'Sainsbury's Journal', January/February 2009

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  P4
  Your fundraising really can make a
  difference through Comic Relief.
  P5
  Find out what's been going on around
  the business.
  P16
  We test how easy it is for you to save
  money instore.
  P18
  Two colleagues try our new range...

• Tell Justin
  03

  One of our colleague values
  is to 'Treat every pound as
  your own'.
  Can you think of a process that we
  could be doing more efficiently or a
  cost that isn't needed? If so we want
  to hear from you.
  No matter how small or big...

• Guest Editor LAUREN PAYNE
  04

  LAUREN PAYNE
  Wilmslow
  What a great edition of The Journal to kick off 2009!
  I can't believe how quickly Comic Relief has come around this year! It
  was really interesting and inspiring to read about my fellow colleagues
  trip...

• Justin talks: You make the difference
  04

  n November I
  met the twelve
  inalists of the Big Pitch.
  I was impressed to hear
  iheir fantastic ideas to improve
  the business, which you can read
  out on page 14. It's great to know
  that our colleagues have such big
  ideas to...

• A helping hand
  05

  Caravan, the national charity that helps support former
  grocery industry workers who have fallen on hard times,
  have awarded us a Silver Achievement Award.
  The Caravan Achievement Awards are a brand new
  scheme designed to...

• Awards are not for the birds
  05

  ...but they are for our
  commitment to free range
  eggs! We recently scooped
  the British Free
  Range Egg
  1 Producers
  Association
  { (BFREPA)
  I Retailer of the
  I Year Award.
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  ranc
  BFREPA were
  impressed with
  our...

• Kick and Cook
  05

  We love it when we hear of
  new ways to encourage
  school children to cook.
  Recently, a group of
  ten students visited
  Tottenham store as part
  of an event organised
  with the Tottenham
  Hotspurs Foundation.
  The event was...

• More egg-citing news
  05

  A year ahead of schedule and just in time for Pancake Day - we're pleased to tell colleagues and
  customers that, from this February, none of our eggs will be sourced from caged birds!
  What's more, from now on, all our own label...

• The Board applaud
  06

  In the run up to Christmas, Justin and the
  board visited more than 200 stores and
  depots up and down the country.
  Justin recorded his monthly briefing at the
  recently extended Hayes store, so he took
  the opportunity to chat...

• We help suppliers score on Radio 4
  06

  Mey Selections in
  Caithness, Scotland, have
  won 'Best Retail Initiative'
  at the BBC Radio 4 Food
  and Farming Awards - and
  they want to say thank you
  to our colleagues for
  helping them achieve it.
  Mey Selections supply...

• Work experience - now on DVD
  06

  Newbury colleagues are so good at hosting work
  experience placements for school children that they're
  now starring in a special DVD!
  "We were approached by Castle school, who teach
  children with special educational needs,"...

• You can't beat British meat
  06

  We're committed to
  supporting British farmers
  because we know they
  provide us with great
  quality meat.
  That's why all our chilled
  ready meals, pies, soup and
  even our party food will be
  made with British meat
  from...

• Active Kids - high five!
  07

  Active Kids is now in its
  fifth year - and it keeps
  getting bigger and
  better. So what can
  colleagues, customers
  and children look forward
  to in 2009?
  ACTIVE KIDS IS NOT JUST
  ABOUT EXERCISE BUT
  HAVING FUN AND...

• Start the day with JK
  08

  Justin took a trip across the Irish Sea to
  meet with colleagues from Northern Ireland
  stores. As ever, the discussion was fun,
  friendly and informative - and here are just
  some of the highlights... That petrol devotion
  Q: Why...

• Family Recipes
  09

  Preparation time: 30 minutes
  Cook time: 45 minutes
  • Defrost 'A x 1kg packet mixed vegetables and
  the white fish fillets for 20-30 minutes and
  drain. Meanwhile, peel the potatoes, cut into
  quarters and boil for 20 minutes...

• Freedom food for life
  10

  We know that not
  everyone eats pork,
  but our customers and
  colleagues are caring
  more and more about
  where their food
  comes from.
  We're working hard to
  make sure we sell meat
  with high welfare
  standards, so we want
  to...

• Red Nose Day
  12

  Jose Day is on 13th
  March and this
  year we want you to
  'Do something funny for
  money'. The funds you
  raise make a real
  difference to people's
  lives. We sent some of
  last year's top fundraising
  colleagues to South...

