Wednesday 12 November 2025 12:04
Iceland Foods has officially opened a brand-new The Food Warehouse store in Banbridge, which saw 78 customers eagerly waiting in line for the doors to open from 5:45am.
The highly anticipated new store, situated at Bridgewater Retail Park, Banbridge, County Down, BT32 4LF, opened to the public on Tuesday 11th November, creating 30 additional jobs in the local community.
To celebrate the grand opening, the Banbridge store has given away £1,500 worth of store vouchers to the first 150 customers in the queue.
Raffle tickets were also given to each person in the queue before 7:45am, with seven lucky customers winning a Tower Air Fryer, as well as one shopper taking home a Daewoo Double Drawer Air Fryer.
Five other customers also won the chance to take part in a 90 second supermarket sweep-style trolley dash, filling their trolleys for free.
Laureen Reaney, Store Manager at The Food Warehouse, Banbridge, said: "We're so pleased to welcome shoppers to our brand new The Food Warehouse store. Everyone was so excited for the grand opening – people started queuing from 5:45 this morning!
"If you haven't been down yet, make sure to check out our brand-new store and get your hands on some unmissable deals!"
Kristian Barrett, Group Retail Director at Iceland Foods, added: "We're thrilled to have opened our new Banbridge store, ensuring even more local residents can get their hands on amazing deals, alongside a brilliant range of frozen, grocery and fresh foods."