Business News

Kilkenny producer seals spud-tacular €100m deal with supermarket giant

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny-based Iverk Produce has secured a masive €100 nillion deal with Aldi Irleand to supply the supermarket giant with potatoes. The Piltown fruit and vegetable supplier gas partnered with Aldi since 1999 and currently supplies its Irish stores with potatoes and carrots. As part of the new contract extension, Iverk will supply 24,000 tonnes of […]

Business News

Supermarket giant gives €50m boost to Kilkenny economy

By Kilkenny Now 13th March 2021 Post a comment

A supermarket giant sourced more than €50 million of locally produced food and drink from Kilkenny suppliers last year. In a review of their 2020 business, Aldi revealed it paid €51.4 million to six county Kilkenny producers including Callan Bacon, Iverk Produce in Piltown and Mileeven Honey in Owning. Aldi operates five stores in Kilkenny […]

Business Jobs News Property

Kilkenny supermarket development to create 125 new jobs

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2021 Post a comment

A new supermarket development will create 25 new jobs in a county Kilkenny town. And another 100 jobs will also come on stream during the construction phase of the new Aldi store in Castlecomer, which was given the green light by planners this week. Aldi Ireland expect the store, its sixth in Kilkenny city and […]

Business News Property

Green light for large new supermarket in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2021 0

Supermarket giant Aldi has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council to build a new store in Castlecomer. The store will be located on the site of the town’s former Creamery in the centre of Castlecomer. It will be Aldi’s sixth store in Kilkenny city and county. The former Glanbia site, which has lain […]

Business News Property

Plans for large new supermarket development in Kilkenny town inch closer

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2021 0

Plans for a large new supermarket in a county Kilkenny town on the site of a former creamery are back on track after the developer provided the local authority with further details on the project. German supermarket giant Aldi’s plans to build a new store on the site of the former Glanbia creamery in the […]

Business News

Five Kilkenny supermarkets extend Christmas opening hours

By Kilkenny Now 25th October 2020 2

One of Ireland’s leading supermarket retailers has announced it is extending the opening hours of its Kilkenny stores in the run-up to Christmas. Aldi Ireland confirm its five stores in Kilkenny city and county will open later over Christmas week to ensure their customers can do their festive shopping quickly and safely at a time […]

Business News

Eco spud bags: Supermarket giant joins forces with Kilkenny producer

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2020 0

Aldi Ireland is working with Kilkenny’s Iverk Produce in  trialling 100% home compostable bags across its 1kg Irish Rooster Potato range, becoming the first retailer in Ireland to do so. If successful, the new packaging would help remove five tonnes of non-recyclable plastic packaging from stores each year across Aldi’s 1kg Irish Rooster Potato range, […]