All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2020 – Page 6
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Blackcurrant joins Capri-Sun juice drink line-up
A new Capri-Sun 330ml Blackcurrant pouch is joining Capri-Sun Orange and Capri-Sun Cherry. Brand owner Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) says the launch will help retailers make the most of the consumer demand for on-the-go blackcurrant-flavoured juice drinks, which are now worth £62m (Nielsen).The new variant is made from real fruit ...
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Giant Skittles deliver a bigger, juicier hit
New Skittles Giants are three times the size of a standard Skittle and so deliver more mouth-watering fruity flavour in one sweet. By creating a sweet that is bigger and softer than original Skittles, Mars Wrigley hopes to appeal to a broader range of shoppers. The sweets come in a ...
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NewsMoney Talk: Our discussion on the Budget has been overtaken by world events
We had expected this month to be looking at the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first Budget. However, as we’re all aware, the Budget was overtaken by events so rapidly that it had become largely irrelevant almost before the ink was dry. The UK realised that Covid-19 could do as much damage ...
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New raspberry Fanta to attract new drinkers
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has added a raspberry flavour to its Fanta zero sugar range. With 75% of Fanta zero sugar’s growth being incremental, the company says the new flavour will help maximise sales for retailers by attracting new consumers into the segment and encouraging occasional shoppers to return ...
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Ascona buys Dorking BP Service Station
Fast-growing Top 50 Indie Ascona has added another acquisition to its estate. Assisted by Forecourts 4sale, it has bought the lease of Dorking BP Service Station for an undisclosed sum from husband and wife Mike and Kim Prior, who were looking to retire.The forecourt has four pumps, a car wash ...
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NewsUnder the spotlight: Kathiravelu Kumanan, area manager, NTS Retail Ltd
Name: Kathiravelu Kumanan Job title: Area manager Company: NTS Retail Ltd 01 Career history: I went from being a skilled aero engineer to a cashier then area manager for various oil companies. 02 Dream job (if you weren’t doing this): Flying high in the aero space industry. 03 ...
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Another site signs up for Henderson’s EDGEPoS
Adderstone Service Station, a Keystore and Harvest Energy-branded forecourt in Belford, Northumberland, has become the latest retailer to install the EDGEPoS system. The site’s owner John Davidson said: "We decided to install EDGEPoS after being severely let down by our previous epos provider. The system met our needs for the ...
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Analysis
Chris Judge: analysis editor, Argus Media
A perfect storm hit oil prices in March. Just as global demand was being destroyed by the effects of the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia ramped up production to unprecedented levels in a price war, alienating Opec allies and non-Opec rivals alike. Oil prices halved in March as a result, with ...
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Millionaires Waffle added to On The Go range
St Pierre is extending its successful On The Go range with the launch of a new individually wrapped Millionaires Waffle.Made to an authentic Dutch recipe, the St Pierre Millionaires Waffle is topped with caramel and coated in real Belgian chocolate. The product is already being listed in selected WH Smith ...
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Analysis
James Lowman: chief executive, ACS
We are living in a time of uncertainty with the ongoing Covid-19 situation, which has affected each and every one of us. Convenience stores, especially those open all hours on petrol forecourts, act as lifelines to their customers, keeping communities connected and providing vital services to those who need them ...
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PRA accuses supermarkets of anti-competitive pricing
The PRA has accused supermarkets of anti-competitive pricing after Morrisons and Asda slashed their fuel prices, with 12ppl off petrol and 8ppl off diesel. Asda said the cuts would mean drivers would pay no more than 102ppl for petrol and no more than 108ppl for diesel, and that it was ...
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Applegreen still confident about long-term growth
The chief executive of Applegreen has said he is confident the business can achieve long-term growth, despite any uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and revealed how it is affecting the company in the short term.Unveiling the group’s results for 2019, Bob Etchingham said: "We are highly conscious of the ...
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Top 50 Indie on a growing streak
Having worked as a commission operator for 20 years, Nalliah Thayaparan (known as Thaya) thought he would have a go at owning a petrol station himself. So in 2012, armed with his considerable knowledge gained operating 12 sites for various UK leading independent forecourt companies as well as running ...
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Coranavirus means UNITI Expo 2020 postponed from May until February 2021
The Committee of the European Manufacturers of Petroleum Measuring and Distributing equipment (CECOD), has made an official statement in support of the postponement of UNITI Expo 2020, which has been rescheduled due to the coronavirus crisis.Originally the exhibition was due to take place in Stuttgart, Germany, between May 26-28, 2020, ...
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Covid 19 floor signs help keep shoppers apart
A new range of floor signs has been developed by labelling systems firm Beaverswood to prompt customers in-store to remain two metres apart to comply with coronavirus regulations.The self-adhesive, high-visibility floor signs and hazard tapes are designed to highlight and encourage social distancing in queues at tills. Some forecourt operators ...
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Oldbury Hill takes NTS Retail’s site number to 15
Top 50 Indie NTS Retail has purchased its 15th site in a deal arranged for the vendor by Christie & Co.Oldbury Hill Garage in Didmarton in Gloucestershire, has been owned and operated by the Butler family since 1973, and comprises a forecourt, a convenience store and a flat above it.The ...
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Over 100 ’Electric Forecourts’ to open this summer
Gridserve has announced that the first of a national network of over 100 ’Electric Forecourts’ is under construction and will open this summer, offering "convenient, ultra-fast, low-cost charging, with an outstanding customer experience".The new Electric Forecourt is being designed to charge up to 24 EVs at once with 350kW ...
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Froneri launches Rowntree’s Fruit Stack lolly
Froneri is launching the new Rowntree’s Fruit Stack lolly, which provides strawberry, orange and apple flavours in a single package. Brunhilde van Antwerp, UK head of marketing at Froneri, commented: “We’re really excited for the launch of the Rowntree’s Fruit Stack which offers something for everyone with three different mainstream ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robber strikes at forecourt store in Suffolk
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man with a knife robbed a forecourt store in Suffolk.The incident occurred just after 6am on Thursday 2 April, at the Esso Service Station in Combs Ford, Stowmarket. Officers were called immediately after the incident took place, arriving at the scene within minutes.They ...
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NewsEDGEPoS electronic shelf edge labels installed at forecourt
Spar Loughbrickland, located between Banbridge and Newry in County Down, has installed EDGEPoS electronic shelf edge labels (ESELs), with approximately 3,500 labels on products for sale in the store. Award-winning Spar Loughbrickland is a purpose-built forecourt site, which opened in June 2017, and is one of three forecourt sites owned ...