New Spitalfields Market – Meet the Tenants

Wholesale markets act as a hub for much of the country’s food: Farmers take their produce there and the marketers then sell it on to small businesses and restaurants across London (and beyond).

But being the middle man in the food industry is riddled with problems.

I spoke to some of the tenants and the landlord of the site to find out what their main practical challenges are:

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