Siobhán McAleese from Trim, Co. Meath, has been crowned the winner of the SPAR Christmas FM Song Contest 2024 – the winner was announced by SPAR Sales Director Colin Donnelly on a live outside broadcast on Monday morning, December 9 at SPAR, Dame Street, Dublin 2. The winning ‘Merry Jolly Christmas’ song, which was… Continue reading Winner of SPAR Christmas FM Song Contest 2024 revealed live on air
BWG Foods was recently presented with the 2024 SEAI Energy Award for Transport. THE SEAI Awards celebrates excellence in sustainable and renewable energy across Ireland. BWG Foods’ Logistics Division was recognised for exemplary performance and innovation in low emissions transport based around its extensive Transport Decarbonisation Project, which delivered a superior sustainable distribution operation in… Continue reading BWG Foods wins national SEAI Award
Have you ever wanted to bedazzle your home with festive lights to bring Christmas cheer to your community? Well, this year SPAR and EUROSPAR have come up with a novel idea and are doing just that for the Chambers’ family in Kilmacanogue village in north Co. Wicklow and have arranged to turn their home a… Continue reading SPAR and EUROSPAR help turn one family home PINK for Christmas
EUROSPAR retailer, Aodán Breathneach, and the staff in An Cheathrú Rua were celebrating on Friday when it was revealed that their Supereasy Supermarket had sold the winning ticket in Wednesday’s Lotto draw, worth an astounding €7,028,440! Aodán Breathneach was thrilled to get the call from the National Lottery confirming the win: “Our shop has… Continue reading EUROSPAR Carraroe Gaeltacht revealed as Seller of €7M Lotto Jackpot Ticket!
Every festive food moment is important, which is why BWG Foodservice is excited to launch its mouth-watering Christmas 2024 Brochure, which is designed to allow our hospitality partners to plan their festive menus . The BWG Foodservice Christmas 2024 Brochure has been carefully curated with chefs in mind and is packed with the latest… Continue reading BWG Foodservice launches Christmas 2024 Brochure
BWG Foods was delighted to accept the award for Sustainability Initiative of the Year at the All Ireland Sustainability Awards at the La Mon Hotel & Country Club, Belfast recently. The All-Ireland Sustainability organisation is a platform dedicated to uniting individuals, communities, and businesses to create a greener future for the island of Ireland.… Continue reading BWG Foods wins All-Ireland Sustainability award for Energy Initiative of the Year
Joanne Mellon, Logistics Director and Mark Crowe, Head of Transport, were both honoured with individual accolades at the 2024 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Ireland (CILT) Mobility & Supply Chain Awards recently. Joanne won the Gold Medal in the much-coveted CILT Transport & Logistics Leader Award category and Mark received the Gold Medal in… Continue reading National award recognition for BWG Foods
EUROSPAR showcased their specially fashioned Junk Kouture design creations at last week’s Dublin City Final in the RDS, where 10 outstanding teams were announced as World Finalists. As part of the Dublin Final celebrations, EUROSPAR Supermarkets commissioned two alumni to create bespoke designs recycled from old materials. The first design was inspired by EUROSPAR’s… Continue reading EUROSPAR Supermarkets proudly sponsors Junk Kouture Ireland final
Fitzpatrick’s SPAR Junction 14, has just announced the opening of a new BioCNG (Bio Compressed Natural Gas) refuelling station on the very busy M7 motorway. This marks a major milestone in Ireland’s journey toward decarbonising its commercial transport sector, which is responsible for up to 20 per cent of the country’s transport emissions. SPAR Junction… Continue reading Fitzpatrick’s SPAR Junction 14 opens new Bio CNG Refuelling Station
The strength of our relationships with our suppliers, as well as our retailers and customers, is a strong component behind BWG’s ongoing success as one of Ireland’s leading retail and wholesale companies. This was particularly evident recently when more than 250 people attended the annual BWG Foods supplier briefing event entitled ‘Partners for Success’. A… Continue reading 250 of retail’s leading suppliers come together at BWG’s annual supplier briefing event to drive performance in 2025
SPAR Ireland were the proud recipients of a Digital Marketing Excellence award at the SPAR Connected Retail Conference 2024 in Gran Canaria this/last week. The award reflects the comprehensive social media strategy across a range of platforms based on four key content pillars which incorporated iconic retail trade moments and embraced the humour for… Continue reading SPAR Ireland celebrate international recognition
SPAR recently teamed up with two-time Olympic Gold Medallist and Irish boxing legend Kellie Harrington to announce the winners of SPAR’s Stay in the Game competition. The competition, a key initiative of the SPAR Community Fund 2024, launched in May and aimed at empowering teenage girls in sports and addressing the challenges they face… Continue reading Four Value Centre Cash & Carry branches awarded AA BRCGS accreditation
