Press releases, 2011

31 December 2011 Shoppers across Britain will continue to reap rewards of Sainsbury’s Brand Match

24 December 2011 Sainsbury’s £90 million January Sale

21 December 2011 Top of the pops

20 December 2011 The Bramley Campaign launches Diamond Jubilee search for a dish fit for The Queen

16 December 2011 Sainsbury’s pioneering deal with BT to increase productivity in stores

16 December 2011 £100m Christmas cracker for Comic Relief as Sainsbury’s pledges another six years of support

15 December 2011 Sainsbury's develops first ever wine match for Christmas dinner

15 December 2011 Sainsbury’s customers set to save a record £66 million with Nectar this Christmas

14 December 2011 Sainsbury’s tips gin to be this year’s Christmas spirit

13 December 2011 Alex Cole to join Sainsbury’s as Director of Corporate Affairs

10 December 2011 'Tis the season of preparation

09 December 2011 Sainsbury’s and Camelot celebrate £1 billion milestone

08 December 2011 Sainsbury’s exclusively launches English Cranberries

03 December 2011 Patriotic Brits baffled by Granny Smiths

02 December 2011 Sainsbury’s renews and retains its Business in the Community CommunityMark status

01 December 2011 Doubling our colleague discount to celebrate Sainsbury's 1,000th store

30 November 2011 Sainsbury’s achieves landmark by opening its 1,000th store in the UK

30 November 2011 Sainsbury’s opens its 1,000th store at Irvine and celebrates by announcing 800 new jobs in Scotland

30 November 2011 CR Dinner: Best for Food and Health

29 November 2011 1.2 million meals donated to FareShare

28 November 2011 Over 25,000 years of experience at Sainsbury's long service dinner

26 November 2011 Million Meal Appeal

25 November 2011 As food poverty rises, Sainsbury’s introduces national One Million Meal Appeal with FareShare

25 November 2011 She’s behind you! Kate Middleton ‘Pippa-ed’ to the post as the nation’s Snow White of 2011

24 November 2011 Sainsbury’s reinforces its commitment to British farming

24 November 2011 Sainsbury’s premiers first phase of Beckham Marketing Campaign

24 November 2011 Putting wood waste to positive use

23 November 2011 Farm for Life Conference

23 November 2011 British strawberries all year round

23 November 2011 Sainsbury's Grain Development Group

20 November 2011 Stir up Sunday

20 November 2011 Bee Hotels

19 November 2011 Sparkling wine sales benefit from the TOWIE effect

18 November 2011 Faking Britain: A Half-Baked Approach to Making Your Own

18 November 2011 UK Packaging Awards

13 November 2011 Jamie Oliver bows out in style in his last ever television advert for Sainsbury’s

11 November 2011 Sainsbury’s and Remploy join together to celebrate milestone

10 November 2011 Sainsbury’s and Healthcare at Home to open a pharmacy at The James Cook University Hospital

09 November 2011 Interim results for the 28 weeks to 1 October 2011

07 November 2011 Gok for TU – Collection Two

07 November 2011 Sainsbury's reveals we are what we waste

03 November 2011 Sainsbury's announces partnership with David Beckham

03 November 2011 Sainsbury’s launches bold new pharmacy mission

01 November 2011 Matters reserved for the Board - November 2011

31 October 2011 Sainsbury's becomes largest retail user of anaerobic digestion

28 October 2011 Sainsbury's reveals Zari is the perfect bobber

26 October 2011 ‘Here’s to Extraordinary’ – Sainsbury’s launches new Paralympic sponsorship brand identity

26 October 2011 Halloween boom as adults get in on the fun

26 October 2011 Sainsbury's takes the purple reigns this Halloween

26 October 2011 Sainsbury’s halves price of toys to save parents £18m

20 October 2011 Visiting our concept farm in East Yorkshire

19 October 2011 Reducing apple, juice and pizza packaging

19 October 2011 South Camden Community School

18 October 2011 Matt Cardle launches debut album at Sainsbury's flagship store in Essex

17 October 2011 Water – our operations

12 October 2011 Around the aisles in 60 days

12 October 2011 Sainsbury’s sets out £1 billion sustainability plan

12 October 2011 Active youth

12 October 2011 Alcohol

12 October 2011 Animal welfare

12 October 2011 Best for British

12 October 2011 Commitment and engagement

12 October 2011 Community investment

12 October 2011 No deforestation

12 October 2011 Disadvantaged groups

12 October 2011 Fairly traded

12 October 2011 Healthiest baskets

12 October 2011 Operational carbon

12 October 2011 Packaging

12 October 2011 Positive waste

12 October 2011 Raw materials

12 October 2011 Rewards

12 October 2011 Supplier carbon

12 October 2011 Supplier standards

12 October 2011 Sustainable fish

12 October 2011 Water

12 October 2011 Jobs and skills

11 October 2011 Sainsbury's acquires Global Media Vault Ltd

11 October 2011 Bath Odd Down

09 October 2011 Sainsbury's to help its customers Live Well For Less as Sainsbury's Brand Match gets set to launch across the UK

