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Garvey’s SuperValu Cobh wins again!

7 Sep , 2023  

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 […]

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Synonymous with Wexford strawberries

30 Aug , 2023  

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 […]

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Goldcircle Mushrooms – a growing concern

14 Feb , 2023  

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 […]

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Garvey’s SuperValu Corbally celebrates 20 years

7 Feb , 2023  

Located a short distance from Limerick city centre, Garvey’s SuperValu Corbally is celebrating 20 years in business as well as its recent success at the National Grocery Retail Awards. Since opening in the Grove Island Shopping Centre in September 2002, Garvey’s SuperValu Corbally has become the go-to place for shoppers in the area. With a […]

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Award-winning ALDI Ireland leads the way in sustainability

31 Jan , 2023  

It’s been an awards-laden year for ALDI Ireland, whose industry-leading efforts in the vitally-important area of sustainability were recognised at both the 2022 Lean Business Awards and the 2022 Green Awards, where the conscientious discounter was named Lean Leadership winner and Green Retailer of the Year respectively, much to the delight of managing director Niall […]

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The Cookstown sizzle remains as irresistible as ever!

24 Jan , 2023  

For eighty-five years and counting, Cookstown – home of the famous ‘Cookstown sizzle’ – has been one of the island’s premier pork processors, producing a market-leading range of sumptuous products, which today are as popular as ever they’ve been with consumers the length and breadth of Ireland. It was in the late 1960s, due to […]

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A family tradition

17 Jan , 2023  

The Donohoe family has a long history of retailing in Cavan and the surrounding counties of Leitrim and Fermanagh. Nowadays, Darren Donohoe fronts the successful family business which incorporates Donohoes SuperValu Ballyconnell, Donohoes SuperValu Ballinamore and Donohoes Centra, Belturbet. From humble beginnings, the Donohoe Group has grown to become one of the largest employers in the region and has […]

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Bringing home the bacon since 1860

9 Jan , 2023  

McCarren Meats (McCarren & Company) delivers a full range of pork and bacon from carcasses to full meat products from its site in Cavan. Established in 1860 by John McCarren, it is Ireland’s oldest traditional pig and bacon curing business and the only fully integrated pork processing site in the country that can slaughter, cut, […]

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Exciting times at SuperValu Swords Pavilions

3 Jan , 2023  

Operated by Musgrave Operating Partners Ireland since its takeover of Superquinn in 2011, SuperValu Swords Pavilions is a 30,000 sq. ft. store which employs 150 people, including store manager Ger Joyce who was recently named Large Supermarket Manager of the Year at the 2022 National Grocery Management Awards. Behind every good manager is a great team and this is especially […]

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Cream of the crop

21 Dec , 2022  

Glanbia – which recently changed its name to Tirlán – has a strong presence in the north-east where it has operations in Drogheda, Co. Louth and Virginia, Co. Cavan. The origins of the company’s milk processing plant on the Dublin Road in Drogheda go back to 1957 when it was founded by Noel Ryan and initially […]

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