'Sainsbury's Journal', July/August 2011

Table of content

• Coming up
  02

  » SEpT
  over 1,600 athletes in 12
  different sports will compete
  in the Sainsbury’s uK School
  Games, on 1-4th September. It’s
  also International paralympic
  day on the 8th, and of
  course our Conference is on
  14th...

• Contents
  02

  NEWS rouNd-up...............................................................04..
  Details.of.our.200th.Great.Food.Counters.store,.how.we.help.
  to.ensure.a.fair.share.for.all.and.meet.our.award-winning.
  pharmacist.
  GoK...

• Upfront
  02

  I’m.always.really.proud.of.how.our.values.make.us.different.from.other.businesses..
  Even.when.our.customers.are.finding.things.tough.financially,.they.don’t.want.us.to.
  compromise.on.our.principles..In.this.issue.we.focus.on.some.of.the.great.things.we.
  do.to.live.up.to.our.five.company.values.and.on.pages.14-17.you.can.read.all.about.
  these.–.and.importantly,.what.you.can.do.personally.to.get.involved..
  .I.hope.you’re.excited.about.our.new.partnership.with.one.of.fashion’s.biggest.
  personalities!.On.pages.8.and.9,.we.catch.up.with.cover.star.Gok.as.he.puts.the.
  finishing.touches.to.his.exclusive.clothing.range.for.Tu,.launching.later.this.year..
  .Elsewhere.in.the.issue,.we.look.at.how.our.British.sweetcorn.makes.it.from.
  field.to.fork.in.under.48.hours.(p18),.and.(p19).see.how.Active.Kids.is.helping.
  schoolchildren.get.creative.in.the.kitchen..And.I.managed.to.catch.up.with.last.
  issue’s.competition.winner,.Alun.Davies.from.Elstree.Depot.at.Pandamonium.
  in.the.Park.–.see.what.happened.at.this.spectacular.
  event.on.page.26..
  .Finally,.96.colleagues.battled.it.out.in.the.kitchen.
  for.a.place.in.the.final.of.our.Big.Bake.Off.competition.
  –.take.a.look.at.our.coverage.of.the.heats.and.semi.
  finals.on.pages.12.and.13.to.find.out.who’s.taking.their.
  creation.through.to.the.final.at.Our.Conference.at.the.
  NEC.in.Birmingham.on.14th.September..Speaking.of.the.
  Conference,.it’s.not.far.off.now.and.I’m.looking.forward.
  to.seeing.over.4,500.of.you.there!....

• Contributors
  03

  Sharon
  Stonehouse,
  Newcastle under
  Lyme, is one of
  our Corporate
  responsibility
  stars on page 14.
  Find out exactly
  why she abseiled
  down old
  Trafford, home of
  Man united FC!
  Alun davies
  from Elstree
  depot is a...

• Freeze Frame
  03

  Stephanie Webster whisks
  up a treat in our Big Bake
  off competition. Turn to
  page 12 to find out how
  around 600 of our keenest
  bakers were whittled down
  to seven fantastic finalists
  – and how we put on a
  fabulous tea...

• Guest editor: Karine Le-Blanc
  03

  Being.a.budding.journalist.and.my.store’s.PR.
  Ambassador.I.jumped.at.the.chance.of.being.
  the.Journal’s.guest.editor..As.it’s.packed.with.
  so.much.colleague.and.company.news,.it’s.
  the.best.way.to.be.in.the.know.
  Five...

• Counting the Counters
  04

  Our counters reached a milestone
  this year as we celebrated our
  200th store to have Great Food
  Counters at Gloucester Quays!
  Felicity Hodkinson, Holborn
  store support centre, explained:
  “Gloucester Quays was the first
  to...

• In Brief
  04

  Queen’s honour
  You may have heard
  that Justin has been
  appointed a CBE
  (Commander of the
  Order of the British
  Empire) by the Queen
  in her Birthday Honours
  List. This is in recognition
  of his contribution to the
  British...

• News Round-Up
  04

  A look at what we’ve been up to recently, what’s
  new and what’s coming down the line soon... Seal of approval
  Our Food College training has received a national
  seal of approval from City & Guilds. This means...