07 October 2011 RSPCA Freedom Food most trusted for animal welfare

07 October 2011 Going back to the roots - Sainsbury's to sell the best of Great British seasonal produce thanks to bumper harvest

06 October 2011 Sainsbury's Chief Executive Justin King visits Northern Ireland to make jobs announcement

05 October 2011 Second Quarter Corporate Responsibility Update

05 October 2011 Second Quarter Trading Statement for 16 weeks to 1 October 2011

04 October 2011 Virgin Holidays launches in Sainsbury's

03 October 2011 Our economic and social impact

03 October 2011 Why we're so committed to sustainable fishing

01 October 2011 Cod sourcing and discards

01 October 2011 Concept Orchards

01 October 2011 Journal

01 October 2011 Palm oil

01 October 2011 Salad Bars

01 October 2011 Water-saving pack giveaway

30 September 2011 Sainsbury’s upgrades carrier bags as charging begins in Wales

30 September 2011 Responsible alcohol sales

29 September 2011 Sainsbury's first with year-round fresh Kippers - and a tip for keeping the smell away

27 September 2011 Cheddar reigns supreme as Sainsbury's reveal the nation's favourite fromage

26 September 2011 Sainsbury's Chief Executive Justin King honoured for commitment to sustainable farming

22 September 2011 Plastic peanut butter jars cut packaging at Sainsbury's

22 September 2011 Scotland welcomes major boost for fishermen thanks to langoustine deal with Sainsbury's

22 September 2011 Shoppers demand that supermarkets sell British apples

19 September 2011 Fairtrade products

16 September 2011 Peel the love! Sainsbury's reveals onions are the key ingredient in the pursuit of happiness

16 September 2011 Sainsbury's Woolton becomes the first UK supermarket to use Braille signage

15 September 2011 Sainsbury's unveils new commitment to customers, to help them "Live Well for Less"

14 September 2011 Reducing packaging to a minumum

12 September 2011 Fancy a Cuppa Cake?

12 September 2011 Cotton

11 September 2011 Woodland eggs, chickens and turkeys

10 September 2011 Sainsbury's Super Saturday

09 September 2011 Sainsbury's opens 400th Local store in Wolverhampton

08 September 2011 Four Sainsbury's managers seconded to work full time for their communities

08 September 2011 Sainsbury's announces it will not claim damages against the police under the Riot (Damages) Act

07 September 2011 Sainsbury's launches Mexican range

07 September 2011 Development opportunities for our colleagues

06 September 2011 Sainsbury’s appoints Philip Bell-Brown as Director of Property Development

03 September 2011 Sainsbury's to recruit 15,000 seasonal colleagues to help with the busy festive season

01 September 2011 Joan Collins' new book exclusive to Sainsbury's

01 September 2011 More disability sports added to the Sainsbury’s UK School Games

01 September 2011 Sainsbury's first to launch candy floss flavoured grapes

31 August 2011 Sainsbury's graduate programme to target the business leaders of tomorrow

25 August 2011 Is it a banana? Is it sweetcorn? No! It's a yellow courgette

25 August 2011 Sheffield takes part in Sainsbury's UK School Games relay race

24 August 2011 The benefits of a diverse workforce

22 August 2011 Logistics – our operations

19 August 2011 Sainsbury's signs identical quads

16 August 2011 Sainsbury's customers in Northern Ireland to trial innovative new Brand Match technology

15 August 2011 Soya

11 August 2011 Engaging colleagues through internal communication

09 August 2011 Regional ranges

08 August 2011 Sainsbury's launches new juice packaging for easy portion control

08 August 2011 Tri Something New Today - Coventry Bears rugby club go back to school to test Sainsbury's uniforms

07 August 2011 Tide continues to turn as Sainsbury's shoppers Switch the Fish

04 August 2011 Sainsbury's fast-tracks the management ladder

03 August 2011 Pixie Lott, Sugababes, Nicola Roberts and Olly Murs join the chart topping line up for Sainsbury's Super Saturday

01 August 2011 Wookey Hole Cheddar voted best cheese in the world

28 July 2011 Sainsbury's pips competitors to the post as the No.1 retailer for British apples and pears

27 July 2011 Carrier bags

25 July 2011 Sustainable Timber

22 July 2011 Sainsbury's pledges support to young Welsh farmers

22 July 2011 Spread the news: new chocolate spreads on sale at Sainsbury's

18 July 2011 Lifting the Lid on the Nation's Favourite Biscuits - Anyone for a Digestive?

18 July 2011 Sainsbury's buyers out in force at Royal Welsh Show

17 July 2011 Supporting the London Allergy Academy

16 July 2011 Sainsbury's launches mobile friendly shopping for non-food products

15 July 2011 Former Prime Minster Gordon Brown helps celebrate charity success at Sainsbury's Kirkcaldy

14 July 2011 Sainsbury's Supplier Trainee Partnerships to provide another 100 jobs this year

13 July 2011 Sainsbury's unveils Gok Wan's first womenswear collection 'Gok for TU'

13 July 2011 Sainsbury's welcomes proposed European Commission fishing reforms

12 July 2011 Sainsbury's and Jamie Oliver decide to end partnership in style

12 July 2011 Sainsbury's Concept Farm leads the way for healthier, happier pigs

11 July 2011 Five-a-day

07 July 2011 Innovative supermarket trial to help battle growing food poverty as Sainsbury's launches food drive with FareShare

