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Musgrave MarketPlace reaches 1m milestone in FoodCloud partnership; New Country Manager at Nestlé Ireland; Lidl signs 10m deal with Manning’s Bakery
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. We look forward to working in partnership with Musgrave MarketPlace for many years to come.”
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.
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 LIDL Ireland has Ireland. Kieran assumes responsibility for Nestlé Ireland’s operations and announced a €10m deal its comprehensive portfolio of products across the coffee, hot beverages, with Coolock-based confectionery, pet care, nutrition and food categories. Manning’s Bakery, Kieran has over 20 years’ experience in the FMCG and pharma sectors. which will see the Irish He has held a variety of senior management and leadership roles in supplier’s awardNestlé UK & Ireland. He previously held the position of Head of Sales, winning baked goods becoming a Director of Nestlé Ireland, whilst also sitting on the Nestlé on the retailer’s shelves UK & Ireland Sales Leadership Team. With a background of senior roles here in Ireland as well in sales, category and brand management within the FMCG and retail as more than 800 Lidl pharmacy sector, Kieran has been with Nestlé for over 13 years, joining as stores in Europe. a Customer Business Manager, while during his career he also served as Supplying Lidl Country Category Manager for Purina Ireland. Ireland since 2010, “It is a very exciting time to take responsibility for leading the Nestlé Manning’s was one of business in Ireland at the world’s largest food and beverage company,” the first suppliers to fill he said. “I am excited to continue to work closely with our world-class Lidl’s fresh bakery shelves when the feature was first added team based in Citywest, together with our valued customers, to delight to stores and its success has allowed the family business our consumers with our amazing brand propositions such as Nescafé, to develop an additional new state-of-the-art 5,000 square Starbucks, KitKat, Smarties, Felix, Bakers, SMA and Carnation.” metre production facility in recent years. The new deal will Meanwhile, Nestlé is now using only cage-free eggs in all its food see Manning’s much-loved artisan breads, tarts and cakes products in Europe, meeting a pledge it made in 2017. As part of its wider available in Lidl Great Britain and Lidl Northern Ireland. commitment to animal “Our partnership with Lidl has continuously grown over welfare, the company the past 11 years, and as a family business, we are extremely has now joined a call grateful for the many opportunities the team have made for the European Union possible for us, including this substantial new contract to to outlaw cages for supply Lidl Great Britain and Lidl Northern Ireland,” said laying hens. Nestlé Eamon Manning, Chief Executive Officer, Manning’s Bakery. is partnering with “We look forward to developing more unique artisan products Compassion in World for Lidl’s customers across the island and beyond for many Farming and leading years to come.” food companies in “Building long-standing relationships with our supplier calling on EU policy network is a win-win for our business,” said Gary Murray, makers to phase out the Head of Buying at Lidl Ireland. “Not only do our customers use of cages in animal benefit from high quality, delicious products but we also help Kieran Conroy, Country Manager for farming, starting with our suppliers build efficiencies and economies of scale, which Ireland, Nestlé. laying hens. means we can also offer the best prices on the market.”
