Innovation and investment in convenience

As consumer lifestyles get busier and more frantic, the demand for convenience without compromise continues to grow.

As a leader in retail convenience, Musgrave invests in staying ahead of these trends and creating food shopping and eating experiences that are both unique, exciting and quick. Our ambition is to re-define convenience and to offer healthy and nutritious grab-and-go food and drink for the modern shopper.

Centra is Ireland’s number one convenience brand, with nearly 500 stores across Ireland and Northern Ireland. In July two new stores were opened in Northern Ireland, with a total investment from Musgrave of almost £3 million (€3.34million), creating 50 new jobs for people in the local areas.

In Craigavon, Co Armagh more than £2.5 million (€2.8 million) has been invested in a new store with the Greene family, creating 30 new jobs. Meanwhile over £450K (€500K) in investment has been made in a new store in Limavady, Co Derry, with local entrepreneurs, the Wilson family.

Both stores bear the new-look Centra store design which has the modern shopper in mind, with a contemporary style, wide aisles and lower shelf heights designed to improve the shopping experience.

The stores also include Frank and Honest coffee – now the largest coffee brand on the island of Ireland – a hot and cold deli, and, to fit with the public’s more adventurous tastes, a Mex-a-go counter serving up delicious burritos and Mexican style street food.

Crucially the Centra stores include free WiFi so people can access the internet as they grab some food and drink, and in line with our sustainability strategy, the stores feature the latest energy-saving technology such as environmentally-friendly fridges, lighting and state-of-the-art kitchen equipment.

Our expertise in brand innovation coupled with our knowledge and passion for food is what drives our business forward, but the stores would not be successful without the dedicated local family businesses that run them.

Whilst these Centra stores deliver modern convenience, technology and ‘on-trend’ food offerings, our retail partners bring the magic dust that make these enjoyable places to visit and shop with human interaction and local knowledge.

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