All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2019 – Page 5
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News
Creme Egg moves into cakes for first time
The Mr Kipling and Cadbury Cakes ranges have new launches for Easter, after they experienced success last year with sales growth of 23% and 7% respectively (IRI data). From Cadbury Cakes there are twin packs of Creme Egg cupcakes, which bring the chocolate treat into a cake format for the ...
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The cable guys
The size of the prize when it comes to the gadgets and gizmos category for forecourt retailers is huge, according to Craig Walker, operations director at Fifo. "Our top stores can turn over up to £1,000 per month in accessories alone," he says. There’s no surprise when it comes to ...
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Eurotank relaunches its pump maintenance business
Eurotank Service Group is relaunching its fuel pump maintenance business as a separate entity to better reflect the division’s operations. Europump Maintenance Limited will provide UK fuel retailers with a pump and tank gauge maintenance service on a contract or ad hoc basis. The company’s experienced engineers are trained to ...
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Coca-Cola brand enters energy drink segment
Coca-Cola Great Britain is expanding its portfolio with the launch of Coca-Cola Energy, the first energy drink released under the iconic brand. Featuring the popular Coca-Cola taste, new Coca-Cola Energy has caffeine from naturally-derived sources, guarana extracts, B vitamins but no taurine. It will be available from later this month, ...
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Strings and Things master brand from Kerry Foods
Kerry Foods is launching a major new kids’ dairy snacking master brand called Strings and Things. It combines Yollies, Cheestrings and new Cheeshapes. Cheeshapes are described as a ’fun and great-tasting alternative’ to crisps and chocolate for kids’ lunchboxes. There are two variants, Randoms and Icons, containing shapes from funny ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: editor
Beneath all the excruciating political noise and in spite of it life goes on. And forecourts are in the fortunate position of being an essential part of that daily life. People still need to get to work, they need to refuel, buy breakfast, coffee, lunch, a few groceries and everything ...
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Kevin Eastwood: executive director - BOSS
When it comes to non-payment on forecourts, experience tells us that some motorists do make genuine mistakes and it’s important to respect customers inadvertently caught in a difficult situation. These can be rectified if accurate information is collected by retailers so that repayments can be made within a reasonable timeframe. ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Euro Garages Frontier Park Blackburn, Lancashire
Location: M65 at junction 6 Forecourt: The first thing to be said about Euro Garages Frontier Park is that it is a massive site. So big in fact, that upon entering I got confused by the signage and ended up at the adjacent KFC! As I made my way to ...
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Cheers to beers
It’s a good time to be in the booze business. Nielsen figures show that the total off-trade BWS market was up 3.8% in the year to December 29, 2018. Gin, sparkling wine, fruit cider and craft beer are among the fastest-growing categories, though still wine is among the few strugglers ...
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Galaxy goes Darker with two new choccie bars
New Galaxy Darker Milk bridges the gap between dark chocolate and milk chocolate with a 70/30 milk/dark blend. There are two varieties: Darker Milk, and Darker Milk with Roasted Hazelnuts, which are said to deliver the bold taste of dark chocolate, while still maintaining Galaxy’s signature Smooth Milk taste that ...
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Lights out and away we go!
This month sees the launch of the Forecourt Trader Awards 2019. 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. This year ...
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DFS awarded five-year contract with EG Group
Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS) has been awarded a five-year global contract with EG Group, which operates as Euro Garages in the UK, for the provision of its ClearView and Fairbanks wet-stock management services. Sites within the EG Group network including those in Germany, the US, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Belgium ...
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The main attraction
With the motor vehicle industry in transition, particularly with the fast-pace development of electric vehicle technology, the Fuelling the Future: On the Road to Zero session at The Forecourt Show should be attended by all forecourt retailer visitors to the event. Taking place at the Retailer Hub on Tuesday, April ...
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Analysis
Chris Judge: analysis editor, Argus Media
The steady gains for crude oil in 2018 continued through March and UK motorists are now feeling the pinch at the pump, as Opec maintained solid discipline containing output. Benchmark Brent crude oil futures ended March at $68.39/bl, gaining $2.36/bl on the month and are now up by nearly $15/bl ...
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Under the spotlight: Andrew MacDonald, md of Refuel & Go
If he wasn’t MD of Refuel & Go, Andrew MacDonald would have loved to have been a drummer in a successful rock band Name: Andrew MacDonald Job title: Managing director Company: Refuel & Go 01 Career history: After a period in publishing and the leisure industry, I worked for Shell ...
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NewsMoney Talk: Were you aware that Minimum Wage Rates have risen again?
Being very busy people, you may have missed the fact that on April 1, the National Minimum Wage/Living Wage rates were raised again. For the record, the rates that you should now be paying are: Age 25 & Over £8.21/hr 4.9%from £7.83 Age 21-24 £7.70/hr 4.3%from £7.38 Age 18-20 £6.15/hr ...
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Whaplode re-opens after redevelopment
Lincolnshire Co-op has re-opened Whaplode Food Store and Filling Station after a £1.6m development. The site on Main Road has been given a major overhaul including the creation of a new, larger food outlet to replace the former kiosk on the site. It has doubled the retail area, creating room ...
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Dairylea adds three new snacking lines
Three new lines are being added to the Dairylea range. New Dairylea Snackers with Cadbury Giant Buttons combines a savoury snack with a sweet treat. New Dairylea Dunkers Cheesy Cones come in packs of four x 40g. Each portion is less than 100kcal. And Dairylea has a new Streetfood sub-brand ...
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Cheeky new additions to Montezuma’s range
Montezuma’s has added three new flavours to its 100g chocolate bar range. Cheeky is a dark chocolate, vegan-friendly option with tart lemon and desiccated coconut; Happiness is milk chocolate with salted caramel and hazelnuts; and Orangutang is white chocolate with orange and butterscotch. Rrp is £2.59. The bars will be ...
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Analysis
James Lowman: chief executive, ACS
We’ve just launched our 2019 Crime Report, and it’s another shocking insight into the extent and frequency of crime against our sector. Let’s start with the financial impact: crimes committed against the convenience sector cost an estimated £246m over the past year, equivalent to over £5,300 for every store in ...