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  • 'Best in the world' award for Sainsbury's 02

    'Best in the world' award for Sainsbury's
    IN DALLAS on May 7 Sainsbury's
    was presented with The
    Outstanding Supermarket Chain
    award by the Food Marketing
    Institute (FMI).
    Chairman, Sir John Sainsbury,
    received the award...

  • Blue Riband for recruitment 02

    Blue Riband for recruitment
    SAINSBURY'S has won the
    Express Newspaper Blue Riband
    Trophy, a top' award in recruitment
    advertising.
    Organised in association with
    the Institute of Practitioners in
    Advertising and the...

  • Contents Page 02

    Page 2-4
    News
    Page 5
    JS goes exotic —fruity article
    Page 6-7
    JS and the YTS programme
    Page 8-9
    New products
    Page 10-12
    Variety Club Luncheon
    Page 12-13
    Business news
    Page 14
    Announcement of 1984's photographic...

  • British TV picks a pet ad 03

    British TV picks a pet ad
    A FURTHER advertising award
    for Sainsbury's television advertising
    has been won.
    The 'animal cunning' Supreme
    pet food commercial gained a
    silver in the pet products category of the British...

  • New home for Homebase 03

    New home for Homebase
    HOMEBASE HEAD OFFICE
    has recently moved from Purley
    Way, Croydon to Beddington
    House, Wallington.
    The new base for Homebase as
    from May 29 is 36,000 sq ft, and
    large enough to house all head
    office...

  • Property 03

    PROPERTY
    THE COMPANY has appealed
    against Bolton borough council's
    refusal of planning permission
    for a supermarket and Homebase
    to be built at Beaumont Road.
    The inquiry was held in March.
    JS plans for a 26,000 sq...

  • Winners by design 03

    Winners by design
    THREE GRAPHIC design
    students have recently won
    awards totalling £1,550 in the
    Packaging section of this year's
    Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
    Design Bursaries Competition.
    Sponsored by JS, the Ian...

  • Burying a present for the future 04

    Burying a present for the future
    IT'S CLEAN, IT'S FRESH, it's
    hundreds of years old. A certain
    Sainsbury's shopping list will
    probably be ancient but as fresh
    as the day it was formulated
    when next it is viewed by...

  • Cwmbran goes up the wall 04

    Cwmbran goes up the wall
    A TILE mural, partly funded by
    Sainsbury's and featuring flora
    and fauna of the countryside is a
    new addition to The Strand,
    Cwmbran town centre.
    The mural measures 18 by 12
    feet and was designed by...

  • PRIZE WINNER AT PLAY 04

    PRIZE WINNER AT PLAY
    ONE COOL CAT, winner of the Sainsbury's Play for Polka
    Competition, made its stage debut on May 2 at Polka
    Children's Theatre in Wimbledon where it ran for three
    weeks. The play was directed by its 27 year...

  • Fruits of fancy 05

    Fruits of
    fancy
    In search of paradise the final lap of a fruitful journey of
    discovery involved crossing the famous Rennie River,
    where the exotic fruit buyer was hiding in a clearing
    called Stamford House. Following...

  • JS and the Youth Training Scheme 06

    Carolyn Gray with YTS student, Lee Higgins.
    Sixteen and school's out. No more sitting on the old school bench.
    But how many young people are stepping out of the classroom
    only to stand around in the dole queue?
    JS and the...

  • OVER TO THE TRAINEES 07

    Left to right: Danny Gibbs, Jonathon Foster, Sandra Gilford and Caroline Blackmore. All YTS trainees at Taunton branch.
    OVER TO THE TRAINEES MICHELLE LEBORN, YTS
    student at Lords Hill, joined July
    4, 1983:
    'I was told about...

  • More chicken choice 08

    More chicken choice
    CHICKEN HAS gone gold at JS
    —the whole range has been revamped
    and extended.
    Looking good in the latest gold
    coloured trays will be Whole
    Roast Chicken and new individual
    portions of Breast and...

  • Naturally sweet 08

    Naturally sweet
    SWEETEN beverages, naturally,
    with Sainsbury's Golden Granulated
    Sugar.
    This product is made from the
    highest quality sugar cane and
    contains no artificial additives or
    colourings.
    A convenient alternative...

  • Peas are packed in 08

    Peas are packed in
    TO ACCOMPANY the new
    chicken pieces are Tender
    Garden Peas, new from JS.
    Vacuum packed to give more
    peas and less water, this extends
    the range of JS canned peas to
    four types.
    Tender Garden Peas, which...

