Staff from Long's SuperValu Strand Road with their EIQA Hygiene Award.

SuperValu Strand Road is the second store in the Long's Group of five stores, based in the North West, to achieve the Emerald standard Hygiene Award – the highest award obtainable.

The Hygiene & Food Safety Programme is synonymous with the highest standards of hygiene and food safety in Irish industry, complying with all Irish and European legislation. Musgrave Retailers are very much leading the field. “

Catherine Gallagher; SuperValu Strand Road said: “Training our staff is key to business success and it is something we take very seriously at in our store. Hygiene in all stores should be at the highest possible standard and receiving this award highlights our commitment to bringing our customers consistently high levels of service and creating a clean and safe environment for them to shop in.”

Chris O'Reilly, Regional Manager, Musgrave Retail Partners (NI) added:

“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate SuperValu Strand Road on their achievement. This is one of the few SuperValu stores in Northern Ireland to achieve the Emerald standard.”