Blue Whale wholesale market customers from all over the UK made a visit to the South West of France, last week. From England to Scotland, Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester , Gateshead, Edinburgh and Glasgow wholesale markets were all represented.
The group were invited on a 3 day trip to see the new season of apples, pears and plums and new packaging options on offer from one of France’s biggest fruit growing regions, the South West mainly Montauban and Moissac.
The Blue Whale employees present who played host to the group of wholesalers in the picture are: Sylvain Brard (far right), Elise Bouquet (next to Sylvain), Bobby Barton (far left) and Nathalie Portier (next to Bobby).
For more information, please contact s.brard@blue-whale.com





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