The Irish Grocers Benevolent Fund (www.IGBF.ie) a voluntary registered charity, has announced the appointment of Mr. Willie O’Byrne as President of Appeals 2014. Willie succeeds Leonard Hegarty, President of Appeals 2013, who enjoyed tremendous success in delivering much needed funds for the charity. Speaking following the appointment, Willie commented “The IGBF has successfully assisted over

Retailers from all over Ireland gathered at the Newpark Hotel, Co Kilkenny, for the XL Store of the Year awards ceremony run by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the XL brand. The XL Store of the Year Awards are only given to stores that pass a tough year-long inspection, including visits from mystery shoppers.

• Hot beverage sales at SPAR and EUROSPAR have grown by 31% in last four years with revenue predicted to top €23m in next 12 months • In-store coffee offerings to be rolled out to another 30 stores in 2014, marking €360,000 investment   Leading Irish retailers SPAR and EUROSPAR have signed new contracts with

Donal visits SPAR stores on nationwide HomeCooked tour of 15 counties November and December: SPAR customers across the country got more than they bargained for when they popped down to their local SPAR store and came face to face with Donal Skehan. The 27-year-old celebrity cook was travelling the country for his live cooking show,

EUROSPAR Baltinglass opened its doors to the local community last week, with a fantastic food fair and customer celebration evening. The food fair was a great success with food tastings ranging from mince pies to in-season fruits to delicious honey roast ham. There was entertainment too with carol singing by local group “Get Vocal” in

Children can now send their Christmas lists to Santa without leaving hospital EUROSPAR stores across Ireland set up Santa post boxes instore Children spending Christmas in hospital no longer have to worry about sending their letters to Santa, thanks to EUROSPAR. A special EUROSPAR post-box that delivers direct to the North Pole was set up

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,

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

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

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,

• 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

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