They have teamed up with Jersey Enterprise, a States body which promotes local businesses, and are currently asking suppliers of locally-sourced fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, dairy, eggs, drinks, flowers, bakery produce and general groceries to attend a special ‘meet-the-buyer event’ at the Royal Jersey Showground later this month.
Builders, electricians, plumbers and general labourers are also being invited to attend the meeting on 23 and 24 September to discuss contracts to fit out the new Waitrose stores.
The UK supermarket giant recently announced that it had bought the supermarket arm of Sandpiper CI, which owned Checkers and Safeway.
