The Musgrave SuperValu-Centra (MSVC) group is to invest €35 million in a new distribution centre in Kildare with the creation of 120 jobs.
The group is to build a 150,000 square-foot warehousing and distribution operation in Kilcock.
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ms Mary Harney, today welcomed the move, saying "the investment of €35 million and the creation of 150 jobs is warmly welcomed by the Government and is a further endorsement of the vibrancy of the Irish retail food sector."
"This investment will make Musgrave SuperValu-Centra one of the biggest single employers in the Kilcock area. This vote of confidence in North Kildare is to be warmly welcomed," she said.
The facility is expected to be complete in September 2004. It will commence operations in January 2005 and will be fully operational by June 2005.