Clive Ross

Part of BWG Group, BWG Foods is a leading retail and wholesale business. It owns and operates the SPAR, EUROSPAR, MACE, LONDIS and XL brands in the Republic of Ireland, working in partnership with independent retailers with over 1,000 stores serving local communities right across the country. BWG Foods Wholesale Division owns and operates 21 cash and carry locations across Ireland trading under the Value Centre, 4 Aces and Better Deal brands. It also comprises BWG Foodservice, along with Corrib Foods and William’s Gate, which together service over 14,000 customers across the hotel, restaurant, pubs and catering sector, as well as a number of Gala stores. As owners and operators of these leading retail and wholesale brands, retailers receive the benefit of years of retail expertise and support from BWG tailored to meet the ethos of each brand and their individual needs. BWG Foods has relationships with more than 650 suppliers, dealing directly with approximately 14,000 customers in the retail, foodservice and licensed sectors. Over 1,850 people are directly employed by BWG Foods, with a further 23,000 people employed in local communities across the country through BWG’s partnership with independent retailers in SPAR, EUROSPAR, MACE, LONDIS and XL. The stores serve in excess of one million shoppers every single day. As a verified member of Origin Green, the world’s first national sustainability programme, BWG Foods, is committed to making a positive contribution to the environment, and also to the local communities in which BWG and its retailers operate.