'Sainsbury's Journal', June 2013

Table of content

• INSIDE
  02

  SUMER IN THE SUN: our colleagues at Hammersmith Local enjoy some sunshine
  (see page 8). Nabeel Ahmed wears: Blue and red checked shirt, £16, and red chino shorts,
  £10; Senait Hagos wears: V-front tropical print jersey dress,...

• Quick word
  02

  You’ll notice that this issue of With shorter features, it’s also
  more of a tea-break read. But
  while the Journal’s thinner, our
  MySainsbury’s site is getting
  bigger so there’ll be more
  exclusive content and...

• Timewatch – some past milestones on our road to zero waste to landfill *
  02

  1975 – Fred Corby from our Basingstoke
  Depot was pictured in the Journal
  collecting cheese scrapings, which were
  then sold on. Baling machines
  costing £17,000 were
  also brought in to recycle
  cardboard, while butter
  was...

• Hello
  03

  Hammersmith Local is 15 years old this month.
  So what better reason
  could there be for
  inviting colleagues to
  be our guest editors for
  our new-look Journal?
  Here, store manager
  Paul Tinley introduces
  life at...

• Why are we sponsoring the Sainsbury’s Summer Series?
  03

  2012 gave us a sporting summer like no other. But our sponsorship
  of the Sainsbury’s Summer Series means we can cheer on our
  sporting heroes once again AT THE LAUNCH: pictured with high jumper Robbie Grabarz (centre),...

• Ten things you need to know in June
  05

  04 Journal Ten things How our colleagues have achieved zero waste to landfill, chosen their Local
  Charities, been really promoting our business and much, much more.
  yo u need to know in June
  We’ve chosen our Local
  Charity pa...

• Quickfire cv
  06

  Name: Judith Batchelar
  Job title: Director of Sainsbury’s Brand
  Responsible for: Sainsbury’s brand quality
  and innovation and reputation. Including
  animal welfare, sustainability, product
  technology, product development,...

• Why our customers can trust our meat
  06

  In the wake of the meat contamination issue, the Journal looks at how we are
  ensuring that our customers can have every faith in our products. The horsemeat issue may have shaken consumer
  trust in the UK food industry, but none...

• testing by numbers
  07

  200
  food scientists
  and quality
  specialists
  oversee…
  10 million
  supplier tests
  and…
  63,000
  quality tests…
  at suppliers,
  in the centre
  and at our
  depots befo re
  our products
  even reach the
  store.
  SETING THE...

• Why we Love June
  08

  Why we June What’s coming up online and instore during the next 30 days
  worth the wait
  Due to the late arrival of summer, the release
  of certain products has been delayed so they
  can be sold at their best. For example, our...

• DOWNLOAD Click here Full-size PDF of the Why we June pages so youcan print it out and put it up around your work place
  09

  DOWNLOAD Click here
  Full-size PDF of the Why we June pages so you
  can print it out and put it up around your work place

• At a glance Your month in numbers
  10

  42K colleagues and growing have registered for extra benefits and more with
  mysainsburys.co.uk. Make sure you’re not missing out.
  26K culinary colleagues have attended our food colleges.
  £90m 134,000 colleagues will share...

• Your news News and pictures from around the regions
  13

  Catherine’s quick thinking saves a life The prompt actions of Chester colleague Catherine
  Pickering, pictured right, helped save a man’s life. Catherine was in her kitchen in the early hours
  of the morning when she spotted...

• Take a break
  14

  Thanks to our friends at popchips, we’re giving away two
  very special prizes in this issue of the Journal – a guitar and
  boombox signed by music megastar Katy Perry!
  Katy has been working with the San...

• Our People
  15

  Retirements
  Norman Alford, Badger Farm (4 yrs). Pauline
  Anderson, East Mayne (15 yrs). Phyllis
  Baily, Tamworth (22 yrs). John Barradell,
  Chaddesden (8 yrs). Jeremy Barry, Mere
  Green (5 yrs). Elizabeth Bartholomew,
  Lordshill...

• We've got Talent
  16

  Tuesday 16th July London
  Wednesday 17th July Bristol
  Thursday 18th July Midlands
  Tuesday 23rd July Belfast
  Wednesday 24th July Glasgow
  Thursday 25th JulY Leeds
  Heats:
  We’re looking for
  individuals or groups
  with talent...