Sainsbury's Profits Down Again

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33075097

6th consecutive quarter apparently.

I am not sure exactly what Sainsbury's are for ? I remember Alan Coren being asked the same question on The News Quiz once and he thought that the answer was that they were good for keeping the riff-raff out of Waitrose !

[Ric.ror]

Well I like Sains and I am doing my bit to keep their profits up
Same with M&S

[mikey4444]

Good on you Ric.ror, which reminds me .....I must pop into Lidl before the place closes today ! I have run out of bread and dripping !

[Broseph]

http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article5652310.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Anjem-Choudary.jpg

Choudary.

[Broseph]

Oops,sorry wrong thread

[jennyjoan]

mikey what do you use the dripping for- I know they made great chips years ago but isn't really fattening now more than anything I know.

[dave50]

To put on white bread with lots of salt!

[hc4361]

Lard isn't all bad. I still use it in cooking and baking

"By any estimation, lard is a healthier fat than butter. Gram for gram, it contains 20% less saturated fat, and it's higher in the monounsaturated fats which seem to lower LDL cholesterol (the "bad" kind) and raise HDL (the "good"). It's one of nature's best sources of vitamin D."

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/feb/15/consider-lard

[Baldric]

No sign of AOG and Muslims on this thread yet?

[Old_Geezer]

Sainsbury's are ok. They do risk falling between 2 stools though. That stated, since the arrive of the likes of Aldi and Lidl a fair few are in that position.

Not sure I'd be ecstatic about spreading lard on a slice of bread though. Dripping yes, not that I ever have any, but lard ? Leave that for frying the 'Full English' breakfast !

[Old_Geezer]

Yeah t hose Muslims are not spending enough at Sainsbury's >:-(

[jennyjoan]

mikey was talking about dripping - isn't that far fattening than lard.

I bought it one day and put it in the fridge thinking of chips - but then I reproached myself and said Jaysus enough dripping on you my dear. I threw it out.

[Old_Geezer]

http://skipthepie.org/fats-and-oils/lard/compared-to/meat-drippings-lard-beef-tallow-mutton-tallow/

Not that much difference. I believe lard is from pigs, dripping mainly from cows.

[Barmaid]

I'm not really surprised. I think their standards have dropped and their prices increased. I stopped shopping there some time ago and now split my bounty between Aldi and Waitrose.

[hc4361]

Beef dripping is good, too

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2827773/The-latest-foodie-fad-Dripping-s-healthier-think.html

[jno]

they used to be a careful mixture of upmarket and low price, but Tesco beat them on pricing and then Waitrose beat them on gentility. But I think their products are still okay and not outlandishly expensive, and I'm quite happy shopping there as well as other places.

I've lost track of what I'm supposed to be doing with my Nectar card, though. My Tesco card goes towards airmiles and my Waitrose card gets me free newspapers and coffee, but what is Nectar good for these days?

[Broseph]

/No sign of *** and Muslims on this thread yet?/

No but it appears he's written the last 2 lines of these paragraphs taken from hc4361's link at 14.59.

Does he write for the daily mail by any chance?

/James Martin says it’s the secret of his rich and moist fruit cake. Mary Berry uses it in her classic lasagne. Heston Blumenthal swears by it for ‘perfect’ roast potatoes. And Rick Stein fries his fish and chips in it at his restaurant in Padstow.

So what is this wonder ingredient? No, not some fancy foreign oil but plain old beef dripping./

Does *** write for the daily mail by any chance?

[ludwig]

All the 'old' supermarkets are suffering at the hands of Lidl and Aldi. Even Tesco, which once threatened to take over the world.

[TTG]

They have also reduced the number of Nectar points. I don't know much about business but how will this make customers return?

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/shopping/2014/10/nectar-points-cut-in-half-at-sainsburys-and-points-for-bag-reuse-scrapped