{"id":26845,"date":"2018-03-18T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=26845"},"modified":"2018-03-17T11:22:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T03:22:24","slug":"irish-government-delegates-get-a-taste-of-home-at-marketplace-by-rustans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/03\/18\/irish-government-delegates-get-a-taste-of-home-at-marketplace-by-rustans\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish government delegates get a taste of home at Marketplace by Rustan\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St. Patrick\u2019s Day came early for Irish government delegates as they joined their country\u2019s national holiday celebrations at <strong>Marketplace by Rustan\u2019s<\/strong> in Rockwell Power Plant Mall, featuring the No. 1 milk brand of Ireland, <strong>Avonmore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26846\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>L-R: RSCI AVP for Marketing Ana Punongbayan, Consul General and Vice-Consul of the Irish Consulate Philippines Robert F. Trota, Irish Food Board Southeast Asia Director Ciar\u00e1n Gallagher, Ambassador to Ireland Geoffrey Keating, Avonmore representative Maria Victoria Fuentes, RSCI CEO Irwin Lee, Ireland\u2019s Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government John Paul Phelan, TD. and Avonmore representative Ramon Fuentes<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The famous milk brand, which has full cream, low fat, and skimmed variants, will be available exclusively at Marketplace by Rustan\u2019s and Rustan\u2019s Supermarket branches.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador to Ireland Geoffrey Keating and Ireland\u2019s Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government John Paul Phelan, TD, were delighted to find one of their country\u2019s most beloved brands on the shelves of a supermarket some 7,000 miles away from Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like seeing a bit of home,\u201d says Keating. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen Avonmore in the Southeast Asian region before. This is a first and it\u2019s a very nice feeling to walk into the store and see the display.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26848\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Ambassador to Ireland Geoffrey Keating and Ireland\u2019s Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government John Paul Phelan, TD gets a taste of home with Marketplace by Rustan\u2019s<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Keating and Phelan were warmly received by Rustan Supercenters, Inc. CEO Irwin Lee during the event and joined by a group that included Rustan\u2019s Commercial Corporation President Donnie V. Tantoco, Rustan\u2019s Supercenters Inc. AVP for Marketing Ana Punongbayan, RSCI Wine Import Manager David Brissonnaud, Consul General and Vice-Consul of the Irish Consulate Philippines Robert F. Trota, Irish Food Board Southeast Asia Director Ciar\u00e1n Gallagher, and Avonmore representatives Maria Victoria Fuentes and Ramon Fuentes in a guided tour around the store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26847\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/RSCI-St.-Patricks-Day-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>RSCI CEO Irwin Lee toured Ambassador to Ireland Geoffrey Keating and Minister of State John Paul Phelan, TD at Marketplace by Rustan\u2019s, Rockwell Power Plant Mall<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>RSCI CEO Irwin Lee also looks forward to continue forging a solid partnership with Ireland, one that will hopefully see the arrival of its other world-class goods and brands in these shores. Nicknamed Emerald Isle, Ireland boasts a lush, green terrain that support its thriving meat, fish, dairy, fruit, vegetable, and cereal industries.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/02\/02\/marketplace-by-rustans-opens-new-stores-in-manila\/\" target=\"_blank\">LOOK: Marketplace by Rustan&#8217;s opens new stores in Manila<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarketplace by Rustan\u2019s is known for its wide variety of international products, and we want to keep expanding the selection for our customers,\u201d says Lee, who is in talks with the Irish Food Board. \u201cAvonmore is the No. 1 milk brand in Ireland and is our first Irish grocery product, so we\u2019re proud to be able to make it available to our shoppers and offer them a better experience at our stores.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This is a press release from Marketplace by Rustan&#8217;s. 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