Bord Bia has embarked on a campaign to drive €15 million in dairy export growth to Malaysia and the Philippines. The European Dairy – Ireland, working with nature campaign, which promotes dairy from Ireland in South East Asia, is also aiming to target 10,000 Asian buyers in Malaysia and the Philippines . The campaign will see Asian […]
One of the highlights of the forthcoming 2023 Listowel Food Fair is a ‘Sustainability and Food in Tourism Seminar’ in St. John’s Theatre, Listowel on Friday 10th November at 11am.This year’s seminar is presented by a dynamic group of speakers from within Irish food, tourism, hospitality and related sectors who have a successful track record […]
10 new permanent jobs will be created over the next 12 months at Vandeleur Walled Garden and Visitor Centre in Kilrush part of an ongoing multi-million-euro redevelopment of the popular West Clare visitor attraction. The announcement was made today (Tuesday, 24 October 2023) by Clare County Council at the signing of a contract with Martins […]
ALDI Ireland has agreed a new €1.8M contract extension with Folláin, a leading Irish supplier of preserves, currently supplying ALDI Ireland with a range of relish, chutney and sauces. Folláin, a family-owned company in West Cork, traces its roots back to 1983 when they first introduced their batch of grapefruit marmalade using a 100-year-old recipe […]
Centra has introduced Centra Go, a brand-new and innovative delivery service bringing the best of Centra directly to their customers. Shoppers are able to choose from approximately 1,000 grocery and deli products, ranging from household essentials to bakery delights and off-licence offerings. Moreover, Centra are offering made-to-order fresh deli items, ensuring a personalised and seamless […]
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, leading retail and wholesale business, Musgrave NI has joined forces with the UK’s leading garden centre, Dobbies. Musgrave will supply more than 1,800 products to the new Dobbies store, which opened in Antrim earlier this week. The specially-curated ‘SuperValu Favourites’ range will include own-label lines such as Signature Tastes, Donnybrook Fair, […]
SuperValu and Centra were honoured this week at the 2023 Retail Industry Awards with two stores taking home top titles. Woods’ SuperValu Fruitfield in Richhill was awarded the sought-after Independent Retailer of the Year title (in the over 6,000sq ft group) while Bradley’s Centra in Maghera won the coveted Drinks Retailer of the Year award. […]
Maxol has announced a five-year contract with one of Ireland’s leading coffee and tea companies, Bewley’s. Valued at €10 million, the contract includes 270 tonnes of coffee beans exclusively sourced for Maxol by Bewley’s, and the installation of new coffee machine equipment in 72 Maxol company owned stores. The multi-million Euro deal between two […]
ALDI Ireland has submited a planning application to Longford County Council for a new €6.8M store located in Granard, Co. Longford. ALDI is aiming to open the store in summer 2025, making it the second ALDI store to open in Longford since 2000. The new Granard store will create up to 30 permanent jobs at […]
A brand new report shows that consumption of beer declined in Ireland by 2.1% since 2017, while that of Irish craft beer rose by 13.5%. There was also an increase in market share of the 79 independent microbreweries that are currently in operation in the Republic of Ireland, as consumption of craft beer rose from […]
