Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco
47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco

600 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
13 April 2025
Employment effect (start)
13 May 2024
Foreseen end date
30 April 2028

Description

Food retail convenience company, BWG, is to create 600 new jobs in Ireland over the next three years, as part of a plan to develop existing and open new Spar stores across the country.

The company is to invest €30 million to open new stores and refurbish existing sites. It plans to grow its store network by 30 new stores between now and 2028. This will see the number of sites increase from 420 to 450.

The new roles will be in areas such as ready meals, food-to-go, deli, as well as retail roles.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2025), BWG Foods, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 202783, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202783.