All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2020 – Page 2
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Froneri adds Cadbury Caramel Tub to its range
Ice cream maker Froneri has launched the new Cadbury Caramel Tub, which features caramel ice cream, Cadbury chocolate pieces and a caramel core sauce.The launch marks the expansion of the Cadbury range which includes Double Decker, Flake and Crunchie.Brunhilde van Antwerp, UK head of marketing at Froneri, commented: “Caramel is ...
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NewsACS welcomes laws giving greater protection to tenants
Legislation that will protect businesses against aggressive rent collection tactics by landlords during the coronavirus lockdown has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).The government will temporarily ban the use of statutory demands and winding up orders where companies cannot pay their bills due to coronavirus, to ensure ...
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Lynx Africa celebrates 25 years with special edition packaging
Lynx Africa by launching a limited-edition range of the fragrance in limited-edition packaging. There will be three products to choose from: Lynx Africa Body Spray, Lynx Africa Body Wash and Lynx Africa Anti-Perspirant. The limited-edition packaging features key events, figures and cultural moments from the year of launch in 1995, ...
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NewsExpert panel at free tobacco webinar
Meet the panellists who will be answering your questions at the free webinar on the future of the tobacco category, being hosted by Forecourt Trader and its sister brands Convenience Store and The Grocer on May 5. With the impending ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes, and with adult smokers ...
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NewsHoyer fuel tanker drivers trained to support NHS oxygen deliveries
Drivers employed as part of Hoyer’s UK Petrolog fuel tanker delivery team have received training to deliver medical grade oxygen to NHS hospitals treating patients with Covid-19. The potential deployment comes after the company approached the Government to see how it could both support the national effort to fight the ...
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NewsNew material offers prospect of cheaper hydrogen vehicles
A new material could give a significant boost to development of hydrogen-powered vehicles, according to the scientists who have invented it.It acts like a sponge and is able to hold and release large quantities of the gas at lower pressure and cost.The aluminium-based material has tiny pores, and one gram ...
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NewsEG Group competitor drops bid for Caltex Australia
The Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard has withdrawn from the competition to buy the Australian fuel retailer and refiner Caltex Australia, but there has been no update from Euro Garages parent EG Group, which has made a rival bid. In a statement, Alimentation Couche-Tard said it was withdrawing its ...
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NewsACS publishes advice on how to process volunteer transactions
New guidance to help convenience retailers to support customers who are grocery shopping on behalf of others during the COVID-19 outbreak has been published by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). It has been developed to advise convenience retailers about best practice on offering and processing “card not present” payments ...
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NewsACS calls for change to grant so more petrol stations will qualify
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is urging the Government to change the eligibility for its business grant support so it takes in more petrol filling stations. When the Chancellor announced the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant to help businesses through the coronavirus lockdown, the upper threshold for eligibility to ...
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NewsRetailers reminded about coming ban on menthol cigarettes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is reminding retailers about the upcoming ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes which comes into force next month.From May 20, it will be an offence for manufacturers to produce menthol cigarettes and retailers to sell menthol cigarettes as part of the European Union ...
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NewsPRA slams ’sickening’ charges of profiteering levelled at fuel retailers
Branding petrol retailers as “damning and criminal” in these immensely challenging times is “sickening” and “desperate knee-jerk journalism”, stressed PRA chairman Brian Madderson in response to a tweet and subsequent press release from Howard Cox of FairFuelUK. The FairFuelUK media communications claimed that fuel wholesalers and oil companies were still ...
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NewsKent forecourt sold to LSA Oil after 50 years of family ownership
A petrol filling station owned by the same family for more than 50 years has been sold to LSA Oil, after offers were invited at an asking price of £1.65 million. The Gulf petrol filling station and adjoining Bargain Booze store in Ramsgate, Kent, was sold by the ...
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Paypoint secures partnership with Deliveroo
PayPoint has announced a new partnership deal with online food delivery company Deliveroo. The deal means qualifying independent retailers can now apply to access an exclusive proposition, with the ability for those selected to be live on Deliveroo in just a few days according to Paypoint, which says retailers will ...
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NewsCoronavirus: Istobal turns its hand to ’disinfection’
Spanish vehicle wash group Istobal, has developed automatic arches for the disinfection of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) of health personnel, security forces and emergencies personnel in addition to arches for the external disinfection of vehicles in order to fight against COVID-19. The company has started the production of this equipment ...
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NewsCoronavirus: Furlough claims get under way
Forecourt retailers can now begin the process of claiming wages for furloughed staff through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Under the scheme retailers can apply for a grant that covers 80% of their usual monthly wage costs, up to £2,500 a month, plus the associated Employer National Insurance contributions ...
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IDS Media UK launches digital hand sanitising unit for brands to reach consumers in retail stores
IDS Media UK has launched a digital hand sanitising unit for use in retail stores. The unit, called Messenger, features a contactless dispenser releasing Sterizar sanitiser liquid killing 99.999% of bacteria and lasting for up to six hours on the users’ hands. The unit also has a built-in 21-inch digital ...
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Cathedral City announces new ’Stay home’ TV campaign
Saputo Dairy UK is to return to TV screens with a new advertising campaign, supporting leading cheese brand, Cathedral City. The new campaign focuses on the comfort of home in troubling times, and carries the call to action ‘#Stay Home’. Set to the emotive soundtrack ’Home’ by Dan Croll, the ...
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Hoopers adds two nostalgic flavours
British alcoholic drinks brand Hooper’s is once again drawing inspiration from memories of the ‘pop man’ with the creation of two new flavours, Classic Cherryade and Rhubarb & Custard alongside a fresh new look and feel.The introduction of these two new flavours alongside the brand’s best-selling Dandelion & Burdock, will ...
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NewsShell aims to be net zero by 2050
Shell aims to be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, or sooner if possible, as it focuses on its intention to “lead and thrive” through the transition to a low-carbon energy future. In a recent Responsible Investment Annual Briefing the company’s chief executive Ben van Beurden revealed: *An ambition ...
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Logic Compact Intense range expands into independents
JTI’s e-cigarette company Logic has expanded distribution of its Logic Compact Intense range into the independent and wholesale channels. JTI has designed a range of flavour pods with nicotine salts, which it claims meets consumer demand as vapers become more experimental in their vaping choices. The range will be available ...