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Opportunities for Irish food and drink suppliers

Windward has a strong preference to source and buy Irish and
local where possible. There is no interest in procuring foreign substitutes
for food that is available locally.

The Director of Procurement goes to great lengths to ensure that where
feasible, the origin for each food ingredient is Irish.

There are always opportunities for suppliers who have a quality offering,
represent good value for money and can work with supplying the various
sites across the country.

Purchasing policy and supplier requirements

There is a preferred nominated supplier listing in place. All suppliers must
have strong HACCP in place and those with BRC and Bord Bia Quality
Assurance Mark will be looked upon more favorably.

Suppliers must be willing to cover the cost of any supplier audit. Purchasing
is centralised, with distribution to each outlet.

All orders are placed through Access Procure Wizard, and suppliers must
conform to the e-procurement process if interested in supplying the
Company.

Distribution providers

The group’s preference is to deal directly with both producers and
distributors and build on key relationships. All suppliers must have their
own distribution service.

Advice to new suppliers

Interested suppliers should send an email to the Director of Procurement
including: company information, structure, trading history and key
categories in which they specialise. Advice to new suppliers is to be
innovative and to contact the Company with any new product ideas.

Other information

Credit terms are 30 days from end of month. Long Term Agreements
(LTA’s) are in place with key suppliers. Branded products are used based on
consumer demand. There is greater demand for fresh produce, though both
chilled and frozen storage facilities are available.

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