INTRO
Fruity
Fresh are importers, wholesalers and distributors of numerous
exotic fruits and vegetables [see Produce
page for details]. The broad variety enables customers
to buy their whole requirement under one roof.
HISTORY
The business was started in 1976 when a
friend approached the owner, A. Chowdry, to get him some produce
from the local wholesale market in London.
Initially,
Chowdry simply picked up the required goods and dropped them
off at the friend's shop for a modest fee. However it wasn't
long before he saw he could supply goods at considerably lower
prices than the friend had been paying to his usual suppliers.
Chowdry realised there were good opportunities in this business.
He was more than ready to work 7 days a week and his enthusiasm
and aptitude for this type of work began to pay rewards. He
managed to get 3 – 4 more local shops as his customers
and guaranteed them better service levels and lower prices
than they'd been used to. Within 6 months, Chowdry took on
extra staff to cope with his increasing business. There was
to be no looking back...
THE BUSINESS TODAY
So
what started off purely as a favour for a friend has developed
in to a flourishing business employing over 30 people. The
company consists of a warehouse for wholesale buying at the
Western International Market in Southall and a retail outlet
in Wembley. [see Contact page for
details]
Despite
the huge competition, the business has flourished by constantly
changing with the times and catering to different demands.
This has meant keeping a much larger variety of produce than
most of it's competitors and obtaining keener prices from
it's own suppliers.
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