Applegreen Opens Taco Bell and M&S Food in Ballincollig

New Crafted Kitchen & Deli Also Opening

Applegreen opened a new Taco Bell restaurant at Ballincollig in Cork onTuesday December 9.

Ballincollig is the third Irish location for Taco Bell, following openings in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath in September, and in Lusk, Co Dublin in November.

The menu in Ballincollig will feature Taco Bell favourites such as crispy chicken burritos, beef burritos, the Crunchwrap Supreme, quesadillas, and seasoned fries. 

The arrival of Taco Bell is part of a major refurbishment of Applegreen’s Ballincollig location, as a new M&S Food shop-in-shop outlet and a new Crafted Kitchen & Deli operation are also opening tomorrow. 

“We’re really excited to be bringing Taco Bell to Ballicollig, and to County Cork,” said Seamus Stapleton, Managing Director of Applegreen’s Republic of Ireland business. 

“Applegreen’s first two Irish Taco Bell restaurants have been hugely popular with customers, and we are delighted to be further expanding our partnership with this new outlet in Ballincollig.”

The significant refurbishment of the Ballincollig store is part of Applegreen’s investment of more than €50 million in the Irish market this year. “We are continually investing to upgrade existing locations and to add new sites to our business in Ireland,” Mr Stapleton said. 

“By partnering with leading brands such as Taco Bell and Marks & Spencer, as well as enhancing our own brand through our new Crafted Kitchen & Deli, we are offering an even better experience for customers that use our Ballincollig store.”

Applegreen plans to add further Taco Bell outlets to its Irish portfolio next year as part of its partnership with the US-based company.

Applegreen operates 35 M&S Food shop-in-shop outlets across its Irish network and has plans to grow this number to more than 60 outlets in the medium term.

Applegreen customers at Ballincollig will now have access to more than 400 M&S products available in-store, including fresh flowers, convenient and tasty lunch and dinner options, sandwiches, and fresh fruit and salads. M&S Food favourites including Colin the Caterpillar cakes, Percy Pig sweets, and freshly baked M&S cookies will also be available.

The Ballincollig store will also feature a new Click & Collect service for M&S Clothing and selected Home product ranges, providing customers with the convenience of ordering quality clothing, home and beauty essentials online at www.marksandspencer.com/ie  and picking up their purchases for free instore.

Applegreen is one of Ireland’s leading retail hospitality brands. It opened its first service station in Ballyfermot in Dublin in 1992 and now operates almost 200 locations in the Irish market. 

Applegreen also has a very significant business overseas, with operations in Britain and the United States, and a total of more than 435 locations and more than 750 branded food offers across its global network. 

Applegreen is currently engaged in a €1 billion expansion plan and invested almost €300 million into the business this year. In Ireland, Applegreen is investing both in new locations – such as the €15 million new motorway service area in Dunshaughlin – and in upgrades to its existing sites. 

It plans to further grow its partnerships with M&S Food, and with Taco Bell, and to continue expand its Braeburn Coffee brand – which is now available in more than 100 locations nationwide and at 10 Braeburn Cafés – and its new Crafted Kitchen & Deli offer.

Applegreen currently employs about 16,900 people across the Group and has further plans for growth in all of its major markets. It had a turnover of €3.8 billion last year and its outlets serve about 180 million customers per year.