• Seal of Approval
  04

  Seal of approval
  Our Food College training has received a national
  seal of approval from City & Guilds. This means it’s
  recognised as meeting the highest quality standards.
  All colleagues who complete training through...

• A Real Tonic for Pharmacy Team
  05

  Zoë Pearce is proving a real tonic for her
  local community, and her work has been
  recognised with a national award from
  Chemist+Druggist (C+D), a leading weekly
  magazine for retail pharmacists.
  Zoë, who is the Pharmacy...

• Big Stats
  05

  £100m 5,500
  the value of equipment
  and experiences donated
  through Active Kids.
  savings on selected home
  baking ingredients and
  bakeware until the end
  of August.
  the number of
  customers so far using
  Sainsbury’s...

• Foster Care Appeal
  05

  Foster care appeal
  Wanted: loving, caring, attentive foster carers.
  Sound like you? Then maybe you could make a real
  difference to the lives of vulnerable children.
  Synarbor is keen to speak to colleagues with both
  the...

• Website Mobilised
  05

  Keep in touch on your phone
  Would you like to view our videos and
  information on your smart phone?
  Below we feature our first QR code,
  which will allow you to view our nonfood
  website on your mobile device.
  It’s really...

• Loving our left-overs
  06

  Loving our left-overs
  We’ve been working with FareShare for
  17 years. And this July, we ran trials for
  a Meal Appeal with the charity to get
  customers and colleagues involved while
  complementing the work we already do...

• School’s In
  06

  This August sees a new TV advert that the
  kids might not want to see. But parents will –
  thanks to our Back to School campaign where
  we’re offering our Tu school clothing range
  from as little as £2!
  We’re launching the...

• The Beer Hunters
  06

  tastiest beers have
  been shortlisted by
  customers and experts
  to be in with a chance
  of being sold in our
  stores.
  The Great British
  Beer Hunt will arrive
  instore from 7th
  September, when the
  beers will be put on
  sale...

• Big Stats
  07

  11 100 500%
  the number of years that
  Jamie Oliver has been
  working in partnership
  with us.
  the number of adverts that
  he has appeared in.
  increase in sales of
  Freedom Food salmon
  fillets following one of
  Jamie’s...

• Get hold of a treasure chest
  07

  Look out for your community chests in
  stores, depots and store support centres
  now!
  Packed full of great ideas, this chest
  gives you a one-stop shop with all you
  need to know about placing your site at the
  heart of the local...

• Green Timbers
  07

  Green timbers
  Wood you believe it? Our very own garden
  furniture took centre stage at the Chelsea
  Flower Show, with the stand winning a bronze
  award.
  The bistro table and chair set was part of
  the Forest Stewardship...

• On your marks
  07

  On your marks...
  Exclusive Colleague
  Ticket Offer!
  All colleagues who purchase
  tickets will be entered into a
  prize draw to win our VIP
  package for you and three
  friends. Includes our exclusive
  VIP area and...

• Tiger Feat for Lily
  07

  When Lily Robinson (aged three and a
  half) wrote to our Careline team, she didn’t
  expect to become an Internet hit!
  Lily asked: “Why is tiger bread called tiger
  bread? It should be called giraffe bread.
  Love from Lily...

• The Gok Collection
  08

  Gok revealed Gok
  Journal: So, an exciting new collection!
  Tell us all about it.
  Gok: Well, the collection is all about
  celebrating the female form. It’s a
  misconception to think that when you
  are designing clothes it’s...

• Local News: South
  10

  Pilgrims Progress
  Pilgrims Progress
  Colleagues at Thanet have been
  working extra hard for their Local
  Charity, Pilgrims Hospices. Smashing
  their original target of £2,000 through
  bucket collections, they have managed
  to...

• Local News: Convenience
  11

  Region 71
  On a mission to
  raise money
  Region 71 colleagues used
  wheelbarrows, scooters and
  bin wagons to complete a
  fundraising challenge.
  Their mission was to
  travel by any means –
  other than car or taxi
  – between...

