With plans to open another 50 stores across Ireland, these are very exciting times for Lidl which recently received the coveted Green Retailer Award and opened its newly extended Mullingar regional distribution centre following an €80 million investment. The first Lidl Ireland stores opened in 2000 and over two decades later, the retail giant has almost 180 stores, three […]
There were great celebrations recently when Kavanagh’s SuperValu in Claremorris was named ‘Best Small SuperValu Store of the Year’ at the SuperValu National Conference which was held in The Great Southern Hotel, Killarney. Winning this coveted accolade recognises the exceptional standards of the Kavanagh’s SuperValu store which underwent a €2 million revamp last year. The […]
Doug Thompson of SuperValu Knocklyon was an extremely popular and thoroughly deserving recipient of the ‘Supermarket Manager of the Year – Large’ award at the 2023 National Grocery Management Awards. When we touched base with the manager of SuperValu’s flagship Dublin store to discuss his second Supermarket Manager of the Year award inside three years, […]
Dunleavy Meats Ltd is a third-generation meat processing business based outside Ballina in Co. Mayo that supplies quality beef products to the retail, wholesale and catering sectors in Ireland and overseas. Fronted by brothers John (Managing Director) and Brian (Production Manager) Dunleavy, the company employs 140 staff and is slaughtering 900 cattle a week. From humbling beginnings, Dunleavy Meats […]
Since opening the doors of its brand-new store in June 2021, Pettit’s SuperValu Bray has become part of the fabric of the bustling Co. Wicklow town. The store has increased its workforce from 80 to 126 and is home to the newly-crowned In-store Bakery Manager of the Year, Sinéad Dodd. Sinéad made the short trip to the Royal Marine Hotel […]
Casey’s Londis Castlebar underlined its status as one of Ireland’s leading convenience stores by scooping the coveted Retail Team of the Year Award at the 2023 ShelfLife National Grocery Management Awards which took place at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire on May 18 last. Part of the Casey Retail Group which is celebrating […]
Dominic Kelleher, Fresh Food Manager of Herlihy’s Centra in Fermoy, was named Supermarket Delicatessen / Food to Go Manager of the Year Award at the recent National Grocery Management Awards, having previously received the Protein & Provisions Manager of the Year Award in 2019. Dominic’s colleague at Herlihy’s Centra in Bishopstown, Rebecca Murphy, was also honoured with the […]
Garvey’s SuperValu Cobh has been recognised as one of the top supermarkets in Ireland by claiming a prestigious award. No stranger to winning coveted awards, the Co. Cork retailer saw off strong competition to be named ‘Best Medium SuperValu Store of the Year’ at the SuperValu National Conference which was held in The Great Southern […]
Jimmy Kearns of Kearns Fruit Farm near Enniscorthy has been growing fresh, delicious and premium quality Wexford strawberries for over 50 years. He is joined in the family-run business by his wife Susan, son Noel, son-in-law and former Wexford hurling goalkeeping great Damien Fitzhenry, sales manager Peter Donnellan – who is the new joint-chair of […]
Goldcircle Mushrooms Ltd is a leading grower and marketer of fresh mushrooms for the UK and Ireland. Based in Tirnaneill, Co. Monaghan, the family-owned business is committed to providing healthy, delicious fresh products created with passion. Goldcircle Mushrooms was established in 2000 when Kieran Walsh, who was previously general manager of Monaghan Mushrooms, bought his […]
