Aldi Ireland today announced details of its continued significant contribution to Wexford’s economy and the impact of its charity partnerships across the county.

Aldi to spend over €1BN with Irish suppliers in 2021

Aldi to boost annual spend on Irish food and drink by 17.5%

Aldi outlines its continued positive impact on Wexford’s economy

Aldi Ireland today announced details of its continued significant contribution to Wexford’s economy and the impact of its charity partnerships across the county. 

In 2020, Aldi sourced €9M of locally produced food and drink from Wexford based suppliers.  Aldi partners with 12 Wexford producers including long-term relationships with Irish Country Meats, Stafford’s Bakeries and Green Valley Farms. Last year it began working with five new Wexford suppliers for the first time.

Aldi will boost its annual national spend on Irish food and drink by 17.5% in 2021 to €1BN, with further opportunities available to Wexford suppliers. Operating seven stores in Wexford, Aldi employs 185 full time staff, spending €9.1M on wages annually. It is seeking to recruit 34 new employees for its Wexford stores this year. Opportunities available include 24 permanent positions. 

Aldi’s stores support multiple charities across Wexford at a local level. Each store is part of Aldi’s food waste reduction programme, with Aldi’s Wexford stores having donated almost 56,000 meals through FoodCloud to local charities. 

Each store is also part of Aldi’s Community Grants network, with Wexford Marine Watch and Pieta House Wexford some 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 Wexford.” 

“We have invested €23.5M in our Wexford stores over the last number of years, while we sourced €9M of locally produced food and drink from Wexford based suppliers last year. Multiple local charities have also availed of our support through our FoodCloud partnership and Community Grants initiative.”