• Big Bake Off
  12

  “The standard this year has been incredibly high. They all have such
  energy, enthusiasm and passion for baking. Finding a winner at Our
  Conference is not going to be an easy task.” – Zoe Iveson, Holborn
  store support...

• Corporate Responsibility
  14

  A big thank you goes to each and
  every colleague for making our
  Corporate Responsibility Report 2011 –
  released in June – one of the best yet! Because of your fantastic achievements, we’re
  not only providing customers...

• From Field to Fork in 48 Hours
  18

  Spotlight:
  From field to fork in 48 hours Sweet timing Colleague Matt Williams,
  Basingstoke depot, added: “We
  quality-check the products
  and scan them on to a central
  system before preparing the
  delivery. Everything is...

• Active Kids
  19

  cooking!
  Fancy shepherd’s pie topped by
  Victoria sponge? Or cheesecake pavlova?
  These are just two of the fantastic recipes
  from the 2011 Active Kids Get Cooking
  Special Challenge final held in June. Beef stew crumble...

• Local News: North
  20

  Star PR ambassador ➔
  They’ve got a PR star in their midst in region 58, as Olwyn Payton continues to
  put the Nantwich store on the map! Over the past 12 months, she’s organised
  an impressive 403 pieces of media coverage...

• Local News: SSC
  21

  Maria Shahin recently ran the
  North London Race for Life,
  completing the 5k circuit with
  sister Sonia and mother Fernanda.
  On her own she raised £235, but
  our Local Heroes scheme matched
  this figure creating a total of...

• Local News: West
  22

  Calcot ➔
  Colleagues and customers got behind our Paralympic athletes
  as they covered the distance between Land’s End and John
  O’Groats – by exercise bike! Region 46 Paralympian Simon
  Goodall and his goalball teammates...

• Local News: East
  24

  Mildenhall ➔
  Mildenhall colleagues are just what the doctor ordered for their Local
  Charity, the Friends of the Market Cross Surgery. Through tombolas
  and bucket collections, they’ve raised a fantastic £1,600, which will...

• Local News: Logistics
  25

  After a year of volunteering 350 hours of their time,
  colleagues at Stoke depot have raised a whopping £31,261.08
  for the Donna Louise Trust.
  The money means the hospice, which provides respite and
  end of life care for...

• Crossword
  26

  Down
  1. A cookie, in other words (7)
  2. These bind ingredients together in
  baking (4)
  3. It is used in raising dough for bread (5)
  4. Cherries and apples are used as the
  ______ in many tarts (7)
  5. Type of quiche (5)
  6....

• Refresh and Revive
  26

  and revive!
  and revive!
  How many areas most checked
  by dentists does Oral-B’s new
  Pro-Expert Toothpaste protect against?
  a) 6 b) 7 c) 8
  Now that the summer holidays are in full flow,
  the time might just be right for you...

• Take a Break
  26

  and revive!
  and revive!
  Refresh
  How many areas most checked
  by dentists does Oral-B’s new
  Pro-Expert Toothpaste protect against?
  a) 6 b) 7 c) 8
  Now that the summer holidays are in full flow,
  the time might just be right...

• Family Values
  27

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• Junior Journal
  27

  Junior
  Journal
  It’s true! The Journal is read
  all ages, as demonstrated by
  our newest and youngest reader,
  Erin Saunders.
  Erin picked up the Journal
  when she visited her Mum and
  Dad, Emma and Gareth Saunders
  instore at...

• Last issue’s winners
  27

  The winner of our Pandamonium in the Park
  competition was Alun Davies, Elmstree depot.
  Find out how he and his family got on on page 18.
  The two winners of our ‘Sofa, so good’
  competition were Linda McGregor, Darnley,
  and...

• Win a Brand New iPad 2
  27

  WIN a brand
  new iPad 2
  It will soon be back to school for the kids, which means
  new clothes, a new pencil case and a daily lunchbox to fill.
  Cathedral City has developed Chedds, a great new idea
  to cater for what mums want...

• My Favourite
  28

  From tangy orange chocolate
  and daring popping candy to the
  sweetest honey flavour – we’ve
  taken many of our favourite
  treats and turned them into
  an exciting new collection of
  preserves and spreads, part
  of our by...