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Majority of consumers willing to pay up to 10% extra for Irish meat
Recent research by Bord Bia has highlighted the confidence placed by Irish consumers in products bearing the familiar Bord Bia Quality Assurance Mark The research found that 90% of Irish consumers...
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Aldi Ireland achieves Bord Bia Origin Green accreditation
A recent announcement confirmed that Aldi Ireland has become a verified member of Bord Bia’s national sustainability programme, Origin Green. The move aims to emphasise the retailer’s commitment to...
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Aldi submits Irish beef cost and retail pricing info to taskforce review
Aldi has submitted information relating to its cost and retail pricing across its fresh Irish beef range to the Beef Market Taskforce’s review, the multinational retailer has confirmed. The information...
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Aldi extends ‘fast-track’ payments for Irish suppliers
Aldi Ireland has confirmed that it is extending its temporary shorter payment terms initiative for small and medium suppliers to the end of the year. The payment terms, which were introduced in March,...
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‘Staycations’ see branded sales soar in Lidl and Aldi
Not only did people support local by taking ‘staycations’ and holidaying in Ireland this summer, but figures from the last month show that people were also inclined to support local when doing the...
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Agriculture minister joins supermarket brand to launch tree-planting pledge
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State with responsibility for forestry Pippa Hackett have joined with supermarket brand Aldi Ireland to launch its...
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Aldi extends ‘fast-track’ payments to 200 suppliers for all of 2021
Aldi has announced that it is extending its temporary shorter payment terms (‘fast-track’ payments) for small and medium Irish suppliers for the entirety of 2021. The initiative was first started at...
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Aurivo secures €3.3 million contract with Aldi
Dairy processor Aurivo has secured a €3.3 million contract to supply fresh milk to Aldi stores in Leinster and Ulster. Under the new contract, Aurivo will provide seven product lines, including milk,...
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Retailers criticised for milk marketing strategies
Retailers Aldi and Lidl have been criticised for what the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has claimed is their “aggressive and misleading strategy” on milk marketing. Tim Cullinan, the association’s...
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Aldi joins Lidl in rejection of IFA advertisement
Aldi has joined Lidl in rejecting claims made by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) in an advertisement that appeared in national media yesterday (Sunday, March 14). In the advertisement, the IFA...
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IFA sticks to its guns on retailer criticisms after Aldi rebuke
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has held its ground on criticisms of Aldi and Lidl, following rebukes from the retailers. Following a statement from Aldi Ireland’s group buying director John...
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Dairy farmers threaten to leave IFA over controversial milk advert
Dozens of farmers whose milk supplies supermarkets Aldi and Lidl, have threatened to leave the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) over two controversial adverts placed by the organisation. The adverts...
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Aldi: ‘GT report for taskforce will fail in its objectives’
Aldi has warned that a report on the value of Irish beef in the supply chain, commissioned by the Beef Market Taskforce, will “fail in its objectives”. A draft version of the report – compiled by...
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Taskforce: Calls for ‘full disclosure on lack of co-operation’
A farm organisation is calling for “full disclosure” on the level of co-operation among different stakeholders on the Beef Market Taskforce. The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) was...
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IBLA: ‘Rebranded’ farm organisation outlines priorities
The newly ‘rebranded’ Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has set out its priorities following an ‘AGM’ on Saturday (May 15). In a statement following the meeting, the IBLA said that lamb was...
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Aldi recalls breaded chicken due to presence of Salmonella
Aldi Ireland is recalling batches of its Roosters Breaded Chicken Goujons due to the presence of Salmonella, which may make this product unsafe. In a notice, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland...
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Aldi sells most Bord Bia quality-assured fresh Irish meat
Retailer Aldi sells the highest proportion of fresh Irish meat labelled with the Bord Bia Quality Assurance (QA) mark compared to other retailers, according to the Irish Food Board’s quarterly...
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Iverk Produce to supply 24,000t of potatoes annually under new Aldi deal
Iverk Produce based in Co. Kilkenny has agreed a new €100 million five-year deal with Aldi to supply its 100% Irish-grown and packed potatoes. The business will supply 150 Aldi stores throughout the...
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IFA protest at Aldi in Cavan stood down after positive talks
The protest by pig and poultry members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) that took place at the Aldi outlet in Cavan town yesterday (Monday, May 23) has now been stood down. This follows...
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Aldi announces winner of brown bread baking contest
Darragh O’Brien from Co. Kildare has been announced as the winner of the 9th Aldi National Brown Bread Baking Competition at the National Ploughing Championships 2022. The first male winner of the...
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