Laois store scoops national award for excellence


The Excellence in Fresh Food Retailing in a Forecourt setting was awarded at a ceremony in Dublin
A Laois store has scooped a national award for excellence in fresh food retailing.
Dermot Mulhall’s MACE Mountrath was presented with the award for Excellence in Fresh Food Retailing in a Forecourt at the Checkout National Grocery Retail Awards 2025.
The National Grocery Retail Awards highlight best in class performance in retailing and honour those who help Ireland’s pioneering stores and retail outlets achieve levels of service and product excellence that set them apart from their competitors.
MACE Sales Director Keith Crawford praised the Mountrath store at the awards ceremony in Dublin on Tuesday night.
“This is a fabulous achievement and well deserving acknowledgement of the outstanding service MACE Mountrath provides to their customers. Dermot is a wonderful example of how MACE retailers go over and above for their customers, and I congratulate Dermot and the whole team on receiving this award,” he said.
The National Grocery Retail Awards are one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the Irish grocery retail calendar and those honoured are recognised as being true industry standard bearers.
The awards ceremony was held at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin, on Tuesday night October 21.