  • White for June 08

    White for June
    WINE OF the month for June is
    Sainsbury's Wiltinger Scharzberg
    Kabinett.
    A crisp, fruity medium dry
    white wine from the growing
    district of the Saar, a tributary of
    the Mosel. This is best served
    chilled. It...

  • Cooking Med easy 09

    Cooking Med easy
    TO PUT YOU in mind of
    holidays in far off places 'Dishes
    from the Mediterranean', by Jane
    Grigson, is the latest in the
    Sainsbury cookbook series.
    Over 60 recipes are featured,
    many with colour...

  • 'J' gets the blues 09

    'J' gets the blues
    BE A BLUE-EYED girl with the
    new 'J' Smudge Resistant Blue
    Mascara.
    Joining the black and brown
    shades this product has been
    introduced to the popular J Cosmetics
    range.
    'J' Smudge Resistant...

  • Make way for the kids in the kitchen 09

    Make way for the kids in the kitchen
    PREPARING FAMILY meals
    was once something left to
    mum —but not any more!
    'Have Fun Cooking' by Elaine
    Hallgarten is the first JS
    cookbook for kids aged 9-13
    years.
    Starting from the...

  • Mousse on tap 09

    Mousse on tap
    WHIP UP a delightful dessert
    with Sainsbury's new Chocolate
    Mousse Mix.
    The fifth flavour in the range,
    simply whisk with water for a
    mousse with mmm!
    A versatile product, this can be
    made even yummier with...

  • TVopical squash 09

    TVopical squash
    A GREAT thirst-quenching idea
    from JS is Orange, Lemon and
    Pineapple Drink.
    Ideal for lazy, hazy sunny days,
    these big bottles will go a long
    way to stave off those feelings of
    thirst.
    Designed to be...

  • Variety Club Luncheon 10

    STAR SPOTTING
    The luncheon was held at the Hilton Hotel
    on May 9 in the presence of HRH The Duke
    of Edinburgh and there was a distinctly sporty
    flavour.
    Proceeds went to the National Sponsored
    Sports Appeal and Prince Philip...

  • Co-op profits 12

    Co-op profits
    CO-OPERATIVE Retail Services
    (CRS), the biggest organisation in
    Co-op retailing, reported a trading
    surplus of £13.2 million for the
    year ended January 28, 1984, an
    improvement of more than £9
    million on the...

  • St Michael is 100 12

    St Michael is 100
    MARKS & SPENCER'S pre-tax
    profits rose by 16.7 per cent to
    £279.3 million for the year to
    March 31,1984 on sales up 14 per
    cent to £2,855 million.
    In volume terms, sales grew by
    12 per cent in total in...

  • All change at Woolies 13

    All change at Woolies
    WOOLWORTH continually hits the
    headlines as the group changes
    direction and shape.
    Pre-tax profits for the year to
    January 28,1984 were £29 million
    compared to £6 million in the
    previous year....

  • Morrison is selling more 13

    Morrison is selling more
    WM MORRISON Supermarkets
    announced an increase in sales of
    £46 million to £270 million for the
    year to January 28, 1984. Of the
    total increase of roughly 20 per
    cent, about six per cent came
    from...

  • New business writer 13

    New business writer
    This is David Roberts,
    financial analyst. He
    is the Journal's new
    business
    correspondent.
    David, who is 29,
    joined JS shortly
    before Christmas.
    He is a chartered
    accountant with a
    background...

  • Not for the spineless 13

    HEDGEHOG flavoured crisps are
    the latest assault on the nation's
    tastebuds. Benson's Crisps of
    Newport, Gwent, have recently
    made this mouth-watering snack
    available nationwide at 13p per
    packet bearing the slogan:...

  • Photographic Competition '84 14

    SSA/JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION '84
    Step out with your camera and who
    knows what will develop. The SSA and
    JS Journal are together offering big
    money prizes for your top photographic
    efforts.
    All photographic entries...

  • COOKING GOOD 15

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  • June's jumbo grub grab 15

    June's jumbo grub grab
    TWO MINUTES was worth more
    than £200 to June Pilcher, a customer
    at Kettering, on April 10.
    June won a grocery grab as
    first prize in a draw organised by
    the Friends of Bishop's...

