Sainsbury’s to stop free crisps and biscuits for staff
Sainsbury’s is planning to stop providing free crisps and biscuits for its staff as it pushes towards following the government’s initiative to crack down on obesity across the UK.
New options will be provided by the high-street retailer, including soups, porridge, fruit, and bread and an expanded range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options.
The retailer aims to get rid of the “largely unhealthy snacks” and support more health-conscious eating in line with the government’s new policies for junk food.
Sainsbury’s will ban snacks at all of its Sainsbury’s stores as well as Argos sites and its distribution hubs.
A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “We are committed to ensuring that every colleague who needs it can have something to eat at work.
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“After listening to feedback, we are making some updates that will provide a more consistent range of free food and give colleagues the opportunity to make light meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.”
The news comes on the heels of the government announcing new policies for supermarket retailers to follow as it tries to reduce the rate of obesity in the country.
Some of the proposed plans include mandatory reporting and fines if the new rules are not adhered to.
Supermarkets have had a mixed reaction to the new mandates, with some backing the government’s plans while others warned of higher prices due to the sudden changes.
The new changes come on the heels of Sainsbury’s posting strong financial results in the first quarter, reaching its highest market share in a decade.
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Good way of upsetting your staff by removing the food just because of government orders .
It’s changing the food not remocinyfood, try reading.
A bit difficult to make meals when you only have a half hour or twenty minute break. Unpaid of course.
Entitled much? The fact they provide anything is to be commended not knocked. And to change to nourishing food rather than junk is a bad thing how?
I am on a drive to get healthy an being stopped does not help so taking away food from does not help there well being at all it not about helping the staff it punishing them again
I work for Sainbsurys. Their whole Helath Eating campaign is BS.
All the give us is porridge pots, tins of beans and more recebtly, rotten fruit and out of date food items he it cereal, chocolate etc. Its disgusting from sainsburys