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Animals at London Zoo tucked into fresh fruit and vegetables from New Covent Garden Market to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the wholesale site. Gorillas Alika, Effie and baby Venus, and Amara the pygmy hippo, enjoyed a breakfast of vegetables and greens from County Supplies, one of the fresh produce traders based at New Covent Garden Market. The market’s 175 wholesale businesses provide fresh produce to hundreds of retail and hospitality businesses, counting Harrods, Claridge’s, Michelin-starred restaurants and London Zoo among their customers. Wholesalers have shared their memories of the market over the years to mark the anniversary. Owner of New Covent Garden Market wholesaler Bevington Salads and chairman of the New Covent Garden Tenants’ Association Gary Marshall has been working at the market for nearly 45 years. Alika, a Western lowland gorilla at London Zoo, tucks into a breakfast of vegetables and greens from County Supplies, one of the fresh produce trade...