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French’s French Fried Onions launches in the UK
The French’s American Mustard brand has announced the launch of one of its top selling US products into the UK market.
J Sainsbury plc
J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsbury's.
The company serves more than 18.5 million customers a week and has a market share of about 16.5%.
Sainsbury's was founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann Sainsbury in London, England, and grew rapidly during the Victorian era. It grew to become the largest grocery retailer in 1922, pioneered self-service retailing in the UK, and had its heyday during the 1980s. (Source: Wikipedia)
Country of origin
UK
Founded
1869
Primary industries
Beverage
Distribution
Distribution > Retail
Food
Foodservice
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Sainsbury's confirmed as British Athletics sponsor
British Athletics has confirmed Sainsbury’s as the title sponsor of the Sainsbury’s Summer Series.
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Exotic Sunpride secures Morrisons listing
Sunpride has secured 10 exotic juice products in the World Food fixture in Morrisons.
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Sainsbury’s to expand UK convenience presence
Sainsbury’s will accelerate the expansion of its convenience store business in London and the South East (UK) with plans to open 50 new stores by early 2014.
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Sainsbury’s launches management apprenticeship scheme
Sainsbury’s will create 400 apprenticeship places over the next year in a new scheme to train and develop managers of the future.
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Supermarkets join forces to reduce environmental impact of their products
The Co-operative Group, Nestlé and Sainsbury’s are going to test ways to improve the environmental performance of some of their products, following new research published from the PSF.
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Tesco launches price comparison promotion
Tesco has launched the UK’s first automatic price comparison coupon covering both branded and own label products.
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Sainsbury's reveals new David Beckham TV ad
As part of the Active Kids 2013 scheme, a UK initiative to help children lead healthier, more active lifestyles, Sainsbury's has revealed a new TV ad featuring David Beckham.
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The top 9 UK supermarkets in 2013
Waitrose has been rated the best UK supermarket by Which? members for the fourth year in a row, while Tesco ranked lowest.
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Dairy Crest retains contract to supply milk to Sainsbury’s
Dairy Crest has retained its contract to supply liquid milk to Sainsbury’s from February 2014, after a competitive process.
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David Beckham and Ellie Simmonds join Sainsbury’s to get kids active
Supported by ambassadors David Beckham and Ellie Simmonds, Sainsbury’s has unveiled the Active Kids 2013 scheme, a nationwide initiative to help children lead healthier, more active lifestyles.
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Sainsbury’s and Channel 4 launch new cookery show
Following on from their successful Paralympics partnership, Sainsbury’s and Channel 4 are working together again to launch an innovative, daily cooking show that will air in later this month.
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Island Cuisine secures Sainsbury's listing
Island Cuisine, an authentic range of Seychellois cooking products, has secured its second supermarket listing. The brand’s range of cooking sauces have launched in selected Sainsbury’s stores.
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Annabel Karmel Smokey BBQ Chicken and Rice chilled meal
Annabel Karmel is driving growth in the toddler fixture with the launch of Smokey BBQ Chicken and Rice, its newest chilled meals product.
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Sainsbury’s lamb price increase a good start, says farmer's union
Sainsbury’s decision to increase the amount it pays for lamb until the end of February is a good start and lays down a challenge to others in the trade, the NFU has said.
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Mzuzu Fairtrade Ground Coffee by Sainsbury's
Mzuzu Fairtrade Ground Coffee is the latest addition to Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference range.
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Sainsbury’s customers redeem record amount of Nectar points
Sainsbury’s customers redeemed 22 billion Nectar points, worth a record £110m, in the run-up to Christmas and New Year (30 September onwards).
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Sainsbury’s invests in the future of British farming
Sainsbury’s has given £1.2m funding to drive the future of British farming, a significant increase on the original pledge of £1m.
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Retailers have relaxed specifications for fruit and veg, says NFU
More than 300,000 tonnes of British produce is estimated to have reached supermarket shelves this year after retailers relaxed specifications for fruit and veg following a difficult growing season.
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Minimum alcohol pricing will punish customers, says Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's has responded to the reports that the UK government is to reveal controversial plans to tackle binge drinking on Britain’s streets by introducing a minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit.
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Sainsbury's creates 10,000 new local jobs
Sainsbury's has announced it will create 10,000 new job opportunities in its convenience business over the next three years.
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Supermarkets are promoting sugary products, says new research
Supermarkets have been over-promoting sugary products in price promotions according to research to be presented by an academic from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
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Curry Cuisine Chutneys secures Sainsbury’s listing
West Yorkshire (UK) food and cookery business, Curry Cuisine, has secured a regional listing with Sainsbury’s supermarket.
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Shepherds Purse cheeses wins Sainsbury’s listing
Shepherds Purse of North Yorkshire has secured listings for Harrogate Blue and Bluemin White with Sainsbury’s.
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Sainsbury’s increases milk prices
Sainsbury’s is increasing the price paid to British dairy farmers through the sustainable Cost of Production (COP) model.
