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Greencore Acquires The Sandwich Factory For £15 Million

Greencore has acquired The Sandwich Factory Holdings Limited from Cranswick plc for £15 million (approximately €18 million), in a move that it s...

Food Academy Programme To Support Over 1,500 Jobs Within 12 Months

Producers from the Food Academy Programme, which is run by the Local Enterprise Offices, Bord Bia and SuperValu, currently employ 1,131 people in the retai...

More Than Half Of Card Owners Pay With Contactless

A new survey by BOI Payment Acceptance has revealed that 54% of debit and credit card owners use contactless when paying for goods and services. The sur...

Post-Brexit Blues

Back in May, we here at Checkout published an article detailing the possible implications of a vote for the UK to leave the EU in the now infamous Brexit r...

In Search Of The Living Wage

The number of pay-related industrial disputes is on the increase, as unions and workers both seek remuneration on the back of stronger business performance...

The Brexit Dilemma

The recent Ibec CEO Conference featured an impassioned speech from Alastair Campbell about the importance of Ireland in the discussions in the lead up to t...

Tesco Finest Likely To Be 'Materially Re-engineered And Re-profiled'

Clive Black of Shore Capital Stockbrokers has said that he expects Tesco's 'Finest' private label range to be "materially re-engineered and re-profile...

Industry Analysis Shows Wine Excise Significantly Higher In Ireland Than France

The Support Your Local campaign has revealed a significant disparity between Ireland and France when it comes to tax on wine. The campaign, which is a join...