As one of Ireland’s leading retail and wholesale organisations, BWG Foods takes its responsibility very seriously when it comes to the environment and sustainability. Our commitment includes having one of the most sustainable delivery fleets in operation and we are passionate about doing what we can to minimise our impact on the environment, where and [...]
Value Centre Ennis relaunched following €1.2 Million investment in State-of-the-Art redevelopment There was great excitement recently at the relaunch of its redeveloped, state-of-the-art facility in Ennis, following a major €1.2 million investment. The substantially extended facility, which employs approximately 40 people, relaunched for customers on 8th February following a nine-month redevelopment process. Value Centre Ennis, [...]
BWG Foods is proud to announce a significant €2 million expansion to our increasingly low carbon delivery fleet through the addition of 10 new bio-methane powered HGVs (Heavy Good Vehicles), adding to our existing fleet of two biogas trucks, which were originally launched in 2020 as part of a pioneering company programme to test innovative [...]
BWG Foods today publishes our Gender Pay Gap report for 2022. Mandatory gender pay gap reporting is new to Ireland for employers of more than 250 employees. The gender pay gap is the difference in the average hourly pay of women compared to men, with the Irish gap standing at 11.3 per cent in [...]
SPAR Ireland and their independent retailers recently handed a whopping €517, 139 donation to their official charity partner, Make-A-Wish Ireland, for monies raised through a variety of fundraising initiatives, as well as collection boxes in more than 400 SPAR stores nationwide and a donation on selected SPAR Own Brand products. Chosen by SPAR Retailers, Make-A-Wish [...]
Simon Community recently awarded BWG Foods’ Wholesale Division with their inaugural ‘Lasting Impact Award’ in recognition of BWG’s contribution to Simon Community’s ‘House of Cards’ Christmas campaign over the years. BWG Foods Wholesale has been contributing to the annual Christmas appeal for 12 years and are also one of the main cogs in supporting [...]
Tour de MACE static cycling fundraising events proving hugely popular MACE retailers across Ireland are inviting customers and staff to donate between 15 minutes and 1 hour of their time to cycle on static bikes and raise much needed funds for Down Syndrome Ireland, MACE’s official charity partner. Together, MACE and Down Syndrome Ireland have [...]
Furey Smyth Group Pioneers Multi Solution Approach to Significantly Reduce Carbon Footprint Across Network of EUROSPAR Stores Following €2 Million Investment Leading supermarket group accelerates its journey to net zero carbon through the support of BWG Foods The Furey Smyth Group, which operates a network of 8 prominent EUROSPAR supermarkets across Ireland, have completed a [...]
Leading community retail group Londis has partnered with comedian and mental health advocate Rory’s Stories (Rory O’Connor) to announce the return of HELL & BACK after a two-year break. As the official sponsors, Londis is inviting participants to refuel at the ‘Little Piece of Heaven’ tent available at all HELL & BACK events. HELL & [...]
We have all been horrified and shocked by the devastating humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and are all exploring ways in which we can help those affected. Across our retail network of SPAR, EUROSPAR, MACE, Londis and XL stores, as well as our nationwide Wholesale and Foodservice operations, we have partnered with UNICEF to facilitate shoppers [...]
