Have yourself a local little Christmas with SPAR and EUROSPAR
Christmas has arrived at SPAR and EUROSPAR, with 100% of the dinner menu sourced locally.
Everything from the all-important turkey, ham, plus all the trimmings from sprouts, carrots, potatoes and parsnips are only travelling a short distance from local farms across the island of Ireland to stores, ready to fill up dinner plates come December 25th.
Nicola Hillier, Assistant Produce Trading Manager at Henderson Group says provenance, quality and convenience are at the top of the retailer’s wish lists when it comes to sourcing all the ingredients to make up a festive feast.
Nicola commented; “Shoppers can be assured that all year round, we source over 75% of our fresh food from 180 local suppliers, which is more important than ever at Christmastime.
“Our sprouts, potatoes, parsnips and carrots all come from the rich soil of County Down’s fields. The Grove Farm turkeys are sourced from County Monaghan and the gammon joints are from Cookstown in County Tyrone. The Great Taste award winning desserts, from SPAR’s exclusive The Kitchen range, are also all made in County Armagh.
“This means quality, provenance and freshness are guaranteed and best of all we’ve got everything our shoppers could need for Christmas under one roof.”
Stephen Murdoch is a fifth-generation vegetable grower on the shores of Strangford Lough, and his farm has been supplying Brussels Sprouts, cabbages and leeks to Henderson Group for 15 years.
Stephen commented; “Each year, we grow around 1.5 million cabbages and leeks, while also sowing thousands of sprout seeds in spring, so they’re ready for Christmas – one of our busiest times of the year. Being based in County Down, with such ideal growing conditions, not only guarantees a higher quality of product, but also optimum freshness for the shopper thanks to our minimal food miles when delivering to stores.”
Nicola finished; “At SPAR and EUROSPAR, we aim to provide a choice of products that are convenient to the shopper with many of our community supermarkets’ in-store butchers offering fresh, locally sourced, high quality meat options for Christmas dinner.
“When it comes to all those lovely occasions surrounding the big day, our shoppers will also find a range of locally sourced party food in-store, that’s ready to pop in the oven at home, saving even more time for our shoppers.
“Many of our Great Taste Award winning desserts can simply be popped in the microwave, which gives our shoppers more time spent around the table with loved ones, in the run up to and on the big day.
“We’re making sure Santa is the only one that travels around the globe at Christmas, because your Christmas dinner really doesn’t have to.”
