SuperValu and Centra stores scoop top hygiene awards

Irene Collins, MD, EIQA presented the Q Mark Award for Hygiene and Food Safety to Kevin Flynn, Flynn’s Centra, Little Island, Cork

SuperValu and Centra stores have been commended for their commitment to providing excellence in food safety and hygiene systems at the Q Mark Awards.

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Irene Collins, MD, EIQA presented the Q Mark Award for Hygiene and Food Safety to Kevin Flynn, Flynn’s Centra, Little Island, Cork

SuperValu and Centra stores cleaned up at the recent national Q Mark Awards for hygiene and food safety hosted by the Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA).

The stores; Arthur’s SuperValu, Stradbally, Co. Laois, Hurley’s SuperValu, Midleton, Co. Cork, Flynn’s Centra, Little Island, Cork and Blanchfields, Centra, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny topped the list of more than 3,000 organisations audited nationwide for their commitment to providing excellence in food safety and hygiene systems.

The awards are independently audited by EIQA, the independent certification body which promotes excellence across all categories within the industry. The winning SuperValu and Centra stores excelled through the most rigorous of audit and assessment programmes designed to produce long-term commitment to quality in every aspect of the hygiene process and service delivery.

Michael Morgan, Centra sales director congratulates Alice and Michael Blanchfield, Blanchfields Centra, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny on winning the Q Mark Award in the convenience category

Congratulating the stores, Donal Horgan, managing director, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland said that it was a tremendous achievement for both SuperValu and Centra stores to top all categories and win these awards amid stiff competition from other supermarket and symbol groups across the country. “We are delighted with this recognition which acknowledges and pays tribute to the commitment SuperValu and Centra retailers make on a daily basis to making their stores the best in the country. Our retailers invest considerable time and money into ensuring the highest possible hygiene standards and food safety measures are enforced across their stores each day. These awards demonstrate to consumers that SuperValu and Centra stores are in a league of their own.”

Irene Collins, MD, EIQA presented the Q Mark Award to store manager, Tommy Grimes, Lucy McDonnell, store health and safety officer and trainee manager, Gerard Healy

Speaking at the presentations, Irene Collins, MD, EIQA said: “These awards provide widespread recognition for the highest standards of quality and excellence across the board. Winning the Q Mark for Hygiene and Food Safety in such a tightly contested competition is a real endorsement of the dedication of these retailers and their teams. The commitment that all these stores have shown to achieving quality and excellence in all aspects of their business, particularly the service they provide their customers, demonstrates the importance of the awards and the tremendous achievement in winning.”

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