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Fazila Foods launch vibrant new website
Fazila Foods, one of the North West's most loved food brands and producer of the finest Asian flavours, has launched a new website to showcase the fantastic range of products on offer and help communicate the brand's family values to a wider audience. To celebrate the...
Reflections from across the company on the UK’s first lockdown anniversary
During the pandemic, 3500 staff from across the company have played a key role in keeping essential supply chains open for 600 independently and company owned SPAR stores across the north of England. Roles range from retail, warehouse, production, transport, and...
In Focus – News from across James Hall & Co.
Explore news from across James Hall & Co. Ltd. by reading the In Focus newsletter (Spring 2021) including: Company news Fundraising partnerships Corporate social responsibility initiatives New product launches.
Recycling Partnership: Baking the World a Better Place
Ever wondered what happens to those aluminium pie trays after they go in the bin? The answer to that question has recently changed for the better thanks to a progressive new partnership between James Hall & Co.'s company owned bakery, Clayton Park Bakery, and HML...
SPAR delivers landmark 1 million pieces of PPE to Marie Curie nurses
Collectively, SPAR UK has delivered 1 million pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Marie Curie Nurses working on the frontline, as part of their innovative ‘PPE Click & Collect Service’. Marie Curie Nurses have relied on PPE to continue delivering...
Celebrating inspiring female role models in sport on International Women’s Day
The SPAR Lancashire School Games is calling for girls and women across the county to take part in a motivational programme of activities for International Women’s Day 2021. Running between the 8-14th March, there will be a host of free resources, case studies and...
SPAR City of Preston 10K goes virtual
The Running Bee Foundation has postponed the SPAR City of Preston 10K which was due to take place on Sunday 28th March – it will now be held on Sunday 26th September 2021. With the current impact of COVID, government guidelines around the easing of lockdown, and their...
Four delicious new SPAR brand sausages launched
James Hall & Co. has added four new flavours of SPAR sausage for its network of independent and company owned SPAR stores to enjoy. All made from British pork and available in north of England SPAR stores, four new sausages have been released on a rotational basis...
SPAR Wolsingham re-launches in purpose built site
SPAR wholesaler for the north of England, James Hall & Co., has re-launched one of its company owned stores in Wolsingham, County Durham. There has been a SPAR store at the heart of Wolsingham village since 1995 and whilst the store has always been popular with...
James Hall & Co. deliver 202,758 pieces of essential PPE
Between October 2020 and January 2021, James Hall & Co. delivered over 202,700 pieces of PPE (personal protective equipment) to Marie Curie nurses working across the north of England. Working with independent SPAR retailers and company owned stores, a month’s...
20K customers aim to be QUIDS IN with SPAR
James Hall & Co. has seen over 20,000 entries in the company’s latest customer focused marketing campaign, ‘QUIDS IN’. With a £10K jackpot on offer and 1,000s of SPAR vouchers to spend in-store, 20,000 customers have already entered the text-to-win competition by...
Stopping the spread of COVID-19
In conjunction with Lancashire County Council, James Hall & Co. started weekly, COVID-19 lateral flow tests at Bowland View on Monday 4th January 2020. After one week of working with The British Army, over 30 staff volunteers were trained in how to supervise,...