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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON EPOS: Next-gen capabilities
Technology from Madic is allowing Park Garage Group to offer a click and collect service for its Bakery 79 food to go: one example of next-gen epos capabilities available to forecourt operators.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON FORECOURT MAINTENANCE: Winter challenges
We’re all susceptible to the vagaries of the British weather but our winter weather poses specific challenges for forecourt operators. Equipment needs to be able to withstand harsh conditions to ensure sites run smoothly.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things you need to know about frozen foods
Changing consumer perceptions and air fryer mania are driving opportunities in frozen foods.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things to know about coffee and baked goods
The coffee and bakery categories are worth a combined £12bn each year, with developments in this space showing no signs of slowing. Here are five things you need to know about these heroes of forecourt operators’ foodservice offerings.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Branded ready-meal freezers
MFG and Ascona are among the latest operators to try Praveen Kumar branded ready-meal freezers, one of several suppliers to have entered this space since Cook introduced the concept 15 years ago.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON VALETING: Splashing the cash
More and more forecourts are finding that offering top-notch valeting facilities really pays off – in terms of attracting new customers who often go on to fill up at the pump and spend money in the store.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SHOP SECURITY: Crime and punishment
Forecourt operators are finding new ways to combat shop crime, with MFG reporting a 60% reduction in theft in a two store trial using Chirp electronic tags on targeted items.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things to know about Christmas alcohol
Baileys Terry’s Chocolate Orange, Jack Daniel’s Blackberry and Jim Beam Pineapple are among the Christmas crackers for this year’s alcohol aisles.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Six things you need to know about Christmas confectionery
The Christmas confectionery market reached £853 million in 2024, up £88 million on the previous year, as retailers prepare their festive displays with sharing formats and gifting options taking priority
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: The big breakfast opportunity for forecourts
The furore over the weekend’s news that McDonald’s has quietly withdrawn its long-time favourite Breakfast Roll and replaced it with the Sausage Sandwich shows just how seriously customers view choices for their first meal of the day: and it is a mindset that should be matched by forecourt operators with their morning food to go range.
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Focus On FeatureSPOTLIGHT ON FUELS: Better performance, better profits?
Earlier this year Halfords questioned on Instagram: ‘True or False – premium fuel improves your car’s performance.’ Its answer was ‘False’ explaining that most modern engines are designed to run optimally on regular fuel. But many motorists swear by it and so too do forecourt operators.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: five things to know about sports and energy drinks
With so many consumers paying close attention to health, exercise and wellness, it’s hardly surprising that the sports and energy drink market continues to be one of the real winners for retailers, with the subcategory worth £2.5bn (and growing) last year.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Six things to know about coffee-to-go
The coffee-to-go category continues to be a strong opportunity with emergent players trying to win over forecourt operators, and motorists demanding quality when it comes to their caffeine hit.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON FRANCHISE AND CONCESSIONS: Working together
You’ve heard of Subway but what about Spudway? Well its hot fluffy jacket potatoes are coming to Subway branches next week and Fraser’s Retail, for one, can’t wait. The company’s chief operating officer, Mark Wilson, is expecting the addition of jacket potatoes to the Subway menu to boost trade by at least 10% across the three Frasers’ sites that have the franchise.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things to know about stocking up for the ‘big night in’
It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since the peak of covid, but while life has changed in all sorts of ways since then, one hangover from our numerous lockdowns persists: people are staying home more.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Six things you need to know about bread and bakery
What’s rolling in the bread and bakery category that will help your sales rise?
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON EV CHARGING: Taking charge
MFG may be leading the way with EV charging, but many forecourt operators, often with hurdles in their way, are still taking a ‘wait and see’ approach, reports Tracy West.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Seven things you need to know about dairy drinks and iced coffees
Sales of iced coffee and dairy drinks, which offer an alternative to high street chains and sugary carbonates, look to continue to grow for convenience outlets
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON HEALTH & SAFETY: Risky business
The health and safety regulations that apply to forecourts range far and wide. And so they should, considering the mix of flammable substances, moving vehicles and members of the public that are present. And that’s before you add any car wash and valeting equipment, EV charging and the all-important convenience store.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON WET-STOCK MANAGEMENT: Take back control
If your wet-stock contract is up for renewal, now is a great opportunity to improve your margins by optimising your systems. So says Morten Raaby, general manager Europe at Titan Cloud.