'JS Journal', June 1984

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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 . . . ?...