All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2017 – Page 5
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Country Choice hatches fresh Easter products
New to Country Choice’s Easter range are nests comprising a biscuit base with mixed fruit jam, marshmallow and a chocolate flavoured coating, all topped off with a chocolate egg. Packed in 20s, they have an rrp of £1.29.Also available are 85g Easter cupcakes, which are sponge topped with lemon ...
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Sweet Nights In with Mars chocolate lines
Mars has launched the Sweet Nights In promotion across Maltesers, Galaxy, M&M’s, Mars, Snickers and Twix.It offers consumers money off in-home entertainment via Goodle Play. They will get 50% off the latest movie rentals and £3 credit, which can be used across a wide range of TV shows, books, music ...
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Chartman returns to its roots at Winterbourne
Residents of Winterbourne Abbas in Dorset, together with local commuters and passing drivers, have been celebrating the re-opening of the village forecourt and shop by Top 50 Indie Chartman Retail.Situated on the busy A35 between Bridport and Dorchester, the business closed last year and then was sold to Chartman.After a ...
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Location-led category
The alcoholic drinks market is more dynamic and exciting than it’s been for many years, pointing to a profitable summer for retailers if the weather delivers the goods.Widespread consumer interest in exploring new flavours and the provenance of brands has brought hundreds of new UK producers on to the market, ...
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The car’s the star on the Gulf stand
One of the star attractions at The Forecourt Show will be a full-scale replica of one of the greatest sports cars of all time, the Gulf Ford GT40, which will be on display as part of Gulf Retail’s sponsorship of the event entrance at the NEC.Gulf won back-to-back victories at ...
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Service centre: Jac Roper on business rates rage and a lottery turn off
At this rate... there’ll be no profit left Business rates, as a topic, is all the rage (and there’s plenty to rage about) at the moment. According to Thair Majid, the devil is in the detail and he is doing his best to publicise the fact that the Valuation Office ...
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Money Talk: Selling up and getting-out - there are several ways of valuing a business
Last month we looked at valuing a business for potential sale using its most recent balance sheet and noted several good reasons why any prospective buyer might not take even an accurate and up-to-date balance sheet at face value. In particular, that the figures are at historic cost, and that ...
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Rustling up two new Gourmet burgers
Microwavable snack brand Rustlers is tapping into the high street gourmet burger trend with the launch of two Gourmet flame-grilled burgers, both made with 100% beef, in a brioche bun. The Classic includes cheese, streaky bacon, American-style mustard mayo and tomato relish, while the BBQ has cheese, streaky bacon, crispy ...
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Panasonic unveils budget high-performance oven
Panasonic will be unveiling its new Speed Convection Oven at the Commercial Kitchen show, at the NEC, in June. Iain Phillips, sales and marketing manager, Panasonic UK, said the Speed Convection Oven was originally designed in conjunction with Starbucks in Japan and has been used across their estate for the ...
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in brief
BP/Esso card deal goes liveBP’s reciprocal fuel card acceptance agreement with Esso is now live, offering BP Plus fuel card customers the opportunity to fill up at Esso-branded sites throughout the UK. There are now more than 630 Esso forecourts (excluding Esso Tesco Alliance sites and Esso Euro Garage sites) ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: editor
Welcome to our new-look Forecourt Trader. Yes, we’ve had a bit of a refresh, but it’s still the same great mix of news, views and retail insight that, according to our latest research, makes Forecourt Trader still your number one trade mag. New additions to look out for include a ...
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Analysis
Kevin Eastwood: Executive director, BOSS
Any losses from forecourt crime are unacceptable. We fully understand the pressure this type of crime places on retailers, police and government agencies but by developing new and improved ways of working between police and retailers we will reduce losses and increase recovery rates. With Payment Watch we know that ...
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NewsBlaze guts shop on MRH forecourt
A forecourt shop has been gutted by a major fire on a site owned by Top 50 Indie MRH.The blaze broke out early in the morning on Saturday, April 8, at the Esso service station on the A11 near Mildenhall, and the trunk road had to be closed while firefighters ...
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Are you the best in town?
This month sees the launch of the Forecourt Trader Awards 2017 the most prestigious awards event in the fuel retailing industry. The Forecourt Awards have long been the showcase for the sector recognising and rewarding those businesses at the leading edge of their profession. The competition is a ...
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Istobal’s Virtual Assistant picks up Spanish trade fair’s innovation award
Istobal has won an innovation award for its Virtual Assistant to help customers with car wash selection. The award was presented by the organisers of the Motortec Automechanika trade fair in Madrid.The Virtual Assistant is intended to facilitate wash program selection for customers and reduce selection time by 50%.Utilising user-centered ...
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Under the spotlight: Greig Dickson, area business manager, Gulf Retail
01 Career history: Joined the Scottish Fuels Inbound Sales team as sales advisor before being promoted to commercial sales, then moved to the retail side of the business almost seven years ago. Now part of Certas Energy, my focus is the Gulf brand and growing Gulf’s dealer network in Scotland ...
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A tailored approach
Tailoring your offer to your individual location is the key to a good car care offer, according to Graham Sims, chairman of Top 50 Indie HKS Retail and he should know as the company has over 70 sites across the country. "It is critical to recognise that each and every ...
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Analysis
Charlotte Blum: analysis editor, Argus Media
Global crude oil prices are driving fuel prices at the pump, and all eyes are on Opec’s attempts to raise them. There are early signs that production cuts are beginning to bite, but producers are facing an uphill struggle. Opec and 11 non-Opec oil producers that have joined forces to ...
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Stone Willy Pizza concept adopted by Certas Energy
Certas Energy has launched the Stone Willy Pizza concept at its Carronvale Service Station in Larbert, Falkirk, with a view to rolling it out to its Gulf dealers.The decision to trial Stone Willy Pizza, a US business that moved to the UK 10 years ago, was taken after a 12-month ...
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Adler & Allan gets new group managing director
Oil and environmental services provider Adler & Allan has appointed Ian Osborne as new group managing director.In his new role, Osborne will be responsible for overall day-to-day management of the Adler & Allan Group, budget delivery, strategic direction and maintaining growth. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the firm, ...