Zoo animals enjoyed a celebratory vegetable breakfast to mark the 50th anniversary of New Covent Garden Market
Gorillas Alika, Effie and baby Venus, and Amara the pygmy hippo enjoyed a breakfast of vegetables and greens from one of the traders at the south London market. Originally based at Covent Garden in central London, which gave the market its name, it relocated and officially opened for business at the 35-acre Nine Elms site in 1974.Now the wholesale traders sell fruit, vegetables and flowers throughout the year and typically work through the night, bringing in nearly £900m in annual turnover.
"New Covent Garden Market is more than just a market. We're the lifeblood of the supply chain in London and the south east of England."Wholesale traders sell fruit, vegetables and flowers throughout the year and typically work through the night