Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 133
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Brand owners back Diageo in Pimm’s copycat court case
Food and drink brand owners are hoping Diageo's decision to sue Sainsbury's for copyright infringement will open the floodgates for further lawsuits and stop supermarkets' "increasingly audacious" infringements in their tracks.
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Diageo sues Sainsbury’s over Pimm’s copyright row
Diageo is taking legal action against Sainsbury’s over alleged copyright infringement of its Pimm’s brand.
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Sainsbury's largest Scots store taking shape
Sainsbury's has started developing its largest store in Scotland as part of plans to ramp up its presence there.
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Greencore’s godfather of pasta sauces
Greencore has introduced a branded range of chilled pasta sauces, Pacino's, to Sainsbury's and Asda.Asda has listed the tomato & basil, cheese, and tomato mascarpone variants, while Sainsbury's is carrying just the tomato & basil...
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Grocer 33: Friendly staff give Tesco upper hand
Tesco's Burnham-on-Sea branch was one of three retailers to boast strong availability this week, but it pipped Sainsbury's and Morrisons to the post after providing our shopper with the best shopping experience.
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In Season: the easy peel orange
The 'easy peel' orange is returning this year to take advantage of the rise in home-prepared lunches. The oranges, which made their UK debut last year, are on sale in Sainsbury's and M&S from now until the end of August. They are grown in...
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Saturday Essay: Government must delay Christmas VAT rise
Sainsbury's boss Justin King spells out why he is backing The Grocer's Push Back The Tax campaign
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Booths gives north a Ripon yarn
Sainsbury's and Morrisons watch out. Booths' new store is rocking Ripon's supermarket scene with murals, tastings and a raft of unorthodox initiatives. Beth Phillips reports
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Palestinian oil secures listing in Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's this week pledged to support farmers in troubled areas as it introduced Equal Exchange, a Fairtrade organic olive oil from the Palestinian West Bank.
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Sainsbury's calls for green tech subsidies
The government must subsidise green technology if businesses are to hit carbon reduction targets, Sainsbury's head of environment warned this week. Sainsbury's would like to make more use of existing technology, but the government, which...
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Sainsbury's calls for green tech subsidies
The government must subsidise green technology if businesses are to hit carbon reduction targets, Sainsbury's head of environment warned this week. Sainsbury's would like to make more use of existing technology, but the government, which...
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Sainsbury's extends CO2 scheme to meat and eggs
Sainsbury's is to roll out its carbon reduction programme from the Sainsbury's Dairy Development Group to its red meat, poultry and egg supply chains.
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Sainsbury’s completes UK flour conversion
Sainsbury’s has claimed it has become the first supermarket to source all flour for its in-store bakeries from UK farms.
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Sainsbury's takes up suggestions by staff
Sainsbury’s staff have suggested more than 20,000 improvements that could be made to the retailer and more than 2,000 have been implemented in the past four years, according to CEO Justin King. The ideas were put forward for Sainsbury’s Tell Justin…
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Tesco and Sainsbury's vie for Merseyside site
Tesco and Sainsbury's are squaring up for a battle over a site in north Liverpool that forms the centrepiece of a large regeneration project. Sainsbury's signed a deal with developer St Modwen this week to build a 110,000 sq ft supermarket at the...
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Suffolk ales get a Springer in their step
Greene King is highlighting Suffolk’s ale heritage with new beer Suffolk Springer, which will hit shelves in Sainsbury's and Morrisons next week.
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Grocer 33: Asda beats Sainsbury's by a whisker
Two retailers boasted strong availability and impressive service this week, but Asda in Dunbar clinched our top store award thanks to its helpful staff and chatty checkout assistant.
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Critical Eye... on who's ruining Sainsbury's today
Never mind Britain’s Got Talent. The show that had everyone talking this week was the culmination of I’m Ruining Sainsbury’s – sorry, I’m Running Sainsbury’s (Tuesday, Channel 4) – the supermarket’s televised quest for free publicity. Oh, and the next ‘big idea’ that will have Tesco running for the hills ...
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Justin King brands industry’s obesity stance ‘disgraceful’
Justin King has launched an astonishing tirade against advocates of front-of-pack GDAs describing the food and drink industry's failure to engage with the health and obesity agenda as "disgraceful". The Sainsbury's CEO, who infuriated the...
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Cereal boxes axed in Sainsbury’s eco push
Sainsbury's has pledged to cut its packaging by a third over the next six years, in a move it says will cut 50,000 tonnes of waste.