Lights will be projected from the roof of the Food Exchange at New Covent Garden Market as part of the free Line of Light festival, which takes place on 29 and 30 October.
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Alfonso Picaro runs La Sovrana, a wholesaler that specialises in Italian produce. He works alongside his father, Salvatore Picaro, who helps on the stand, while his brother is based on the family farm in Campania, in the south of Italy.
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Three Flower Market tenants have been involved in money-raising activities in recent weeks - all for different charities that have impacted in some way on their lives.
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We asked some of the New Covent Garden Market community what Black History Month means to them and why this year's theme, 'Proud to be', is an important message.
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The British family firm that brought the UK foodservice sector Koffmann’s potatoes has seen business boom since the hospitality sector re-opened post-Covid. Prior to the pandemic, the brand had built a very healthy following for its frozen potato products, but since the country began to rebound, it has increased its sales to 1,000 tonnes of fresh potatoes a week. A rapidly-growing customer base can’t get enough.
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Fruit and Veg
Fruit and veg in season this October
Full-on autumn colour now on the Market, with the extra zip of Italian citrus fruits ...
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A new artwork has been installed on the Nine Elms Lane façade of the Flower Market. 'Remedy' by Sian Fan is the final installation in the three-year New Covent Garden Market Vitrine Art Commission series and will be on display for 12 months.
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A group of three companies – S Thorogood & Sons, Rushton’s and Classic Fresh Foods – have plenty to celebrate during British Food Fortnight. Here, the three NCGM businesses explain the role British fresh fruit and vegetables plays in their offer and highlight key suppliers
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County Supplies is one of the many family-businesses at New Covent Garden Market, on the south bank of the River Thames in central London. Brothers Robert and Oliver Hurren tell us about their business and its passion for British fruit and vegetables
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Sarah Calcutt, a leading figure in the British apple industry as well as a Non-Executive Director of Covent Garden Market Authority, explains why wholesale markets are a crucial element of any successful British apple season
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Coughlans Bakery in Oxted celebrated British Food Fortnight today with a day-long promotion of the fresh produce ingredients in its handmade artisan products.
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As we continue to mark British Food Fortnight and our love for British fresh produce, here is a selection of just a few items that are in season and in the market right now.
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