Increased capacity and improved layout for cash & carry now 30 years in business Value Centre Sligo has just completed a major rehaul following a €600,000 investment from owners BWG Foods. The cash & carry, now 30 years in business, has been completely renovated and expanded to 25,000 sq ft. To celebrate this landmark occasion,… Continue reading Value Centre Sligo Gets €600,000 Upgrade
SPAR Parkwest Voted Ireland’s Best Convenience Store SPAR Parkwest in Dublin scooped the Supreme Award National Convenience Store of the Year 2013 at the ShelfLife C-Store Awards last week, making it officially the best convenience store in Ireland. “With consistent and unparalleled store standards throughout every department, SPAR Parkwest is the best in the country… Continue reading BWG Stores Sweep the Boards at National C Store Awards
Dragon’s Den star Bobby Kerr and Davy Fitzgerald officially opened Bernie’s SPAR in Clarecastle last week with a store celebration for customers. The family fun day featured food, refreshments and prize giveaways, as well as a couple of famous faces. Davy Fitzgerald and Stephen and David O’Halloran brought the Liam McCarthy cup along on the… Continue reading Dragon’s Den Star Bobby Kerr and Davy Fitzgerald Open New SPAR Store in Clarecastle
Ireland’s traditional corner store was in the spotlight this week as a small and influential delegation from SPAR Shanxi – a province in China – flew into Ireland for a specially organised ‘look and learn’ trip of a dozen leading SPAR stores across Dublin and Kildare. SPAR Shanxi, which primarily operates the larger hypermarket format,… Continue reading Delegation from SPAR China visits Ireland to Learn about the Corner Store
• Owners BWG Foods announce €7 million investment programme in Value Centre • Castlebar site resumes service to businesses across the West of Ireland following fire last year November 2013 – Leading Irish wholesale and retail business, BWG Foods, has today revealed plans to invest €7 million in its national Value Centre cash & carry… Continue reading An Taoiseach Officially Opens Value Centre Castlebar Following €2 Million Refurbishment
Event marks first year of €50 million supply chain agreement with Donnelly Fruit & Veg Partnership has led to Donnelly’s opening two regional depots and creating 27 new jobs BWG Foods today marked the first year of its €50 million nationwide supply chain agreement with Donnelly Fruit & Veg (“Donnelly’s”) by hosting a special trading… Continue reading Irish Fresh Food Suppliers Get Access to 600 Retailers at BWG Foods Trading Day
Local businessman Naeem Butt creates 15 local jobs in Drogheda in new MACE store 29th October – A new MACE store that has created 15 jobs officially opened its doors to the Drogheda community today with a celebration for customers. The family fun day featured food and refreshments, prize giveaways as well as entertainment for… Continue reading New MACE Store Opens in Boyne Centre, Drogheda with Customer Celebration
Olympic hero Katie Taylor presents awards – SPAR give €50,000 to local community groups to celebrate 50 years in Ireland A SEARCH and rescue group who have already saved 69 lives were crowned the overall winners at the SPAR Helping Hand Community Fund on Thursday. Olympic legend Katie Taylor presented thrilled Waterford Marine Search and… Continue reading Search and Rescue Heroes Receive €10,000 ‘Helping Hand’ from SPAR
New DVD vending machines stocked with 300 of the latest releases make enjoying movies easier than ever 30 October 2013: Great nights in just got even easier – SPAR and EUROSPAR have teamed up with Xtra-Vision to launch VDV vending machines. The cutting-edge machines, each stocked with 300 of the latest releases, will start off… Continue reading Nadia Forde launches Xtra-Vision vending machine in SPAR
Three stores win top awards SPAR cleaned up at the recent Q Mark Awards, with three separate stores winning awards. Meehan’s SPAR in Roscam, Co Galway won the Best Store for Hygiene and Food Safety in Ireland Award, Tobins Topaz SPAR Express in Letterkenny won the Best Forecourt for Hygiene and Food Award and Mackay’s… Continue reading SPAR Cleans Up At National Q Mark Awards
SPAR Bree officially re-opened its doors to the community last weekend with a store celebration for customers. Children and adults alike flocked to the store in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, to enjoy a day of face-painting, games, and family fun. Features of the revamped store include full off-licence, deli and meat counters, Tim Hortons and a… Continue reading SPAR Bree re-launches with Customer Celebration
Brand continues long-term partnership of popular cooking programme with additional €200,000 marketing investment SPAR Ireland is to sponsor RTE’s hugely popular cooking programme, ‘Kitchen Hero’ hosted by Donal Skehan, when it returns to air on Tuesday 11th June. SPAR has been a sponsor of the show since it commenced in 2010, and will make an… Continue reading SPAR to Sponsor 2013 Series of RTE’s ‘Kitchen Hero’
