Listen as five start-ups pitch to James Bailey, boss of the Â£7bn turnover packaged food department at Sainsbury's, for him to become an adviser to their b...

Listen to five start-ups pitch for a Sainsbury's director as an adviser

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Listen as five start-ups pitch to James Bailey, boss of the Â£7bn turnover packaged food department at Sainsbury's, for him to become an adviser to their business.

Three businesses, Old Spike Roastery, House of the Rising Bun and Localz, used presentation slides which you can see below.

Scroll to the bottom of the page to find out the winner!

James Bailey has kindly agreed to work with two companies. Congratulations to Cemal and Martijn and well done to all the contestants who impressed James. It was a very hard decision!

We will stay in touch with James and the businesses. Look out for updates on the blog.

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Listen to five start-ups pitch for a Sainsbury's director as an adviser

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