'Everyone was so excited for the grand opening – people started queuing from 5.10am': The Food Warehouse opens new Bangor store

The Food Warehouse has officially opened a new store in Bangor, with 104 customers queuing ahead of the doors opening and 50 new jobs created in the local area.

The new store at Bloomfield Retail Park opened to the public today (Tuesday) with shoppers beginning to arrive from as early as 5.10am.

To mark the opening, £1,500 worth of vouchers were given away to the first 150 customers through the doors.

Customers who joined the queue before 7.45am were also entered into a raffle, with seven shoppers winning Tower air fryers and another taking home a Daewoo double-drawer air fryer.

Visitors could also enjoy a free bacon bap between 7am and 9am, while five other customers were given the chance to take part in a 90-second supermarket sweep-style trolley dash, allowing them to fill their trolleys for free.

Kyle McCartney, store manager at The Food Warehouse at Bloomfield Retail Park, said the opening had generated plenty of excitement among local shoppers.

“We’re so pleased to welcome shoppers to our brand new The Food Warehouse store,” he said.

“Everyone was so excited for the grand opening – people started queuing from 5.10am. If you haven’t been down yet, make sure to check out our brand-new store and get your hands on some unmissable deals!”

As part of the opening week, customers can also take advantage of 12 exclusive offers running from September 8 to 14.

Among the deals are 24-pack Pepsi Max cans for £7, reduced from £12.50; 32-pack Cushelle Original toilet tissue for £12.50, down from £15; and 95-wash Surf for £7.50, reduced from £12.

Other offers include 20-pack Walkers Classic Variety crisps for £3.25, down from £5.25; double-pack McVitie’s biscuits for £2; 35-pack White Rock water for £3.50, reduced from £4.75; and Cadbury’s multipack chocolate bars for £2.

Lurpak butter, 600g, is available for £3.07, reduced from £6.15, while an eight-pack of Greggs sausage rolls is £2.87, down from £5.

Also included in the opening-week promotions are Velvet Classic Quilted toilet tissue, Plenty kitchen roll and Thompson’s Punjana tea.

Kristian Barrett, chief operating officer at Iceland Foods, added: “We’re thrilled to have opened our new Bangor store, ensuring even more local residents can get their hands on amazing deals, alongside a brilliant range of frozen, grocery and fresh foods.”

The new store offers a range of multi-buy promotions, including 5 for £5, 2 for £8, 3 for £10 and 10 for £10 deals.

Customers can also shop exclusive The Food Warehouse ranges including Slimming World, Cathedral City and Chopstix Noodle Bar.

Further offers are available through the Iceland Bonus Club app.

The new Bangor store is open from 8am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and from 1pm to 6pm on Sundays.

Anyone interested in applying for a role at the store can find further information through Iceland Foods’ careers website.