  • Pushing for funds in fancy dress 15

    Pushing for funds in fancy dress
    FIFTY TEAMS from Bath,
    Bedminster, Clifton Down and
    Kingswood branches together
    with local competitors braved
    rain, hail and howling winds to
    compete in a fancy dress pram
    race round Bath...

  • Squash players are Charlton's pride 15

    RACQUETEERS from Mother's
    Pride, Erith, had their pride well
    and truly squashed on April 28
    when they played a match against
    Charlton drivers at Welling
    squash club.
    The Charlton drivers got away
    to a flying start with wins...

  • Circular cycle to get to lunch 16

    Circular cycle to get to lunch
    GILLIAN HAIGH, trainee
    manager. West Bromwich,
    saddled herself with an uphill
    task on March 28 and cycled 100
    miles for charity together with
    Vance King, a student at the
    branch.
    'We both...

  • Juniors net a JS trophy 16

    Juniors net a JS trophy
    A TEAM OF sharp-shooters were recently
    the lucky winners of a netball tournament
    which took place thanks to the help of JS.
    The Sainsbury's Trophy was paid for by the company and presented to the...

  • Please look after this bear 16

    Please look after this bear
    SUPPLYING further proof of her
    artistic talent is Caroline Watson,
    five-year-old winner of the 'my
    favourite food' section of the
    SSA/JS Journal Children's Competition.
    Caroline visited...

  • Charity challenge 17

    Charity challenge
    BEESTON is a branch to rise to
    any challenge and when the staff
    heard about Challenge House
    they immediately took up arms.
    Challenge House is a local
    home for the severely handicapped.
    It is run by the Red...

  • Friends that don't retire 17

    Friends that don't retire
    ON HER retirement from
    Kingswodd after 20 years' service,
    Beryl Chamberlain, office manager,
    composed the following
    rhyming tribute to her colleagues:
    The office staff in '75 were four
    young girls...

  • Get your skates on 17

    Get your skates on
    BILL ALLEN has a lot to answer
    for! The SSA functions organiser
    issued a charity challenge to staff
    to raise £50 by sponsored sport to
    earn a place at the Variety Club
    Luncheon. In so doing he...

  • Little Dean's a big biker 17

    Little Dean's a big biker
    ONE OF THE offspring of Robert
    Louden, driver at Basingstoke
    depot, has proved himself to be
    just as adept as daddy in driving
    matters, only on two wheels
    instead of four.
    Hitting the winning trail...

  • The golden egg that laid a car 17

    The golden egg that laid a car
    A BRAND NEW Fiat 126 was
    presented to Queenie Robotham.
    evening supervisor, St Stephens,
    Norwich, on April 14.
    Queenie struck lucky after
    plucking a golden egg containing
    the car keys from a...

  • Correction 18

    Correction
    APOLOGIES to Clive Ingle,
    manager at Southgatc. He retired
    after 38 years with JS and not 35
    years as stated in April's Journal.

  • Long service 18

    Long service
    Fred Allen, driver at Charlton
    depot has completed 25 years
    with JS.
    He began his career with the
    company in the warehouse at
    Blackfriars and in 1960 Fred was
    promoted to driver.
    Brian Andrews, driver...

  • Obituary 18

    Obituary
    James Boatwright, deputy manager
    at Goring Road, died on
    March 26, aged 53.
    He had been with the company
    since 1955.
    Sheila Joyce, part-time supermarket
    assistant at St Stephens,
    Norwich, died after a long...

  • Retirements 18

    Retirements
    Beryl 'BC Chamberlain, office
    manager at Kingswood, has
    retired after 20 years' service with
    JS.
    She joined the company as a
    cashier and in 1967, Beryl became deputy chief clerk. Two years
    later, she was made...

  • Feedback 19

    FEEDBACK
    Letters are welcome
    and should be
    addressed to the
    editor
    Leeds are
    eating less
    From: Helen Lowe, supermarket
    assistant, Leeds branch.
    In our canteen we heard the
    moans
    Winter's flab had brought...

  • Moroccan approach to marketing 19

    Moroccan approach to marketing
    Dr Roy Spencer, director of scientific services, spotted this shopkeeper's
    advertisement whilst on holiday in Morocco. 'Quality
    better than Sainsbury's. Prices cheaper than Tesco,' proclaims...

  • The price of progress 20

    ARCHIVES
    The price of progress
    THE SIZE of the weekly food
    bill is a subject of enduring
    interest for anyone who has to
    pay for it and Sainsbury's archives
    receive numerous requests of the
    type 'what did it cost in . . . ?...