Aldi signs €5.4m contract with Tipperary-based Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water
Aldi becomes first retailer to switch own-label water bottles to 100% recycled material
Print10 November 2020
Aldi Ireland has agreed a contract extension worth €5.4 million with Tipperary-based Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water to continue supplying Aldi with its own-label Comeragh Water range.
As part of this contract, Aldi will be introducing new water bottles made from 100% recycled material (rPET) in January 2021 across six Comeragh Water products produced by Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water.
Aldi is the first retailer in Ireland to introduce 100% recycled PET water bottles to its own-label water ranges, a change which will see more than 30 million Aldi water bottles made from 100% recycled material each year. This will result in the removal of approximately 600 tonnes of Virgin PET annually.
The retailer has been working with Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water since 2001, and this year alone has increased sales by over 30% year-on-year.
“We understand customers are always looking for more sustainable options when they shop with us, and moving our own-label Comeragh Water bottles to 100% recycled material reflects this,” said John Curtin, Aldi group buying director.
“Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water has partnered with Aldi for over 20 years, providing the very best in Irish spring water to our stores,” Curtin added. “This contract is testament to the premium products they supply.”
Michael Cairns, Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water commercial manager, described Aldi as “a hugely important long-term partner of our business.
“Thanks to their business, we have grown our sales by over 30% year-on-year and taken on 38 new staff as a result of this contract extension,” Cairns said.
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