Dunhill signs €1.5m deal with SuperValu

WATERFORD firm Dunhill Cuisine has signed a €1.5 million deal with SuperValu.

The company will supply ready meal products to the supermarket, which said it is committed to working with Irish suppliers.

Dunhill has had a working relationship with SuperValu since 2009 and during that time it has grown its staff by 30% and now employs 39 people. It is expected that the new agreement will generate sales worth in the region of €1.5 million over the next 12 months for the company.

Managing director of Dunhill Cuisine, Edward Spellman, said: “We are delighted to have secured this very lucrative contact with SuperValu. It is a real endorsement of the partnership we have built up since coming through the SuperValu Supplier Development Programme three years ago. We pride ourselves on producing high quality ready meals at restaurant standards for SuperValu customers to enjoy.”

Category manager at Supervalu Fergal O’Gara said SuperValu is committed to partnering with Irish suppliers.

SuperValu said that in 2010 the total purchases of Irish goods and services made by it, was worth more than €1.6bn to the Irish economy, serving to both create and protect almost 300,000 Irish jobs in the farm, food and retail sector.