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News Musgrave MarketPlace reaches €1m milestone in FoodCloud partnership MUSGRAVE MarketPlace has donated over 795,000 meals to charities in Ireland through its partnership with FoodCloud. Musgrave MarketPlace has been partnered with FoodCloud since 2016 and over that period has donated a massive 334 tonnes of food, with an estimated value of €1m worth of food redistributed. “We are delighted to announce we have reached a milestone donation of over 795,000 meals through our partnership with FoodCloud, with an estimated value of over €1m,” said Michael McCormack, Managing Director at Musgrave MarketPlace. “Whilst these unprecedented times remain difficult for us all, the charity sector has been hit particularly hard, with the loss of many avenues for fundraising. Through this partnership, we have helped provide quality, fresh produce to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. Rediverting our food surplus to FoodCloud has also reduced our CO2-eq to landfill by 1m kilos in line with our sustainability commitments. We look forward to continuing our partnership with FoodCloud.” Aoibheann O’Brien, Partnerships Director at FoodCloud, described Musgrave MarketPlace as “a key contributor” to FoodCloud: “Musgrave MarketPlace is an excellent example of an organisation that has expanded its operation with us over the years, rolling out FoodCloud to its branches outside Dublin.
Pictured are Musgrave MarketPlace staff members Michael Penkert, Peter Homa, Patricia Hattersley and Dessie Kehoe at its Waterford branch to mark the announcement that Musgrave MarketPlace has donated over 795,000 meals through its partnership with FoodCloud. We look forward to working in partnership with Musgrave MarketPlace for many years to come.”
New Country Manager at Nestlé Ireland
Lidl signs €10m deal with Manning’s Bakery
NESTLÉ has appointed Kieran Conroy as the new Country Manager for Ireland. Kieran assumes responsibility for Nestlé Ireland’s operations and its comprehensive portfolio of products across the coffee, hot beverages, confectionery, pet care, nutrition and food categories. Kieran has over 20 years’ experience in the FMCG and pharma sectors. He has held a variety of senior management and leadership roles in Nestlé UK & Ireland. He previously held the position of Head of Sales, becoming a Director of Nestlé Ireland, whilst also sitting on the Nestlé UK & Ireland Sales Leadership Team. With a background of senior roles in sales, category and brand management within the FMCG and retail pharmacy sector, Kieran has been with Nestlé for over 13 years, joining as a Customer Business Manager, while during his career he also served as Country Category Manager for Purina Ireland. “It is a very exciting time to take responsibility for leading the Nestlé business in Ireland at the world’s largest food and beverage company,” he said. “I am excited to continue to work closely with our world-class team based in Citywest, together with our valued customers, to delight our consumers with our amazing brand propositions such as Nescafé, Starbucks, KitKat, Smarties, Felix, Bakers, SMA and Carnation.” Meanwhile, Nestlé is now using only cage-free eggs in all its food products in Europe, meeting a pledge it made in 2017. As part of its wider commitment to animal welfare, the company has now joined a call for the European Union to outlaw cages for laying hens. Nestlé is partnering with Compassion in World Farming and leading food companies in calling on EU policy makers to phase out the use of cages in animal Kieran Conroy, Country Manager for farming, starting with laying hens. Ireland, Nestlé.
LIDL Ireland has announced a €10m deal with Coolock-based Manning’s Bakery, which will see the Irish supplier’s awardwinning baked goods on the retailer’s shelves here in Ireland as well Pictured are Eamon Manning, as more than 800 Lidl stores in Europe. Chief Executive Officer, Supplying Lidl Manning’s Bakery, and Gary Ireland since 2010, Murray, Head of Buying at Manning’s was one of Lidl Ireland. the first suppliers to fill Lidl’s fresh bakery shelves when the feature was first added to stores and its success has allowed the family business to develop an additional new state-of-the-art 5,000 square metre production facility in recent years. The new deal will see Manning’s much-loved artisan breads, tarts and cakes available in Lidl Great Britain and Lidl Northern Ireland. “Our partnership with Lidl has continuously grown over the past 11 years, and as a family business, we are extremely grateful for the many opportunities the team have made possible for us, including this substantial new contract to supply Lidl Great Britain and Lidl Northern Ireland,” said Eamon Manning, Chief Executive Officer, Manning’s Bakery. “We look forward to developing more unique artisan products for Lidl’s customers across the island and beyond for many years to come.” “Building long-standing relationships with our supplier network is a win-win for our business,” said Gary Murray, Head of Buying at Lidl Ireland. “Not only do our customers benefit from high quality, delicious products but we also help our suppliers build efficiencies and economies of scale, which means we can also offer the best prices on the market.”
