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
MACE stores throughout Ireland will be holding a fundraising day on Friday, November 22, when they will be donating €1 from each sale of coffee and tea to MACE’s official charity partner, Debra. Debra, the national charity supporting people affected by epidermolysis bullosa (EB), often referred to as “butterfly skin”, which is a debilitating, excruciating,… Continue reading MACE stores throughout Ireland to host charity coffee day
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
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
Four BWG Value Centre Cash & Carry branches were recently awarded AA BRCGS Storage and Distribution accreditation, which is the highest grade of certification available. The BRCGS Storage & Distribution Standard is specifically designed for logistics operations dealing with food, packaging, and consumer products and is recognised globally. The BRCGS accreditation was created to ensure supplier… Continue reading Four Value Centre Cash & Carry branches awarded AA BRCGS accreditation
MACE Sales Director Keith Crawford recently presented a cheque for a whopping €444,448 to Down Syndrome Ireland on behalf of Ireland’s nationwide network of MACE retailers, which closes out the official charity partnership relationship. As well as holding a number of fundraising events in their stores, over the lifetime of the Charity Partnership, monies were… Continue reading MACE retailers present €444,448 to Down Syndrome Ireland
Bord Bia approved products available in SPAR, EUROSPAR, MACE, LONDIS, and XL stores nationwide BWG Foods has again teamed up with Ireland rugby star and Brand Ambassador, Hugo Keenan, to promote the Inishella BBQ range. The summer range, which is being promoted on national and local radio, digital audio and social media,… Continue reading Hugo Keenan launches Inishella’s sizzling barbeque range
The talented 4th class students from St Anne’s Primary School, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick were crowned ultimate winners of the EUROSPAR sponsored ‘Classroom Kouture’ competition with their design entitled, ‘Lunch in Bloom’. Earlier this year, EUROSPAR Supermarkets and Junk Kouture, called on budding fashionistas, creative kids, and climate activists in primary schools across Ireland to… Continue reading Limerick school wins EUROSPAR’s Classroom Kouture competition
