Cathal Donnelly

Henderson Group

The Henderson Group is one of Northern Ireland's largest and most successful indigenous companies with an annual turnover of £1 billion+ and employing over 5000 employees. We're a family owned, progressive business consisting of four companies under the Henderson name - Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Group Property and Henderson Foodservice. Hendersons began in the retail grocery business back in 1897 selling butter, cheese, and eggs at premises in the Old Lodge Road in Belfast. Throughout the years, the business expanded as did the range of products it sold. With the belief that small independent wholesalers and retailers would fail unless they could compete with the growth of multiple retailing, the business took on the SPAR franchise in 1961, becoming the first group wholesaler in Northern Ireland. Today, the Group continues to reinvest into its independent retail partners' business and its estate of company-owned stores, meaning more great stores for the retailer and the consumer and good news for the local economy as a whole. The extent of Henderson's growth is clear to see. It is a model of a well-run family business, with a great reputation in the business community. Its success is due to its profile standing true to the ideals of William Agnew, that - "Hendersons Have it All"​. Henderson Wholesale supplies over 400 SPAR, EUROSPAR, VIVO, VIVOXTRA & VIVO Essentials stores across Northern Ireland. Henderson Retail owns and operates over 100 successful SPAR & EUROSPAR stores in Northern Ireland. Henderson Foodservice offers a comprehensive service to the catering industry that includes a broad range of chilled, frozen, grocery and hygiene products across Ireland. Henderson Group Property are specialists in the acquisition & development of retail outlets, particularly petrol forecourts, & neighborhood retail schemes.