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Justin King takes chairman position at Itsu Grocery

The brand plans to boost its grocery sales within two years.

Itsu Grocery has appointed former Sainsbury CEO Justin King as a non-executive chairman.

King, who was already the advisor for the group, takes his position at the same time as Itsu said it plans to boost annual grocery sales to £100m in annual sales in two years.

King served as Sainsbury’s CEO for a period of 10 years before stepping down back in 2014.

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