All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2018 – Page 4
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City renews deal with BP to maintain retail sites
City Facilities Management has been awarded a new five-year contract with BP, to provide facilities management (FM) services across its entire UK retail estate. The contract will see City, one of the UK’s largest, privately owned facilities management companies continue its long-term partnership with BP, to provide building fabric, electrical ...
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NewsNew biofuel targets for haulage praised by transport minister
New biofuel targets coming into force on Sunday 15 April will double the use of renewable fuels in the UK transport sector within 15 years, cutting the sector’s reliance on imported diesel, according to a transport minister. Changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) will compel owners of transport ...
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product news: Kettle Chips unveils "biggest" TV campaign
As Kettle Chips celebrates its 30th year in the UK, it has launched what it claims is its biggest TV campaign. The new advertisements will be aired nationally during the spring, in the run-up to the World Cup and BBQ season, and highlight Kettle’s ethos of only using real food ...
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product news: belVita launches NutriBullet promotion
Mondelēz International’s healthy biscuit brand, belVita, is launching an on-pack promotion that will offer consumers the chance to win one of more than 1,000 NutriBullets. Launching this month and running through to July, the promotion will offer belVita buyers the opportunity to win a NutriBullet to make juice and smoothie ...
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NewsPayPoint in deal with Booker to support retailers’ back office
PayPoint has secured a deal with Booker to provide retailers with back office links for its PayPoint One platform. It means retailers who shop with Booker and have a PayPoint One system will be able to obtain automatic product file downloads to maintain prices and descriptions, place orders, print shelf ...
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product news: WKD adds Mango Crush variant
WKD is adding a tropical new flavour to its range with the launch of WKD Mango Crush. Available in 275ml glass bottles and with the same 4.0% ABV as existing WKD flavours, the new variant is being launched with a range of trade deals to incentivise distribution, a programme of ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie DK Forecourts wins planning consent for KDRB
Top 50 Indie DK Forecourts has won planning permission to redevelop a derelict petrol station site in Cwmbran, South Wales. Torfaen County Borough Council has approved the plans for the Woodland Road Service Station in the Highway, Croesyceiliog. The former Texaco filling station closed in 2009 and DK Forecourts’ plans ...
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product news: Accolade Wines introduces 50cl bottles
Accolade Wines has launched a range of 50cl bottles as part of its ‘Perfect for …’ proposition to provide consumers with more choice at the wine fixture. By offering customers wine in a bottle that suits their volume requirements, Accolade Wines expects to grow the mid-week buying category. The insights ...
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NewsCo-op store and forecourt reopens after £1.9m revamp
A revamped Co-op store and filling station has opened at Wareham, Dorset, after a £1.9m redevelopment. Eight new jobs will be provided by the new-look filling station on Sandford Road, according to the retailer. Co-op store manager Lianne Fransen said: “We are delighted to have undertaken such a significant investment ...
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Showing you the way
We all know that today’s shoppers are savvier than ever keen to shop around for the best price or product so it is imperative that retailers are up to date with all the latest trends to meet those shoppers’ needs. The National Convenience Show, which takes place later this month, ...
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Rollover ticket promo
Rollover is running a ’2-for-1’ voucher promotion for Chessington World of Adventures Resort, valid with every purchase of a hot dog. The activity ties in with Chessington’s new Tiger Rock ride, which opens on May 5. To support the promotion, Rollover has designed eye-catching jointly branded promotional packaging. The Chessington ...
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Oils under pressure
With news that new car sales are likely to fall 5.5% this year, it’s obvious that the average age of the vehicles on our roads is increasing. According to the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) report, Vehicles in Use Europe 2017, there were 38.2 million vehicles on the roads in ...
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Motorway price rip-off
The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has called for an investigation into "exploitative" motorway fuel prices in a letter to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).Writing to Andrea Coscelli, head of the CMA, Grayling said: "I am concerned that prices which are higher than other forecourts may exploit users in a ...
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This is your moment
This month sees the launch of the Forecourt Trader Awards 2018. The most prestigious and respected awards in the UK’s petrol retailing calendar will again seek out the brightest and best in the industry those pushing the boundaries of hard work and innovation in the pursuit of excellence. The competition ...
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Savile makes savings project-managing rebuild
Savile Petroleum has just reopened Calderview Service Station in Leeds after a total knock down re-build. The company managed to make substantial savings on the cost of the development by project managing it themselves. The scheme involved razing the site and building a new Shell forecourt with eight pumps and ...
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Wowsomes wow us with low-sugar technique
Nestlé UK and Ireland has unveiled Milkybar Wowsomes, the first chocolate in the world to use Nestlé’s innovative sugar-reduction technique. Inspired by candy floss, experts created aerated, porous particles of sugar that dissolve more quickly in the mouth. This allows someone to perceive the same level of sweetness while consuming ...
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Fuel for thought
Shell added some perspective to the ’electric’ onslaught last month with the opening of a new hydrogen refuelling station at Shell Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. It happened in the same week as the Department for Transport confirmed a multi-million pound funding boost to increase the uptake of hydrogen. Days later motoring ...
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NewsPRA warns of rising pump prices following US stance on Syria
A warning over steeply rising pump prices has come from PRA chairman Brian Madderson, as the Platts UK wholesale costs for petrol and diesel climb by nearly 4ppl in less than four weeks, With the Government’s ’Road Fuel Transport Obligation’ (RTFO) increasing the bio-fuel element to 7.25% across both ...
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MRH’s final results show rise in turnover and profits
MRH has recorded a substantial rise in turnover and profits in its final set of results before the takeover by its rival MFG. The company, which was number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies with 491 sites, made a pre-tax profit of £73.4m in the year to October 1 ...
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Net some extra profits
This summer is a World Cup year in football which means a once-in-every-four-years opportunity for forecourts to enjoy a sales uplift from customers stocking up on essentials for a night in front of the TV watching the football. While Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all fell short in qualification, it’s ...