Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Dearest Wholesale Markets of London

The Borough Market
The Borough is a part of the Southern area of the London Bridge and the Borough market is situated there only. This market was initiated in the year 1014 almost few centuries ago. The market has been wandering into various destinations across London but it fixed to its current location in the year 1870. The City Corporation owned the market till early 1990s then the rights of it were transferred to a self-governing trust in the year 1999. The market is operating as a whole sale market but this shuts down, it sells food items. It is one of the most visited and dearest London markets which is visited by 30,000 visitors every month. This market is known as ‘London's Larder’.It looks quite similar to the Bebo Kobo Camden Market of London.


This market is known to be the UK’s biggest fruits and flower market. It has more than 200 businesses and around 2500 persons have got their employment from there. This market is so big that 40% of the demand of fresh vegetables and fruits consumed in the suburbs of London is fulfilled from here. 75% of the London Florists also fulfill their requirements of flowers from this market only. The NCGM features a wide array of food businesses which includes conventional wholesale traders, distributors and food processing personnel. The market also features London’s best hotels and restaurants, bars and cafés, hospitals, schools, offices and many other retail markets and shops. 

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