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ALDI Ireland sourced €17.7m of locally produced food and drink from Kerry based suppliers in 2020 and says further opportunites for local suppliers are on the way.
Aldi Ireland today announced details of its continued contribution to Kerry’s economy and the impact of its charity partnerships across the county and said 37 more jobs will be created in their Kerry stores.
Last year, Aldi partnered with eight Kerry producers including long-term relationships with Kerry Group and Prestige Foods.
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Aldi will boost its annual national spend on Irish food and drink by 17.5% in 2021 to €1BN, with further opportunities available to Kerry suppliers.
Operating seven stores in Kerry, Aldi employs 142 full time staff, spending €9.1M on wages annually. It is seeking to recruit 37 new employees for its Kerry stores this year, all of which are permanent positions.
Aldi’s stores support multiple charities across Kerry at a local level. Each Aldi store is part of Aldi’s food waste reduction programme, with Aldi’s Kerry stores having donated over 100,000 meals through FoodCloud to local charities.
Each store is also part of Aldi’s Community Grants network, with Kerry Women’s Refuge and Support Service one of the many local charities that have availed of the €500 bursary grant in recent years.
Commenting Niall O’Connor, Group Managing Director, Aldi Ireland said: “Our goal is to make a positive impact in every local community that our stores serve. Our operations and stores contribute to businesses, communities and families right across Kerry.”
“We have invested €33M in our Kerry stores over the last number of years, while we sourced €17.7M of locally produced food and drink from Kerry based suppliers last year. Multiple local charities have also availed of our support through our FoodCloud partnership and Community Grants initiative.”
