Bewley's Limited has won a new £1 million (euro 1.27 million) per-annum export contract to supply 490 Tesco stores in the United Kingdom with two of the company's premium teas and coffees.
The new contract is in addition to Bewley's existing £2 million per-annum business with Tesco Ireland. The company expects further expansion into other Tesco Group stores as UK sales grow.
Bewley’s supplies over 100 Tesco stores in Ireland, north and south, and formerly supplied Quinnsworth and Crazy Prices.
Tesco Group purchases from Irish companies now exceeds £835 million per annum and are expected to reach £997 million in 2002.
Campbell Bewley Group marketing director Mr Donal O'Brien attributed the award of the new contract to the instant market recognition of the Bewley’s brand at home and abroad and said the company would be exploiting this to gain new international markets.
"The company has distinguished itself as a market leader in Ireland and has a considerable reputation within the international coffee and tea production industry," Mr O’Brien said.
"With significant advances in our production technologies, we have a world-class capability which we intend to exploit by opening up further new business opportunities abroad in the years ahead".