New Covent Garden Market earns Great British Award as the Best Wholesale Market
New Covent Garden Market received top honours as Best Wholesale Market in the UK at the recent Great British Market Awards in Birmingham. Presented by the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA), New Covent was selected for its “rich history, support of independent businesses, and enviromental best practices.” “This is fantastic recognition for everyone […]
New Covent Garden Market being honoured for unprecedented efforts in cutting waste
The work done behind the scenes to keep New Covent Garden Market running efficiently might not get as much notice as the bustle of wholesale activity happening on the floor in Nine Elms, London. But it is nonetheless astonishing to see how significant the efforts are by Market stakeholders to be environmental stewards. None of […]
New Covent Garden Market’s Annual Trends Report
New Covent Garden Market, where over 100 wholesale traders supply fresh fruit and vegetables to some of London’s top eateries, has predicted Asian Wok Cucumbers, Celtuce, foraged sea vegetables and Crabapples as some of the hottest on-trend ingredients coming to kitchens in 2022. Meanwhile, potatoes are enjoying a moment with new varieties on the scene […]
Sham Grimshaw, founder of DDP on New Covent Garden Market, dies at age 75
Sham Grimshaw, a highly respected and admired wholesale leader who patrolled the Old and New Covent Garden Markets for many years, has died. He was 75. Born in Westminster and raised in Pimlico, Mr. Grimshaw got his start in the industry carrying cases at Victoria Station before gaining employment on a fruit stand in Pimlico. […]
What fruits and veg will be trending in the UK this year? New Covent Garden Market’s traders offer a glimpse
New Covent Garden Market released its annual Fruit and Vegetable Trends Report, which features brilliant wholesale trader insight on what is expected to be hot and what is simply unavailable to London’s most discerning diners in 2022, both those eating at home and at some of the finest restaurants across the city. Near the top […]
