All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2014 – Page 3
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News
Kingsmill uses its loaf
Kingsmill Great White is a soft white loaf with as much fibre as wholemeal. It has been developed for those consumers who love white bread but feel they should eat wholemeal instead for its health benefits. Kingsmill Great White is being positioned as a ’fibre provider’ as eating two slices ...
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Worker jailed over kidnap
A man who worked at a Dorset petrol station has been jailed for his role in the kidnap of the couple who owned it. Henry Ajanthan, 33, of Manor Garden in Swanage, who worked at the Texaco petrol station at Victoria Avenue, Swanage, and Ramesh Sornalingam, 38, of York Road ...
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Katsuma is unleashed
Bazooka Candy Brands is expanding its Moshi Monsters licensing partnership with the launch of Katsuma collectables. Each pyramid-shaped foil pack contains: 11g of ’rox’ shaped strawberry and raspberry flavoured dextrose candy; a sticker sheet with seven Katsuma stickers; and one of six collectable figurines. These could be either classic, summer, ...
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Pastries man up
The Heinz Big brand, which currently comprises soup and frozen ready meals, is moving into the chilled savoury market.Marketed and sold under licence by Peter’s Food Service, there are five 235g pies: steak, potato & HP brown sauce; steak & onion; steak & vegetable; chicken & bacon; and chicken & ...
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Win with Mayfair
JTI is running a ’text to win’ competition to support its Mayfair brand’s new look. This gives retailers the chance to win a share of £10,000-worth of stock. To enter, retailers simply text Mayfair to 88080, with no purchase necessary.Meanwhile, the new look has been unveiled to reinforce Mayfair’s status ...
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Morning missions
Breakfast is so big at the new Essentials of West Meon store in Hampshire that sales are catching up with lunch. Manager Lucy Jordan says that from a hot food perspective, sales are definitely bigger at breakfast than lunch.You can see why when you realise that shoppers are guaranteed a ...
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Murco sale "this month"
Murco’s US parent business is set to sell its UK business this month to a private equity firm, Greybull Capital, for more than $500m, according to sources close to the negotiations. Murphy Oil has had a long-stated aim of selling off its UK business and last month a spokeswoman said: ...
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Analysis
The price has to be right
With Esso now accepting Tesco Clubcards and BP having offered Nectar points for many years, the loyalty card is a growing influence on where drivers are choosing to re-fuel their cars, and a strong influence on whether they also take the opportunity to top-up on their groceries, according to Blake ...
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Analysis
Shop Talk with Tracy West
Three cheers for David Charman, whose Parkfoot Garage in West Malling, Kent, scooped the Convenience Retailer of the Year award last month. I don’t live too far away from this site so managed to take a look recently, and it really is very impressive. Where I live, the forecourts aren’t ...
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Forecourt employee robbed of £30,000
Police are appealing for witnesses after a forecourt worker was robbed at the Murco garage in Morden, Surrey. The incident happened on Monday, at approximately 09.55, when the 45-year-old male employee was collecting the weekend’s takings from the site. When he got back to his vehicle, two men approached him ...
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ACS welcomes sentencing consultation
The Sentencing Council’s Consultation on sentencing for Shop Theft offences and the retention of short custodial sentences has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores. ACS chief executive James Lowman, said: “Shop theft is one of the biggest operational challenges local shops face, with 70% of retailers having ...
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Go-ahead for a new Asda forecourt
Asda has been given the green light to build a new petrol forecourt close to the entrance to its store in Nuneaton. Despite objections from residents, the supermarket giant’s plans were approved. According to Nuneaton News, planning committee members were told that although the road it was being built in ...
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Forecourt ATM blown up in Bristol
Robbers blew up an ATM on an Esso forecourt in Bedminster, Bristol in the early hours of Thursday morning, leaving bank notes scattered on the ground. According to the Western Daily Press, “the blast fired the machine’s front panel about five metres forward, allowing the cash to fly out”. And ...
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UNITI expo unveils central plaza for visitors
A central plaza area of over 300 square metres, offering visitors to UNITI expo a comfortable seating area, with complimentary refreshments and free Wi-Fi facilities, has been unveiled this week. It is, say the organisers, a good example of how they want UNITI expo to appeal differently to visitors, with ...
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NewsShell to unveil plan to grow global c-store business
Shell is launching a strategy to grow its global convenience retail business and is looking to form long-term partnerships with leading category suppliers to achieve its goal. The $6bn convenience retail business will unveil its plans at a two-day event in central London in June. The Shell Global Growth Event ...
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Police take security campaign onto forecourt
West Midlands Police took a campaign on car security onto a garage forecourt last month in a bid to get their message across to motorists as they filled up their vehicles. The team of officers, who visited the Tesco Extra store in Sutton Coldfield, said they were able to speak ...
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Prolific thief latest capture in Hertfordshire crackdown
A man who repeatedly stole fuel from petrol stations using stolen number plates across the west of Hertfordshire was sentenced last week in connection with 35 offences. His arrest follows a crackdown by Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Hemel Hempstead Safer Neighbourhood Teams on criminals who drive off without paying for fuel (bilking). ...
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Nisa-branded forecourts increase to six with more in pipeline
The Nisa-branded forecourt concept is proving a great success, with six retailers fully branded and more in the pipeline, according to Nisa retail development director Raj Krishan. The Nisa forecourt partnership package, in which Greenergy supplies the fuel, was launched a year ago, and aims to provide retailers with a ...
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Slump in petrol sales hitting supermarkets hardest
The big four supermarkets have been hit hardest by the falling demand for petrol, according to analysis of new government figures by the AA. Despite the lowest prices for three years, demand for petrol from October to December last year fell 4.2% compared with the same period in 2012, but ...
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Six-year jail sentence for knife-wielding robber
A petrol station attendant was left “a physical wreck” after being confronted by a knife-wielding robber. The woman was working alone at Greenodd Service Station in Cumbria when a masked man entered, sweeping a knife from side to side in front of her, Preston Crown Court heard. David Clarke, prosecuting, ...