Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 161
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Suppliers told JS needs their help
Sainsbury told suppliers this week that it needed more money, compliance, ideas and new launches from them if it was to become a stronger retailer and achieve its three-year targets.&"We cannot rest on our laurels as customers...
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Spring's here for Sainsbury
Midlands-based Springhead brewery is to supply Sainsbury with its pub-favourite premium blonde beer.Springhead has brewed Roaring Meg since the early Nineties and the brand is now sold at more than 300 pubs nationally, according...
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Dissenting voice is getting louder
Ican't help being amused and encouraged by the infighting that is afflicting the food industry.First it was Sainsbury, suspending its membership of the British Retail Consortium because its spokesman, Kevin Hawkins, seemed to be pushing...
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Marketing task for Evans at Ginsters
Ginsters has appointed Linda Evans as sales and marketing director.Evans joins Ginsters from Grampian Country Food Group, where she headed up the company's business unit for Sainsbury. She has wide experience in the food industry, having...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London this week - while Asda...
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McCarthy quits JS for top job at Poundland
Jim McCarthy, managing director of convenience at Sainsbury, is leaving the group in September to take up the role of chief executive officer of discount retailer Poundland. McCarthy was appointed to Sainsbury's operating board in June...
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WHO'S THEGREENEST?
We've had Sainsbury's plastic packaging plan; Tesco's carrier bags scheme; The Co-operative Group's switch to green electricity; Asda's direct to store delivery scheme in Cornwall; Waitrose's "best supermarket" Soil Association awards; and...
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FSA withdraws snacks
The Food Standards Agency has withdrawn a number of snacks from sale after they were found to contain a potentially cancer-causing toxin.Certain batches of Quaker Caribbean Chicken Seasons, Sainsbury's 18 Chocolate & Toffee Crispie Bites and...
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Sainsbury recovery on track
Sainsbury remains on track in its three-year recovery plan, recording a full-year pre-tax profit to end March 25 of £104m, up from a loss of £238m the year before.Releasing its full-year results this morning, the supermarket group also...
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Multiples toast award success
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London yesterday - while Asda and Aldi...
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Grocer 33: This week's top store: Sainsbury, Linlithgow, store manager, Simon Ross
Simon Ross, manager of Sainsbury's Linlithgow store in West Lothian, said that good communication was key to winning this week's The Grocer 33's Top Store Award.
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In Brief: Innocent Addition; Surf gets cool; Kit Kat for Big Bro; Brazils all year; Ethical loo paper; Filtration debut
Innocent Drinks has added a new summer recipe, Cherries & Strawberries, to its smoothies portfolio. The drink will be available from June to September in Sainsbury, Waitrose, Somerfield, Budgens and independent stores, priced...
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Here come the Cornish
The first loose new potatoes of the UK season have arrived at Sainsbury's Truro store in its Local First for Fresh campaign. The potatoes, only slightly delayed by frost, are grown in Gulval, Penzance by the 2R's Partnership and...
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Marketing task for Evans at Ginsters
Ginsters has appointed Linda Evans as sales and marketing director.Evans joins Ginsters from Grampian Country Food Group, where she headed up the company's business unit for Sainsbury. She has wide experience in the food industry,...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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News
rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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McCarthy quits JS for top job at Poundland
Jim McCarthy, managing director of convenience at Sainsbury, is leaving the group in September to take up the role of chief executive officer of discount retailer Poundland.McCarthy was appointed to Sainsbury's operating board in...
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McCarthy quits JS for top job at Poundland
Jim McCarthy, managing director of convenience at Sainsbury, is leaving the group in September to take up the role of chief executive officer of discount retailer Poundland.McCarthy was appointed to Sainsbury's operating board in...
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McCarthy quits JS for top job at Poundland
Jim McCarthy, managing director of convenience at Sainsbury, is leaving the group in September to take up the role of chief executive officer of discount retailer Poundland.McCarthy was appointed to Sainsbury's operating...