May 18, 2016  |  Your latest trade news

ShelfLife Grocery Management Awards 2016: Nominees revealed

News | Brent Pope to host event honouring industry's finest managers

Last year's Grocery Manager of the Year, Kate Walsh, with John McDonald and Brian Herlihy of Herlihy's Centra in Fermoy The shortlist of nominees for this year's Grocery Management Awards has been unveiled, ahead of the ceremony on Thursday 26th May. The nominees in all...

Department of Health delays introduction of plain packaging

News | Original date of 20 May 2016 for introduction of standardised packaging in Ireland has been delayed "due to the unusual delay in the formation of the government"

'Ireland’s capital investment expenditure the second lowest in EU', says Ibec

News | Ambition set forth in Programme for Government must be matched by firm investment spending commitments, says Ibec

Contactless payment usage in Ireland doubles since increase to €30 payment threshold

News | Two contactless transactions with Visa debit cards now made per second in Ireland

INM launches Ireland’s largest industry research study

News | Every €1 spent in print advertising returns up to €39 for the retail sector, according to new study commissioned by Independent News & Media

Pettitt’s SuperValu Wexford secures Bord Bia accreditation

News | Pettitt’s SuperValu in Wexford cements its reputation for delivering quality meat, through securing Bord Bia certification under the Retail Butcher Quality Assurance scheme

Spar FAI Primary School 5s National Finals hit the back of the net

News | Nearly 24,000 children from 1,267 schools take part in Spar-sponsored football competition

Maxol creates 100 new north Dublin jobs

News | Maxol will open seven sites in Leinster this year alone; three of which are already up and running, with a further four planned to open shortly

Marketing bites

Keogh’s Farm grows multipack range with two new flavours - and other news for FMCG marketers - for the week 12/05/2016 - 18/05/2016

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