'Sainsbury's Journal', July/August 2010

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• Coming Up...
  02

  »AuG
  Our first colleague-suggested Make
  the difference day starts on 31st July
  and stretches throughout August.
  For the first time customers and
  colleagues will have the chance to
  recycle their electrical chargers...

• Contents
  02

  contents
  NEWS ROUND-UP 04
  Catch up on the latest news from across the business. Find out
  about our brand new bee-keeper and the 30,000th suggestion
  to Tell Justin.
  FREEDOM FOOD 08
  Hitch a ride with us to take a closer look...

• Upfront
  02

  Welcome to your brand new Journal! I hope you'll agree that it looks great
  and that you enjoy reading the new features as much as I have - it's the
  perfect quick read for a 15 minute break.
  This issue is all about cooking....

• Contributors
  03

  s Brown:
  Student Lewis
  works part-time
  at Attleborough.
  With colleague Karl
  Monkhouse, he took
  an inside look at a
  Freedom Food farm.
  n Griffiths:
  Tamsin Griffiths
  is from our Cardiff
  store. She joined
  colleague...

• Freeze Frame
  03

  The recipes are memorised,
  the preparation is over and
  it's the moment of truth.
  Colleagues with a love of
  cooking battled it out in
  the Liverpool heat of the
  Big Cook Off for a place in
  the semi-finals, including
  Lisa...

• Guest Editor: Sebastian Coe
  03

  Did you know that Sainsbury's
  is one of just 50 companies
  involved in the Paralympic Games,
  and the first ever Paralympic-only
  sponsor at the Games?
  It is because of Sainsbury's commitment to
  the Games and the athletes that...

• Win a copy of 'Out of the Rainbow'
  03

  Win a copy of 'Out of the Rainbow'

• CR Launch
  04

  We celebrated the launch of this year's Corporate
  Responsibility report on 8th July. In the report you'll find
  out more about some of our amazing achievements over
  the past year. For example, as part of our commitment
  to...

• Hitting the gold standard
  04

  We know we can bank on our bangers and we're 'pasta masters'
  at making penne - now a top retail magazine agrees. A total of ten of our own-brand
  products sizzled in The Grocer
  Own-Label Food & Drink Awards
  2010, when we were...

• Fast facts
  05

  10% of our
  milk is now sold in
  bags. Our milk bags use
  75% less packaging than
  the traditional plastic
  bottles.
  Over 40,000 schools
  and clubs have signed up
  to Active Kids for this year.
  We've donated an amazing
  £86...

• Have you herb the news?
  05

  This summer we're helping
  customers add some extra
  zing to their cooking by
  becoming the first retailer to
  sell 100% fresh British herbs.
  From July through to
  August all of our pre-cut
  basil, chives, coriander,
  curly and...

• Meaty Item
  05

  No beefing about
  We're improving the lives of
  55,000 cows in the UK with
  the launch of our new animal
  welfare standards for dairy
  farmers.
  We've been working on
  these new standards for the
  past three years with the...

• No place like home
  05

  Bird boxes with
  a touch of
  designer
  flair are
  proving
  a real hit
  with our
  customers.
  More and
  more of us
  are caring
  for
  wildlife
  in our
  gardens
  and the new
  range is just the ticket.
  Bird lovers can now
  choose...

• Our first ever bee-keeper
  05

  Colleague Robin Dean has a
  bee in his bonnet about his
  new role...as he prepares to
  help save a vital link in our
  food chain. Robin is the first bee-keeper
  employed by a supermarket.
  He will set up and maintain a
  network of...

• Tell Justin milestone
  05

  We've just celebrated
  the 30,000th Tell Justin
  suggestion - an amazing
  landmark to reach since we
  launched the scheme in 2004.
  Number 30,000 came at
  the end of April from Penge
  colleague Michelle Dobson.
  She wrote asking:...

