Wholesaler BWG which is best known as the supplier to Spar, Eurospar, Londis, and other independent stores in the Republic says it plans to buy rival 4 Aces Wholesale.

Rubicoin have been awarded this year’s eir Spider Grand Prix at the 2017 eir Spider Awards.

I have written in the past about the difficulties faced by small wine importers given our draconian wine taxes. We are around 650% higher than the EU average and more expensive for wine than countries such as Sweden and Finland.

The enterprise minister hailed the announcement of 1,200 jobs as proof that the Government’s job creation strategy was working.

The company which runs the Spar chain in South Africa has bought a controlling stake in the firm which operates the brand in Ireland, promising investment of up to €100m.

Bumper sales of cheese and onion crisps and bottles of Coca Cola were not enough to prevent profits tumbling at Mountjoy jail’s million-euro tuck shop.

Sales of fake tan and Corona cigars in tuck shops around the country’s prison system contributed to revenues of more than €7.5m.

Irish prisoners, including their latest addition, John Dundon, will soon be wearing “Hollywood smiles”, sporting fake tans and smoking Hamlet cigars after retail giant BWG scooped a multimillion-euro contract to supply tuck shops across Irish prisons.

Gluten-free products will be heading from the fields of Athenry to the town of Rugby, England, exactly one year after a fire destroyed The Foods of Athenry’s bakery.

Cork companies figured prominently among the winners unveiled yesterday for the 2011 Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards.

THE country’s only Irish-owned prepaid mobile network is to cease operations.

A nightclub in Co. Westmeath has been found to have breached the MEAS code on the responsible promotion of alcohol.

THE newly appointed president of IBEC used his first address in his new role to demand that more is done to address the spiralling rate of unemployment.

IRISH pork finally made a welcome, if somewhat limited return, to supermarket shelves yesterday following the resumption of processing across the country.

AN EXCLUSIVE forecourt partnership between the Maxol Group and BWG Foods worth €80 million per year in retail turnover was expanded yesterday.

THE €390 million management buyout of food retail and distribution group BWG was formally completed yesterday, bringing the company back under Irish ownership.

SPAR Ireland today launched a new food strategy and said the strategy will form a central part of the company's €90m expansion programme for 2006.

SALES in Spar convenience stores surged 11% to €960 million last year and will smash through the €1 billion barrier in 2005, BWG Holdings said yesterday.

Food retail and distribution firm, BWG Holdings Ltd, whose businesses include the SPAR and Mace franchises for the Republic of Ireland and Appleby Westward and the Bargain Booze franchise in the UK, has reported continued growth for 2004.

WHOLESALING group BWG Group has rebranded of its food service business as BWG Foodservice.

BWG FOODS has expanded its Value Centre Cash & Carry branch network with a new €2.5 million branch in Wexford.

BWG Holdings Ltd has reported strong growth for the financial year ending December 2003 with turnover at €1.8m.

The Board of ADM Londis has rejected an offer for ADM Limited by BWG Limited.

Pernod Ricard, the French drinks giant that owns Irish Distillers, said full year sales fell 27% due to the strength of the euro and the sale of its non-drink operations.

Food distributor BWG has appointed Peter Kealy as Group Development Director.

Retail grocery chain Spar has opened its new €5m flagship store in Dublin’s Camden Street.

IT’S the cost of doing business, stupid, and not rip offs by the retail sector that’s driving up the cost of food.

PERNOD RICARD has sold its BWG subsidiary for €220 million to a management buyout led by chief executive Leo Crawford.

BRITISH venture capital firm Electra Partners is expecting to finalise its purchase of BWG wholesalers within days.