The Food Warehouse opens new store at Braidwater Retail Park, Ballymena
Iceland Foods has officially launched a brand-new The Food Warehouse store at Braidwater Retail Park in Ballymena.
The retail outlet opened to the public on Tuesday, April 14, creating an additional 23 jobs in the local community.
To celebrate the grand opening, the Ballymena store gave away £1,500 worth of 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. One shopper also took 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.
Lisa Henry, Store Manager at the new branch 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 4:30am!
“If you haven’t been down yet, make sure to check out our brand-new store and get your hands on some unmissable deals.”
Those who are interested in applying for a role at the new Ballymena store should visit www.icelandcareers.co.uk
Kristian Barrett, Chief Operating Officer at Iceland Foods, added: “We’re thrilled to have opened our new Ballymena 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 will be open from 8am until 9pm, Monday to Saturday and from 1pm until 6pm on Sundays.
About The Food Warehouse
Founded in 2014, The Food Warehouse is part of Iceland Foods, which operates over 950 stores across Britain, including The Food Warehouse locations.
All 190 Food Warehouse stores are designed to look like a warehouse, with wide shopping aisles and large spaces.
Often double the size of traditional Iceland locations, the format aims to offer a much larger range of goods and bigger packs for even better value, according to the retailer.
The new Ballymena branch joins Iceland Foods’ other recently-opened outlet in Craigavon, which launched in October 2025 with the creation of 15 new jobs.