This is my 499th 'First' review.
Almost all my reviews have focussed on restaurants and cafes - it is unusual for me to review a supermarket chain as I tend to food shop, mostly in M&S, but I've noted that Dunnes food has more and more focused on small Irish producers like unique cheese manufacturers, makers of crap and artificial muck free pure 100% apple syrup, jams, marinades and chilli sauces. A lot of these products are also organic.
They also have a great range of specialist Italian and Spanish meats and continental cheeses including some really top notch cheeses. All of these small producer products are close to M&S quality and price (although they've a very long way to go to catch the fabulous diverse range of M&S Food).
They do cater for the other end of the market with many Dunnes own brands at great value (like M&S) and for a long time now they've offered a 20% generous food discount scheme.
I've no doubt the company is not a generous wage payer especially to the check-out staff but they aren't alone and when politicians introduce minimum wages the minimum becomes a maximum to capitalism.
I'd be happier to see living wages legislated for to redress the growing imbalance between the lowest and highest paid to reduce tax payer subsidies to multi national conglomerates but more importantly to maintain a cohesive society with a strong fabric rather than a Trumpian or Putin-esque dystopia. read more
