New Covent Garden Market: physical wholesale market in London, Nine Elms
New Covent Garden Market is located in Nine Elms, London, and serves the trade in fruit, vegetables, flowers and selected fine foods.
AGR-055 · Physical wholesale market · London, Nine Elms, United Kingdom · GBP
London catering and floristry supply hub
New Covent Garden Market is located in Nine Elms, London, and serves the trade in fruit, vegetables, flowers and selected fine foods. It is separate from the tourist destination of Covent Garden in central London and from New Spitalfields Market. Restaurants, caterers, retailers and florists benefit from the concentration of suppliers and the ability to match an order to a particular business's requirements. The appropriate contact is the relevant trading company rather than an assumed single seller for the whole site.
A July 2026 announcement reports combined business turnover for 2025/26. This measures sales by companies operating at the market, not the market authority's own revenue or exclusively fruit and vegetable sales. A specific offer requires discussion with a chosen trader. The reported company count relates to the combined result rather than a guarantee of current stock availability.
A buyer should begin with its order specification and service requirements. Catering businesses may need regular small deliveries, specialist items or agreed substitutions, while a retailer may prefer larger uniform packs. Establish minimum order, cut-off time, delivery availability and claims terms. Different market sections need not share identical working hours, so plan a visit around the department and supplier. Flowers require separate specifications for colour, stem length, development stage and stem count because a species name alone is insufficient for a meaningful price comparison. Confirm how the order will be checked when collected or delivered.
A seller should identify a wholesaler whose customers match the quality and scale of its offering. Samples, a seasonal schedule, packaging details and a realistic replenishment lead time will support that discussion. The agreement should say whether transport, order preparation and returnable packaging are included. For imported consignments, agree receiving arrangements and documentation before dispatch. Keep food and flower trading separate in the business's analysis because margins, units and losses differ. Combined market turnover demonstrates the centre's scale but does not identify which trader will best serve a particular restaurant or shop. Supplier selection should therefore consider consistency, communication and fulfilment as well as the first quoted price.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Cut flowers and ornamentals, Nursery, pot and garden plants, Retail and consumer food prices
Products and quotations
Fruit; Vegetables; Cut flowers; Foliage; Plants; Fine foods
Quotations and access information
Key figures
- Combined market business turnover: 1,079,000,000 GBP (2025/26). Trading businesses sales, not market authority revenue.
- Businesses in turnover statement: 130 businesses (2025/26). Businesses stated alongside the combined result.
Sources
- NCGM — 2025/26 result
- NCGM — businesses and offering
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