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:''For the airport with the IATA code BWG in Bowling Green, Kentucky, see Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport.'' BWG Foods Ltd is an Irish wholesaler and retail grocery franchise operator. BWG is the second largest wholesaler in Ireland in terms of sales, after Musgrave Group, with sales of over €1.7 billion annually.〔http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/06/15/story33633.asp〕〔http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/spars-parent-bwg-sees-profits-up-10pc-200488.html〕 It is owned by Leo Crawford, John O'Donnell and John Clohessy.〔http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2008/1120/1227135219896.html〕 The company head office is based in Walkinstown, Dubin, Ireland. == History == * 2000 BWG purchased the Mace franchise area in Munster owned by Vantage Wholesale, merging it with its existing franchise area in Leinster.〔http://www.independent.ie/business/bwg-foods-dual-purchase-372825.html〕 * 2002 BWG was owned by Pernod Ricard who had acquired the business as part of Irish Distillers, but offered it for sale as it was not core to their business.〔http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0312/pernodricard-business.html〕 BWG was sold via a management buyout financed by Electra Partners Europe for 220m euro.〔http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bwg-goes-in-buyout-for-220m-to-electra-partners-300144.html〕 The current owners bought out Electra in 2006 through a vehicle called Triode, with a value of 390m euro placed on the firm.〔http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bwg-chiefs-in-390m-spar-buyout-73833.html〕〔http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/0718/bwg-business.html〕 * 2003 BWG bought Tolan's Foodservice based in Galway in July 2003〔http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bwg-buys-galways-tolan-foodservice-25939792.html〕〔http://www.breakingnews.ie/business/bwg-foods-buys-tolan-foodservice-106847.html〕 This business was renamed BWG Foodservice. BWG sold its Bellevue cash & carry's in Edinburgh and Stirling, Scotland in October, just 5 years after buying it.〔http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bwg-sells-scottish-bellevue-25928098.html〕 The Northern Ireland subsidiary J&J Haslett, which held the franchise for Mace was sold in December 2003 via a management buy out.〔http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article1101796.ece〕〔http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1216185/BWG-sells-Haslett-to-MBO.html〕 (Musgrave Group has since bought J&J Haslett) * 2004 The Bargain Booze off-licence chain in the United Kingdom was sold in 2004.〔http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0116/bwg-business.html〕 * 2008 BWG bought Mangan Bros Ltd a wholesaler based in Ennis, County Clare. With this purchase BWG took control of Mace franchise throughout Ireland. The business consisted of 8 cash and carries in the West of Ireland, and a distribution centre in Collooney in County Sligo supplying Mace stores.〔http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2008/1128/1227825379660.html〕〔http://www.emigrant.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57469〕〔http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/mangan-bros-rack-up-pretax-profits-of-55m-1556210.html〕 BWG promptly closed the Collooney centre and integrated it into their Ballyshannon facility.〔http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bwg-confirms-836440m-cashandcarry-buy-1328081.html〕 Seven Cash & Carry closures follow due to location overlaps and duplication, and all sites are now branded Value Centre. * 2010 In September 2010 they announced the closure of their warehouse in Ballyshannon, County Donegal,〔http://www.fxcentre.com/news.asp?2654811〕 with the business transferring into the centre at Walkinstown, Dublin. * 2012 In May 2012 BWG acquired Morris Bros of Convoy Donegal. Morris Bros operate a Distribution Centre that supply Gala stores and independent retailers in the north west of Ireland.〔http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/0518/1224316280748.html〕 In June 2012 a new ambient Distribution Centre opened in Kilcarberry, Dublin with the aim of consolidating distribution of ambient goods to all Spar and Mace stores under one roof, including its Bonded warehouse. The new 240,000 sq ft centre resulted in the closure of the existing centres in Limerick and Walkinstown, and was expected to handle 26 million cases per year.〔http://www.businessandleadership.com/business/item/36381-bwg-foods-three-year-50m/〕〔http://checkout.newsweaver.co.uk/8l15dee9t4c1w0owneihnc?email=true&a=2&p=33474365&t=17673024〕 BWG announced a partnership with Donnellys Fruit & Veg in August 2012. This saw a new separate distribution centre for chilled foods set up in Kilshane Cross, Dublin. The centre distributed fruit & veg, meats and other chilled products to all BWG's franchise stores nationwide. It had an impact on BWG's Central billing business as a result. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BWG Foods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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