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Supermac's is a major Irish fast food franchiser. Image File history File links Supermacs logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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History and growth
The first Supermac's opened its doors in 1978 in Main Street, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. It was founded by former school teacher Pat McDonagh after he failed to get planning permission for a pool hall in the same town. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
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Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ...
Pat McDonagh is the founder of Supermacs - a major Irish fast food franchiser. ...
Supermac bloats a turnover in excess of €83m and has over 2,500 employees in 80 branches (as of February 2007). Today it serves an average of over 320,000 customers a week. It currently has over 80 outlets nationwide ranging from Gort in County Galway to Fermoy in County Cork and every other major town and city in Ireland. Gort (Irish: Gort Inse Guaire or An Gort) is a HOLE. Gort takes its name, Gort Inse Guaire, from Guaire Aidhne, the sixth century King of Connacht and patron of St. ...
Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ...
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In February 2007, Supermac's announced that they were to spend over £10m (€14.8m) in opening the chain's first restaurants and drive-thru sites in Northern Ireland, with the creation of around 250 more jobs. [1] February 2007 is the second month of that year and has yet to occur. ...
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Restaurants Whilst the stores are all owned by the individual retailers, they almost all hold the same format of a two storey store on the main street of a town, with plastic seating and the serving counter downstairs, and more seating with a children's play area upstairs. Almost all have wall-mounted televisions playing MTV or Sky News. Opening hours are usually long enough to catch customers from mid morning to the post-pub closing rush, often requiring the store to stay open longer than any other in a rural town. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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As well as the standard 'Family Restaurant' format, there is also another format called 'Supermac's Fresh Express', which is similar to a sandwich bar such as O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars or Subway. The 'Fresh Express' format is often found in convenience stores or petrol stations. OBriens Irish Sandwich Bars Ballsbridge kiosk in Dublin, Ireland OBriens Irish Sandwich Bars although commonly known as OBriens is a large franchise sandwich chain founded in 1988 by Brody Sweeney. ...
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Unlike many fast food franchisers, Supermac's offers a broad range of foods including fries, burgers, chicken, pizza, fish and ice cream. In trying to give a healthier image like the other fast food franchisers recently, Supermac's has added several new products such as the Chicken Ciabatta and the Chicken Tortilla Wrap. It has also expanded its more traditional fried food range. The Garlic and Cheese chips were put on sale 4 years ago, and has become an instant late night classic.
Other popular items on the menu include Curry and Cheese chips, the Chicken Burger, and the Pizza Slice. The Pizza Slice was once a very popular choice amongst late night customers, but has fallen out of favour in recent times.
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Supermac's invests heavily in sponsorship, currently sponsoring over 400 different events, teams and projects - its most famous sponsorship is that of Galway Gaelic Athletic Association hurling team. A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Gaelic Games - traditional Irish sports, such as hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders. ...
Reinvention Recently, Pat McDonagh has decided to reinvent and revitalise the image of Supermacs in order to portray a more contemporary image as he tries to shake off the 'culchie' image that the company is associated with. At the same time, he has a great desire to maintain its sense of 'Irishness', as its stands up to the global fast food giants.
McDonagh believes that it is important to change the image to reflect Ireland, as the country becomes more urban and in many people's eyes more sophisticated. This is a massive challenge for the fast food giant to undertake. This new overhaul is an attempt to bring a certain homogeny to stores as an attempt to repeat the dining experience and bring a more homely feel.[1] Staff have been trained on customer service courses in order to bring a more real approach to service, rather than act like robots. This 'WOW' factor is a crucial element of the Supermacs experience in the view of McDonagh. McDonagh has a vision of expanding the company beyond its natural base of the west of Ireland. Rather than having a transient workforce, he desires to keep good staff and reduce staff turnover in the company.[2]
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