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Relevant purchasing contact

For Food products:
Food Development Manager: Sarah Shaw
Email: sshaw@jdwethersppon.co.uk

For Drinks products:
Head of Purchasing: Caroline Jackson
Email: cjackson@jdwetherspoon.co.uk
Senior Marketing Manager: Richard Cripps
Email: rcripps@jdwetherspoon.co.uk

Product mix

J D Wetherspoon offers a range of locally sourced and imported premium
spirits, lagers, draught ciders, craft cans and bottles, award-winning ales,
wines, Champagnes, cocktails and world beers – along with soft and hot
drinks.

J D Wetherspoon pubs offer award-winning all-day food menus, including
breakfast. There is a main menu, which changes twice yearly, in the spring
and autumn. They also offer an additional steak menu on a Tuesday and a
curry menu on a Thursday.

Opportunities for Irish food and drink suppliers

J D Wetherspoon is seeking to source Irish food products, both locally
and regionally. The company is also interested in craft beers and boutique
spirit/liqueur products.

The company has a good knowledge of Irish suppliers and will approach
those which have products of interest.

Irish suppliers do not have to supply all of the pubs in Ireland, i.e. regional
products may match consumers’ tastes and preferences in local areas.

There is an opportunity for Irish suppliers to supply J D Wetherspoon’s pubs
in Northern Ireland and Britain, as well as the Republic.
The company currently sources meat, across the entire chain,
from an Irish supplier.

The company has expanded its food and drinks development teams,
resulting in an increased presence in Ireland.

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