SPAR and EUROSPAR proudly claimed the Gold Medal Award for Best Use of Content/Native Award at the 22nd annual Digital Media Awards for their impactful ‘Breast Before Dates’ campaign.   The public awareness campaign was launched in conjunction with the retailers’ charity partner, National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI), in January 2025.  The initiative cleverly

BWG Foods’ Logistics and Distribution operation has been awarded the prestigious SPAR International Sustainability Award at the SPAR Supply Chain Conference 2025, held recently in China.   The award recognises BWG’s outstanding commitment to sustainable logistics and innovation in reducing carbon emissions across its distribution operations. Since 2018, BWG Foods has implemented a wide-ranging sustainability programme focused on

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

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.

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

  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

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

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

  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

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

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

BWG Foods  was honoured at the annual Operational Excellence Awards when our National Distribution Centre (NDC) won the Operational Excellence in Warehousing Award at the prestigious ceremony. Through the NDC, located in Kilcarbery, Co. Dublin, BWG provides employment to more than 300 people and handles in excess of 50 million cases every year. BWG’s team