• Active involvement
  06

  Did you know we are backing
  one of the summer's most
  exciting sporting events?
  The Sainsbury's UK School
  Games (UKSG) is a major
  multi-sport event for both
  able-bodied and disabled
  young athletes.
  With opening and...

• Banking the points
  06

  Over the May Bank Holiday
  weekend we held our biggest ever
  Nectar points giveaway and it was
  a roaring success.
  During the four days we gave
  away one billion Nectar points,
  the equivalent of £5 million and
  signed up a...

• New website shares great food ideas
  06

  We've joined forces with MSN to
  create a brilliant new channel offering
  tasty food ideas and great recipes.
  'Sainsbury's Food and Drink on MSN
  UK' is the first section of its kind on
  the website and will feature...

• Super star performance
  06

  Our meat and fish counters were the star
  performers at the industry's Oscars, the
  Supermeat and Fish Awards 2010. We
  scooped no fewer than eight prizes - a
  Sainsbury's record - including, the top
  award Retailer of the...

• As far as you can go
  07

  Helston in Cornwall is probably best known for its
  famous Floral Dance. But now it's got another claim to
  fame: it's home to our most southerly store.
  Just ten miles from Lizard Point, the UK mainland's
  southern-most point,...

• Drinks Awards
  07

  Let's raise a glass and celebrate our fantastic
  performance in the Quality Drink Awards in London
  where we picked up eight awards - more than any
  other supermarket!
  Our Taste the difference Vintage champagne
  2004 was voted a...

• Fast Facts
  07

  Last year we
  printed 69 million
  tip cards to inspire
  our colleagues and
  customers to cook.
  Since it started, more
  than 9,150 colleagues have
  taken part in You Can. You Can
  gives you the opportunity to
  develop your skills...

• Lofty Savings
  07

  Last winter's big freeze meant higher energy bills for
  all of us, but there are plenty of ways to keep the costs
  down. Up to £1 in every £4 spent on heating is lost through
  the roof and even more heat can leak through the...

• Save with Cycle to Work
  07

  It's clean, it's green and it'll make
  you lean - what's more, it's cheap,
  that's our Cycle to Work scheme!
  The scheme has been rolling
  out across the company since
  June and, as well as the health and
  environmental benefits...

• Topping our rivals
  07

  Our 53 pizza counters are
  serving up something the
  competition just can't top: hot
  pizza! "Hot pizzas are unique to
  our stores," says David Hales,
  Holborn store support centre.
  "And they're selling so well,
  another 41 pizza...

• Spotlight: Freedom Food
  08

  We're officially the UK's largest retailer of Freedom Food products. But what does
  that mean? How does a Freedom Food approved farm work and why is it different?
  Our colleagues Lewis Brown and Karl Monkhouse, Attleborough, spent...

• Local News: North
  10

  Nantwich
  Pedal power raised more than £1,700 to send
  young gymnast Kirsty Robertson to Athens Stoke on Trent -»
  Stoke on Trent Store Manager
  Steve King joined forces with Lord
  Mayor Denver Tolley and Lady
  Mayoress Lynne at...

• Get the Nation Cooking: Active Kids come out to cook
  12

  Smartly dressed in their
  immaculate uniforms, children
  rom across theMJK arrived ,n
  London for the final of the
  Active Kids Get Cooking
  Special Challenge 2010. Giggles and smiles filled the auditorium at Holborn store support...

• Get the Nation Cooking: To cook or not to cook
  14

  A lack of time, skills and being strapped for cash are all
  adding to a decline in scratch cooking. So, should cooking be
  compulsory in schools? Or should parents roll up their sleeves
  and pass on their knowledge? Our experts...

• Start the day with Justin
  15

  Topics ranging from the Paralympics to our refunds
  policy were on the agenda when colleagues from
  Region 22 got the chance to Start the day with Justin
  at our Hempstead Valley store. Q: Why is bonus paid on contracted
  hours...

