Tesco is one of the biggest private sector employers in Ireland employing over 13,000 colleagues across the country. Tesco offers the highest average rate of pay in the industry and market leading benefits. Tesco continues to be the biggest buyer of Irish food and drink in the world and contributes €3.2billion to the Irish economy every year. Supporting local suppliers is very much part of the business ethos of Tesco Ireland; we source from over 480 Irish food and drink suppliers and support 13,000 Irish farm families. All of the fresh beef, pork, lamb and eggs that Tesco Ireland sells are 100% Irish.

Centra is a convenience shop chain which operates throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The chain is run by Musgrave, the Irish food wholesaler, but the stores are all owned by individual franchisees.

Operating in Ireland for over 50 years, SPAR is one of the country’s largest convenience retail groups. From the time it opened its first store in Dublin in 1963, the brand has been a leader in Irish convenience retailing, bringing consumers the most innovative products and in-store offerings.  The group, which is part of leading wholesale and retail company BWG Foods UC, includes SPAR for neighbourhood shopping and SPAR Express for forecourt shopping.  With a presence in every county across Ireland, SPAR’s over 370 stores provide employment for 14,000 people locally.

From the beginning Lidl have placed high importance on their top quality brands. By this we mean the many quality products which are produced and developed at our request by using only carefully chosen materials and only the best manufacturers. This is how we have achieved exceptional quality which you have now come to expect at Lidl.