January 22 2010 at 2:10 pm
GENEVIEVE CARBERY
BUYING IMPORTED food in a multinational supermarket has been described as a “traitorous” act in the latest edition of the Bridgestone Irish Food Guide .
In the introduction to the ninth edition of the guide, which was launched yesterday, co-author John McKenna said Ireland had been “economically colonised”. He described the relationship between multinational [...]
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January 15 2010 at 3:44 pm
By making use of web 2.0 tools such as blogging and social networking, Darren Grant has made his online store The Organic Supermarket a huge success
When he opened The Organic Supermarket in Blackrock in 2008, Darren Grant left a secure and very well-paid job to pursue his business idea. “I had no experience in retail, [...]
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November 16 2009 at 11:33 am
The Sunday Tribune, Sunday 15th November 2009
For the cost of a cappuccino, Irish consumers could switch to Irish-grown, organic fruit and veg each week, says Darren Grant, owner of The Organic Supermarket, Ireland’s first dedicated supermarket where everything from pasta to parsnips are certified organic and sold seasonally.
“The average family spends €20 on fruit and [...]
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October 28 2009 at 7:50 pm
They say good things come in 3’s and in our case it seems to be true. We are delighted to announce our third award shortlist nomination this year for “Best Retail and Commercial Shopping Website” in the 2009 Golden Spider awards.
This year has already been a great acknowledgement of Independent retail in Ireland as we [...]
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October 28 2009 at 2:54 pm
Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, so why is it that the Irish are the largest eaters of puffed, flaked, flavoured, shaped, sugared and salted cereals in the world? We munch our way through 8.4kg f it per person per year . This is a shocking statistic when we compare ourselves to our [...]
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October 12 2009 at 7:14 pm
We are proud to announce that we won “Most Beautiful Website in Ireland” at the 2009 Irish Web Awards at the weekend. This is truly an honour for us as we were up against some of Ireland’s finest websites! We extend our thanks to the awards and the judges.
Worthy of a very special mention is [...]
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September 14 2009 at 4:05 pm
Is organic worth it?
Despite the recession and a belief that they’re more expensive, sales of organic food are up 16 per cent on last year – and that’s on top of price-cutting and increased competition, writes CONOR POPE
IT’S BEEN a tough year for organic food producers. As if convincing people to spend a little more [...]
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September 14 2009 at 4:03 pm
A taste of the good life for online shoppers!
You won’t be able to buy strawberries in December, but eating foods in season brings its own pleasure, says Darren Grant, owner of The Organic Supermarket, Ireland’s first dedicated supermarket where everything from baked beans to blueberries are certified organic, and sold seasonally.
Since opening on the Main [...]
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September 07 2009 at 11:39 pm
In Store News…
We have been a busy little team over the last few weeks. First off, we have National Organic Week 2009 coming next week. It takes place on September 14th. We will be celebrating this with fantastic in store and web special offers! In addition, we will be doing in store tasting from some [...]
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