Sainsbury's apologises for cat and dog food shortages
If you’re a pooch or kitty owning Sainsbury’s customer, you’ve probably been faced with product availability issues of late.
Certainly, our Editor’s cat is far from happy right now.
The grocery giant has now issued an apology to frustrated pet lovers across the UK.
“Due to a national shortage of dog and cat food pouches, we're sorry if you're not able to find your usual product at Sainsbury's,” it said in an email.
It added: “We're working hard to resolve this. We think the issue will be ongoing through the year, but we hope to get them back onto shelves as quickly as possible.”
Sainsbury’s did not reveal the reason for the shortage, but our money’s on Brexit.
Either that or the coronavirus outbreak which saw UK consumers panic buying pet foods during March and April of last year.
Things gradually returned to normal, but with more nationwide lockdowns coming into force and coronavirus deaths and cases soaring, perhaps many people have been stocking up once again.
Plastic not fantastic
Last month, Sainsbury’s introduced a system which allows customers to recycle Polypropylene (PP) film found in several household plastic products.
A trial is underway in 63 of its supermarkets across the north east with full roll-out expected by the end of this year.
It builds on Sainsbury’s provision of front of store collection points for Polyethylene (PE) film and carrier bags in over 600 stores across the UK.
PP film currently isn't accepted by most councils in the UK.
To make it easier to recycle flexible plastic packaging, customers will be able to put their PP plastics into the same recycling bins currently provided in Sainsbury’s stores that collect PE plastics.
“We are dedicated to trialling and testing new initiatives as part of our ongoing commitment to make it easier for customers to recycle,” said Claire Hughes, Director of Product and Innovation at Sainsbury’s,
“We hope that by trialling flexible film recycling points in our stores and accepting more of the packaging that our customers may be unable to recycle at home, we are helping our customers reduce plastic waste.”
She concluded: “We’ll listen to feedback from our colleagues and customers before we roll-out the flexible plastic packaging recycling scheme wider.”
