It came as the supermarket giant said trading was ‘encouraging’ in recent months but highlighted that there was some caution from shoppers.

It came as the supermarket giant said trading was ‘encouraging’ in recent months but highlighted that there was some caution from shoppers.

Simon Roberts argued that the industry has had to deal with a greater burden of costs than other sectors, which a new government needs to address.

Sainsbury's chief executive says food inflation "not coming through as significantly as some expected"