• The Big Pitch
  14

  This year we held the first ever Big Pitch
  at the Holborn store support centre.
  With 585 fantastic ideas! It was a tough
  job to narrow it down to the final twelve
  colleagues who could then pitch their big
  ideas to the judges....

• How to live the saving lifestyle
  16

  We all know that switching to own brand from big name
  brands saves a lot of money, but what about switching
  from those other daily habits that may be costing us
  pennies and even harming the environment around us?
  We invited...

• Health in haste
  18

  Even when time
  is short, and we can't
  cook from scratch, we
  still want food that
  tastes great, is good
  value and is full of
  delicious, healthy
  ingredients. Luckily, the
  New Year has brought
  with it a new way
  to eat...

• Your basics switch and save challenge
  19

  Our first savings
  challenge of 2009 -
  and this time we've
  really gone back
  to basics!
  We invited Lisa Cosby, Sevenoaks, her
  daughter Macey, and family friend
  Darren, to find out just how big the
  savings could be by...

• Fairtrade makes a real difference
  20

  Last summer, Justin surprised 15 Local
  Heroes when he announced, that in recognition
  of their amazing efforts for local charities,
  they were being flown to St Lucia. The group spent five fabulous days
  seeing how Fairtrade is...

• Change - making us better than the rest
  22

  Our business is
  growing all the time.
  Our recent management
  changes are helping
  us provide a better
  experience for colleagues
  and customers.
  So how are these changes supporting
  you and making sure we remain 'A
  great place...

• Jay'll Fix It
  23

  No problem, John - we found just the
  place! We fixed it for Yorkshire lass,
  Julia, Fulham Store, to attend a
  cookery class at The Kitchen, a cookery
  school in nearby Parsons Green.
  Julia arrived and couldn't wait to...

• Local news round up: East
  24

  EAST
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• Local news round up: South
  24

  n CHRISTCHURCH
  models at Christchurch,
  colleagues strutting their
  stuff in a charity fashion
  show. The evening was a
  great success with the
  audience, who enjoyed some
  wine, nibbles and a raffle. All
  together the night...

• Local news round up: North
  25

  WOLVERHAMPTON, PERTON AND WEDNESFIELD
  By working together, colleagues across the region have collected 1,200 shoeboxes full of treunderprivileged
  children around the world. Operation Christmas Child helps collect shoeboxes
  with...

• Local news round up: West
  25

  STOKE NANTWICH AMBLECOTE
  Colleagues enjoyed their
  Christmas lunch in style as
  their managers dressed up
  as characters from Alice in
  Wonderland and served
  them their turkey! Everyone
  had a fantastic time and
  ~"er lunch sung...

• Local news round up: Convenience
  26

  YARM
  customers and colleagues for local radio station TFM's annu
  toy appeal for underprivileged children in the area.
  Yarm High Street was brought to a standstill as an opentopped
  bus drew up to collect the toys, with Santa,...

• Local news round up: Logistics
  26

  COVENTRY ELSTREI
  TU Clothing depot and DHL colleagues raised £978.92 for the 'Dare to wear it pink day' on 31st
  October in aid of Breast Cancer. Two colleagues generously agreed to dress up as pink fairies a
  went round the...

• Coffee Break Solutions
  27

  Coffee Break Solutions

• Comic Relief
  27

  This year Red Nose Day is on Friday
  13th March and we want you to
  "Do something funny for money."
  We're giving you some great
  fundraising kits to give you lots of
  " of how you can raise money
  for Comic Relief. TKere s loads...

• Jan/Feb Winners!
  27

  Mamma Mia DVD winners
  B Chilcott (retired), Taunton, Sheila
  Thompson, Kettering, Mrs M Neil,
  Aberdeen, Lynn Prendergast,
  Cambridge, Lorraine Crispin,
  Plymouth, Mr R G Tidy, Newhaven,
  Lorraine Ostrowski, Walsall, Mrs...

• Coffee Break
  28

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• Kung Hei Fat Choy
  28

  Let's celebrate
  Chinese New Year!
  Our friends at Northern Foods,
  suppliers of many of our Oriental
  ~ chilled ready meals, are
  Mtm^ offering one lucky colleague
  •^^^r^ and their guest a fantastic
  prize for the New...

• Win sweet nectar prizes
  28

  To help
  colleagues
  support and use
  the Nectar card
  . scheme we've
  been promoting
  its benefits to 2,400 convenience and
  main store colleagues - so far!
  Selected stores are visited by a
  Nectar representative who talks...