• The latest from Tell Justin
  15

  During periods two and three colleagues
  came up with 940 ideas!
  Popular ones included:
  Fee^ack:
  Can we improve the Colleague Panel
  feedback website by adding chat
  rooms, guick poll ideas and colleague
  feedback on...

• The Big Cook Off: Can you handle the heat
  16

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  cooking this since I was 15.
  This was the first thing I learnt I
  to cook in domestic science at I
  school -1 still have my school j
  cookery book from 1972!" , 4 - ;
  On you marks, get set, cook..!...

• Focus on: Home Baking
  18

  In August we're launching
  our brand new own-brand
  home baking range instore.
  It's a massive range and
  will include 92 new and
  improved own-brand home
  baking lines supported by
  53 new branded lines and a
  number of items...

• Local News: West
  20

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  of fantastic colleague photos in every for a file size of at least 1MB.
  issue! So to make sure your photo can be » Saving...

• Local News: Logistics
  21

  ._ safety was the lesson of the day when Hams Hall drivers
  Les Bishop and Mike Walters spent a day at Coleshill Primary
  School. They talked to Year 5 pupils about the importance of
  wearing helmets and hi-vis clothing when out...

• Local Charity: Your efforts make the difference
  22

  There have been some truly amazing
  fundraising feats completed by
  colleagues over the past 12 months
  to support their Local Charities
  And with every store now
  having confirmed its nominate
  Local Charity for this year,
  we're...

• Local News: South
  24

  I M
  Lewes Road -»
  Lewes Road colleagues definitely
  brought a bit of sunshine into store when
  they put on their best Hawaiian shirts to
  drive sales of seasonal products. Bryan
  Swainbank was hailed the manager with
  the worst...

• National Colleague Council
  26

  Dedication and a passion to support each other is what inspires
  colleagues to volunteer to sit on our National Colleague Council (NCC).
  The NCC is a 15-strong team of elected colleagues from a wide range of roles. They are...

• Off our Trolley
  27

  "My good friend Fad Whitehouse and I
  have been writing comedy together for
  nine years," said Liam. "We've written
  sitcoms and sketches for YouTube and
  have both done stand-up comedy. It's
  just a hobby, although I'd love to be...

• Local News: East
  28

  Ipswich -»
  Despite the searing heat, Ipswich colleagues
  Erica Judd, Nicki Read and Chris March
  donned their walking boots and trekked
  six miles in support of new Local Charity,
  Ipswich Sea Cadets. The trio raised £143...

• Local News: Convenience
  29

  Finding work when you have a disability can be tough
  but colleagues in Leicester are making a real difference.
  Seven Remploy jobseekers now have jobs at five
  Convenience stores in Leicester, with many others
  gaining the chance...

• Dead ringers
  30

  L
  Is there a colleague in your
  store who is a spitting image
  of Cristiano Ronaldo? Or if not
  the world's most expensive
  footballer, then how about
  another celebrity?
  We're on the look-out for the
  very best pictures of...

• Nescafe Competition
  30

  ..ven if the summer weather doesn't
  /live up to its billing (much like the
  England team at this year's World
  Cup) you may have noticed instore
  that NESCAFE'S Britain's Brightest
  Summer Campaign is giving
  customers a lift...

• Crossword
  31

  This testing tea-time teaser is
  all about the great British summer. ACROSS
  6. Vehicle which
  allows holidaymakers
  to move around (7)
  7. Classic film whose
  taqline is 'In space no-one
  can hear you scream' (5)
  9....

• Family Values
  31

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• Wear in the World
  31

  mMB
  1 What's the most far-flung
  place in the world we can
  spot our colleagues in
  niform? Here's the
  try all the way from
  Apple,
  rour colleagues took
  Sainsbury's style to new
  heights on a trip to New York.
  Gill Cooke and...

• My Favourite
  32

  It's a lazy summer day, the sun is
  shining and that delicious barbecue
  smell comes wafting from the garden.
  Aberdeen St Nicholas Local colleague
  Louise Marshall tells us why her
  favourite product is just perfect
  for summer...