Tag Archives: Sainsbury

Cocoa Life good – fairly traded bad

Posted on August 8, 2017 by ianchisnall

The latest news in the changes to Fairtrade branding seems bound to cause challenges for consumers who are keen to support the producers of the food they purchase. Several years ago I had the pleasure of joining a small group … Continue reading →

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The food we don’t buy

Posted on May 16, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last week J Sainsbury announced that it plans to install combined heat and power (CHP) units in six more of its stores across the UK, bringing the national total up to 16. It is not yet known if any of … Continue reading →

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It started so well

Posted on March 9, 2015 by ianchisnall

The business interview first thing this morning on Radio 4 (at about 6.20) was with Justin King who was CEO of Sainsbury until July 2014. It began so well, with a suggestion that we as a nation need to focus … Continue reading →

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Lets not forget

Posted on May 10, 2014 by ianchisnall

As I wrote in early April, the Genocide in Rwanda which lasted for 100 days and led to 1 Million deaths and many more mutilations took place 20 years ago. Finding ways of associating oneself with these atrocities when there … Continue reading →

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