
Sainsbury's Celebrates Summer
New Commercial Arts is behind the retailer's latest 'Taste The Difference' ad
02 June 2025
In these three new spots created by NCA, the Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference range is celebrated with three products; a 30 day matured ribeye steak, ripe and juicy hand picked strawberries and pillowy sourdough pave. The campaign will help customers to see how they can upgrade their everyday meals to be more delicious with Sainsbury's Taste the Difference.
In each film we hear the familiar voice of Stephen Fry. When the customer asks ‘Hey Sainsbury’s’ Stephen can’t help but jump in, confident they are keen to know more about the craft and care that goes into the Taste the Difference range.
As they continue to marvel at their delicious food, Stephen’s anticipation grows. He continues to speculate, and we hear the well-known brass of Minnie Ripperton’s Les Fleurs build to a crescendo. But the customer then humorously and abruptly undermines Stephen’s rhapsodising by simply telling us it’s delicious, as they declare it ‘proper nice’, ‘well good’ or ‘banging’.
The TV spots are the latest addition to an OOH and digital campaign that launched in Spring and will continue through summer. The work was photographed by Lizzie Mason, using a premium visual lighting style, garnished with touches of humanity and a sense of the everyday. The campaign uses a simple copy approach with two word headlines; one being the food itself, followed by a play on words to allude to the fact TTD food gives you a chance to level up every meal time.
Credits
Brand: Sainsbury’s
Radha Davies: Marketing Director
Stephen Bowes: Head of Campaigns
Emma Bisley: Head of Campaigns
Abbey Garrood: Campaign Manager
Jessica McFaul: Marketing Campaign Executive
Daisy Exton: Digital Marketing Lead
Agency: NCA
Creative:
Founder, CCO: Ian Heartfield
Creative Director: Dan Bailey
Creative Director: Brad Woolf
Creative Director: Alex King
Creative Director: Raymond Chan
Account Handling & Planning:
Founder: James Murphy
Founder: David Golding
CEO: Hannah White
Managing Partner: Louise Bodily
Managing Partner: James Wilkinson
Account Director: Toby Moynan
Account Director: Abigail Johal
Account Manager: Jeff Baker
Strategy Partner: Kim Walker
Senior Strategist: Julia Manstead
Production:
Senior Producer: Rebecca Holt
Print Production Lead: Cara Swindell
Project Director: Sarah Bruce
Design & Artwork: King Henry Studios
Head of Design: Danny Tomkins
Designers: Jasmin Price
Artworker: Bradley Baker
Producer: Cameron Henry
Motion Producer: Cassia Henry
Retouching: Gemma Lawton
Social Content Editor: Tom Lockwood
Print and DOOH Production
Agent: At Rare
Director & Photographer: Lizzie Mason
Producer: Kay Edwards
DoP: Matt Fox
DOOH Post Production
Edit: King Henry
Colourist: Jax Harney
Film Production:
Production Co: Merman
Director: Guy Manwaring
Producer: Jess Ensor
Production Manager: Rosie Marchant
Exec Producer: Siobhan Murphy/Spencer Dodd
DoP: Patrick Meller
Production Designer: Laura Ellis Cricks
Casting: Hannah Birkett Casting
Film Post Production:
Editing Company: Work Editorial
Editor: Mark Edinoff
Producer: Frankie Elster
Online Post House: Selected Works
Colourist : Hannibal Lang
VFX Shoot Supervisor: Adame Boutriff
VFX Lead: Dan Adams
VFX Producer: Lou Cherry
Executive Producer: Alex Fitzgerald
Audio:
Audio Post Production: Wave Studios
Sound Designer: Harry Butcher
Audio Producer: Caroline Jemirifo
Music Supervision: Leland - Toby Williams