Waterford-based Glorious Sushi has agreed a new 12-month contract worth €1.2 million with Aldi to produce an own-label range.
From February 2021, customers will be able to pick up Aldi’s own-label Tasty to Go sushi across all its 144 stores nationwide.
Aldi began working with Glorious Sushi five years ago and currently stocks its branded Fresh Sushi Selection in all of its stores nationwide. The new contract will see Glorious Sushi increase the volume of handmade Irish sushi supplied to Aldi by 20% year-on-year. Glorious Sushi has hired four new employees to fulfil the contract, adding to its team of 13 staff at the Riverstown business park in Tramore.
The company was established in Tramore in 2011 by Tetyana Zhemerdyey and has achieved multiple national and international food industry awards.
Commenting, John Curtin, Aldi Group Buying Director, said: “Glorious Sushi’s products have been a fantastic hit with our shoppers looking for a healthy and tasty lunch option. They have created an exciting new own-label range of sushi for our 144 stores that will launch next February. Aldi is always on the look out for innovative, great tasting Irish-made products to add to the hundreds we already stock.”
Tetyana Zhemerdyey, founder of Glorious Sushi, added: “This new contract with Aldi is a huge boost for our business, particularly at such a challenging time for many small food and drink producers in Ireland. It has let us take on new staff and given us the security to invest in our facilities, improving our production line and storage.”