07 July 2011 New GP and nurse-led clinic to open at Sainsbury's Newcastle-Under-Lyme store

05 July 2011Tuna sourcing

04 July 2011 Active Kids Get Cooking Special Challenge rewards budding future foodies

04 July 2011 Sainsbury's Book Club relaunches with a dedicated website and host of Penguin's biggest titles

27 June 2011 Sainsbury's awarded the largest ever accreditation in the history of City & Guilds

23 June 2011 Sainsbury’s announces two major appointments to online leadership team

23 June 2011 Sainsbury’s to sell new purple potato range from Albert Bartlett

23 June 2011 Using store space to support local learning groups

15 June 2011 First Quarter Corporate Responsibility Update

15 June 2011 First Quarter Trading Statement for the 12 weeks to 11 June 2011

15 June 2011 Malawi and Congo coffee

14 June 2011 Sainsbury's cuts packaging by 12 million kilos; launches CR report for 2011

14 June 2011 Recycling hangers

13 June 2011 Sainsbury's challenges the UK to Switch the Fish

29 April 2011 Fairtrade community projects

24 April 2011 Local Charity: The Joshua-Kyle Trust, Belfast

21 April 2011 Amblecote Local Hero

11 April 2011 Sainsbury's launches 1 Million Kids Challenge

04 April 2011 Sainsbury's commits to BUAV's humane cosmetics standard

30 March 2011 Tu at Sainsbury's Autumn Winter 2011

23 March 2011 Fourth Quarter Corporate Responsibility Update

23 March 2011 Fourth Quarter Trading Statement for 10 weeks to 19 March 2011

22 March 2011 Thanks a bunch! Sainsbury’s customers tuck into a record 26 million bananas over Fairtrade Fortnight

18 March 2011 Master Butcher

15 March 2011 Make the Difference Days

14 March 2011 Sainsbury's discusses the future of farming with African suppliers

13 March 2011 Easyjet joins Nectar loyalty programme

08 March 201 1Sainsbury's and University College London crack the perfect pancake flip

08 March 2011 Visiting Comic Relief projects

04 March 2011 Sainsbury's branch into pre-school book market

04 March 2011 Channel 4's Fish Fight: bycatch and discarding fish

03 March 2011 Sainsbury's colleagues enjoy £27 million payout

02 March 2011 Sainsbury's launches Comic Relief TV campaign with Jamie Oliver

01 March 2011 Try Something New On Today: Gok Wan designs for Tu at Sainsbury's

01 March 2011 Responsibly sourced tuna

28 February 2011 Sainsbury’s challenges the country to go bananas for Fairtrade Fortnight

24 February 2011 The first gourmet coffee to come from DRCongo for over 40 years hits the UK

21 February 2011 Partnership with Imperial College London

18 February 2011 Pies En Vogue as London Fashion Week 2011 opens its doors

18 February 2011 Sainsbury’s to ease strain on National Grid

16 February 2011 Fairtrade sales take off as hard-pressed customers continue to shop ethically

16 February 2011 Sainsbury's ground-breaking green store opens in Hythe

16 February 2011 Sainsbury's receives retail industry's first 'Master Butcher' award

11 February 2011 When it comes to romance, men truly are from Mars and women from Venus

10 February 2011 Sainsbury's offers stability to Fairtrade cotton farmers

09 February 2011 Sainsbury's and British Gas put solar panels in the weekly shop

09 February 2011 Sainsbury's launches heart-shaped cucumber

09 February 2011 Continued success with You Can partnerships

28 January 2011 Sainsbury's ushers in Chinese New Year with new oriental dishes

27 January 2011 J Sainsbury plc announces new non-executive director

25 January 2011 Rural Youth Project of 2010 Award

21 January 2011 Sainsbury's adds a fresh new bakery selection to the freefrom range

18 January 2011 Sainsbury's Be Good To Yourself range launches tasty new treats

12 January 2011 Third Quarter Corporate Responsibility Update

12 January 2011 Third Quarter Trading Statement for 14 weeks to 8 January 2011

10 January 2011 Sainsbury's to create 20,000 new jobs over the next three years

07 January 2011 All Sainsbury's tuna to move to 100% pole and line caught

06 January 2011 Out with the old, in with the new: January 15 is the best date for dieters

01 January 2011 Sainsbury's Food Colleges