Musgrave Group

Musgrave Group was founded by Thomas and Stuart Musgrave in 1876. Based in Ireland, the company is a family-run wholesaler, retailer and food service, and is presently Ireland's largest grocery distributor. Initially, Musgrave Group started by offering tea and food but by 1894, the firm was known as a retailer and wholesaler. 

Furthermore, the company owns more than 1,400 stores and offices across Ireland, UK, and Spain. The Group also owns subsidiaries such as the Spanish company, Dialsur.

Additionally, the company owns Day-Today, a retail solution Group which allows convenience stores to compete more effectively and profitably in their market, while still maintaining their independence. 

Musgrave Group owns 24% share of the grocery market in the Republic of Ireland, and a 12% share in Northern Ireland.

The business partnered with Guaranteed Irish in 2020 in order to nurture and grow their network of indigenous Irish businesses. It has also signed a €300 million supply deal with Circle K. 

In 2017, Musgrave Group acquired La Rousse Foods from Aryzta. Additionally, in 2020, the firm also acquired Drinks Inc, strengthening its position on the Irish market. 

Musgrave Group is the exclusive distributor for Happy Pear and aims to market and distribute its products across Ireland and eventually across the globe. Through this collaboration, Musgrave Group is extending its vegetarian and vegan range of products. Furthermore, the enterprise will also develop new products to expand the range of Happy Pear’s products. 

With a workforce of around 41,000 people, Musgrave Group achieves a turnover of € 5.4 billion.

In 2021, the Group was awarded the ‘Graduate Employer of the Year’ Award and is also the Sustainable Development Goal Champion 2019-2020. Other awards include The Irish Food Award, National Parenting Product Award, Free from Food Award, etc. 

The firm owns several brands under its private labels, some of which include:

• Caramico: offers an assortment of pizzas
• Moo’d : a range of ice creams
• Frank and Honest: a brand which offers a wide range of coffee products

Additionally, the firm is also the longest verified retail member of the Origin Green Programme. 

Musgrave Group believes in supporting ‘Local and Irish’ by buying from local Irish producers whenever possible. In fact, 75% of all products at SuperValu are sourced from local producers. The company works with more than 1,800 Irish suppliers.

Moreover, Musgrave Group is looking for products for the following categories:

Dairy: yoghurts, desserts, cheese, milk, cream, butter, eggs, etc.

The firm is interested in dairy-free products and is also looking for brands as well as suppliers that can supply the firm with products for its private labels. 

One of the distribution centres owned by Musgrave Group is found in Kilcock.  

With regards to the community, the Group indulges in several measures such as sponsoring TidyTowns, partnering with GAA football, autism-friendly shopping events, etc. 

Musgrave Group  also adheres to a number of preventive measures in order to protect the environment, these include steps such as removing plastic packaging from their supply chain, recycling, planning to become a net-zero carbon business by 2050, etc.