholesaler based in Bradford, from PricewaterhousseCoopers, the administrative receiver.
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Yorkshire Produce Centre to open in March
Leeds wholesalers prepare for March move to new privately-owned site.