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Sainsbury's and Aimia set up joint venture
Sainsbury’s and Aimia, owner of the Nectar programme, have formed a joint venture to offer suppliers multi-channel marketing solutions in and around Sainsbury’s stores and online.
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Coca-Cola unveils its James Bond Skyfall advert
In our YouTube video roundup this week, Coca-Cola shows off its new James Bond advert, while Sainsbury's, Krones and Starbucks are slightly less secret-agent-like.
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Research shows bacon contains 'more salt than the sea'
New research from Cash reveals huge and unnecessarily high amounts of salt in bacon, with some products containing more than half the daily recommendation of salt [6g] in just two rashers of bacon.
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Tesco adopts 'traffic light' food labelling
Tesco has announced, following new customer research, its support for a hybrid labelling system that combines its existing Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) with the traffic light colour coding system.
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Carluccio’s launches 'home' products in Sainsbury's
Carluccio’s first 'home' range of Italian meals will launch in Sainsbury’s stores in the UK. The range will include seven ready meals, four sauces, four fresh pastas and two breads.
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Sainsbury's says it has 'largest solar array in Europe'
Sainsbury's has installed 69,500 new photovoltaic solar panels, or 16MW of power, across 169 stores in the UK.
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Sales of lesser known fish species soar in the UK
Sainsbury's has launched a new study into fish consumption and attitudes in the UK, which shows a marked shift in consumer buying habits.
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Kirsty's chilled range expands thanks to new investment
Kirsty Henshaw is launching a new range of chilled meals with the brand name Kirsty's, with Sainsbury's, priced at £2.89.
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Charlie Bigham's extends listings in Sainsbury's
Charlie Bigham's, producer of ready meals, is extending its listings in Sainsbury's stores in the UK.
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Sainsbury’s workers struggle to live on low pay, says Unite
Sainsbury’s workers are using payday loans, struggling to pay for their children’s school uniforms, and haven’t had a holiday in years, Unite, the largest union in the UK, has revealed.
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Sainsbury's reduces carbon emissions by up to 30%
Sainsbury's has announced that it's working with key partners E.ON and Geothermal International to roll out the first phase of an energy solution to up to 100 UK stores.
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Denver gets a Walmart market and Beckham embraces pirate day
PepsiCo at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival, Walmart's new convenience store in Denver, and illy's new campaign to get you to drink its java.
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Salmonella detected in Sainsbury's food product
Sainsbury's has recalled all packs of its own-brand So Organic Fruit and Nut Mix, as salmonella has been detected in one pack.
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Sainsbury’s signs coupon contract with Valassis
Sainsbury’s has signed a new long-term contract with Valassis, a UK coupon and voucher services provider, to manage its coupons and vouchers.
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Good4U secures contracts with UK retailers
Good4U, a UK health food company has secured new business with Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S and Selfridges.
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Sainsbury’s to create 6,000 new jobs
Justin King has told the Sunemployment Roadshow that Sainsbury's is committed to supporting the economy's growth and boosting skills by employing more people than ever before.
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Sainsbury's launches mobile groceries shopping website
Sainsbury's has launched a mobile version of its online groceries shopping website, meaning shoppers now have full access to all Sainsbury's products from their phones and handheld devices.
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Sainsbury's recalls teacakes due to plastic risk
Sainsbury's has recalled one batch of its own-brand Basic Tea Cakes. The batch may contain small pieces of plastic caused by a manufacturing fault.
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Sainsbury’s appoints Teradata Warehouse Appliance
Teradata, a analytic data solutions company, has confirmed that Sainsbury’s has purchased a Teradata Data Warehouse Appliance to accommodate its rapidly expanding data warehouse requirements.
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Belu water now stocked at Sainsbury's
The UK's Belu water brand, which donates all profits to the charity, will be available exclusively in all large Sainsbury's supermarkets from 23 April.
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Sainsbury’s recalls products due to labelling error
Sainsbury’s is recalling one date code of its own-brand Indian 4 Vegetable Samosas. The pack may contain chicken samosas, with milk as an ingredient, instead of vegetable samosas.
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Neurodrinks adds a new listing in Sainsbury’s
Functional drinks brand NeuroDrinks has announced that they have secured a listing in 350 Sainsbury’s stores across the country from mid-April.
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Sainsbury's makes deal with BT to increase productivity
Sainsbury's and BT have confirmed a major deal to improve network connections to the retailer's 1,000 stores and 23 depots, which will lead to better productivity in-store.
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Sainsbury's customers raise 1.2 million meals for FareShare
In the largest coordinated food collection ever to take place across the UK, Sainsbury’s and its customers have donated 1.2 million meals to food charity FareShare.
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David Beckham is the new face of Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has confirmed a long term partnership with David Beckham, where he will be Sainsbury’s ambassador to inspire children of all ages and abilities to lead healthier and active lifestyles.
