Slice of cake wrapped in a plastic wrapper. The front of the wrapper features the centenary logo, four stylised candles with '1869 1969' below them and the inscription, 'SAINSBURY'S 100 Good food years'. The reverse of the wrapper features two inscriptions, 'Sainsbury's say Thank you for their first 100 years' and 'We have baked this cake specially for the occasion ... have a slice and join in the celebration'.
On 15 April one million slices of cake were given away free to customers who came into Sainsbury's branches.
Sainsbury's centenary (1969) material
Slice of Sainsbury's centenary (1969) cake
Slice of cake wrapped in a plastic wrapper. The front of the wrapper features the centenary logo, four stylised candles with '1869 1969' below them and the inscription, 'SAINSBURY'S 100 Good food years'. The reverse of the wrapper features two inscriptions, 'Sainsbury's say Thank you for their...
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- Ref. No: SA/HIS/JS100/6/11
- Format: Object
- Date: 1969
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 item
- Access: Open
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Outsize file containing mounted final proofs for Sainsbury's newspaper advertisements produced by Ogilvy & Mather Ltd. advertising agency. File also includes one advertisement proof from the 100th Birthday Campaign advertising free pieces of cake for Sainsbury's customers (advertisement was due to appear on 15 Apr 1969 in the Southern editions of the Daily Mirror and the Daily Sketch). It is unclear whether this advertisement was produced by Ogilvy & Mather Ltd. as well. Includes campaigns 'Good Food Costs Less', '100 Good Food Years' and 'Super-saves'.
Newspaper advertisement proofs, 1967-1969
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/2/1/4
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