All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2017 – Page 4
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TLM Technologies secures funds to drive expansion
TLM Technologies, the forecourt and convenience store technology provider, has secured funding to boost its growth. ArchOver, the peer-to-peer business lending service, is providing a multi-channel P2P business loan of £1.35m for TLM Technologies, which will use the finance to move away from its old financing model. ArchOver’s P2P loan ...
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product news: Rubicon celebrates Diwali
AG Barr is encouraging wholesalers and retailers to make the most of the Diwali opportunity by stocking up on special celebration packs of Rubicon. Rubicon’s popular Mango, Guava and Passion flavours will be available in both plain and price-marked celebration packs, with a premium look and feel to help shoppers ...
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product news: Carling offers Premier League prizes
Carling has launched a new on-pack promotion giving consumers the chance to win an array of Premier League prizes, including the trophy itself. Working in partnership with the Premier League and Sky Sports the Win The League campaign will give Carling drinkers the opportunity to get their hands on the ...
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product news: pladis unites brands in Christmas campaign
pladis has unveiled plans for what it describes as its biggest ever Christmas brand campaign. For the first time the McVitie’s, Jacob’s and Carr’s brands will come together under the campaign banner “Merry Biscuits everyone.” With a total investment of £1.3m to support McVitie’s, Jacob’s and Carr’s, the seasonal campaign ...
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product news: Nutella extends into biscuits
Nutella is moving into the biscuits category for the first time in the UK, following a trial period. Available now as a single serve or multipack of six, Nutella B-Ready features a light, crunchy wafer shell, creamy Nutella filling and puffed wheat crispies in an individually wrapped bar. Levi Boorer, ...
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NewsAdmedia expands motorway services network
Out of home media owner, Admedia,has announced the expansion ofits large format landscape digital network to two more motorway service areas. Admedia is launching Admedia Nexus at two new high footfall sites, Reading West and Heston East, on the 14 August, bringing the Nexus network to a total of ...
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NewsApplegreen opens its 10th Chopstix restaurant
Applegreen officially opened its 10th Chopstix quickservice restaurant on Monday August 14. The outlet, which is Chopstix’ 70th outlet overall, is at Midway in the south of Ireland and further cements its two-year partnership with Applegreen. Bringing 14 full and part time jobs to the area, the new Chopstix outlet ...
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NewsSupermarkets take egg products off shelves
Several supermarket groups active in the forecourt sector have had to withdraw products containing egg ingredients, after a banned insecticide, Fipronil, was found to have been used on chickens at a European supplier. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the products affected are processed foods in which egg is one ...
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NewsMotorcycle sales continue on a downward trend
Demand for motorcycles continued its downward trend in July – marking seven consecutive months of decline in the market, according to the latest statistics from the Motor Cycle Industry Association. Registrations in July fell by –13.8%, with the total number of bikes being sold year-to-date down to 66,423 – a ...
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NewsCar dealers welcome Treasury review of card fees
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK, has welcomed indications that HM Treasury will review the issue of debit card charges, and how they are affecting their industry. The EU Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR), which took effect throughout 2015 and ...
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NewsMazda announces petrol engine breakthrough
Mazda has announced a breakthrough in petrol engine technology just days after entering a joint venture with Toyota to develop electric vehicles. The company says it has developed a petrol compression ignition engine, which does not need spark plugs to create combustion. Unveiling its strategy to 2030, the company said ...
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NewsRestart begins at massive Shell refinery after fire
Attempts are being made to restart the largest oil refinery in Europe, which was shut down after a fire at the end of July. Royal Dutch Shell said it is aiming to restart most units at its Pernis refinery in Rotterdam by the end of this month. The plant, which ...
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NewsHMRC wins confiscation order for fraudsters assets
A Blackburn petrol station owner, who was jailed for selling hundreds of thousands of litres of illegal diesel to motorists, has been ordered to repay £133,660 in stolen taxes. Nawaz Jan Virmani, 54, was caught by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers with 2,843 litres of illegal laundered diesel stored ...
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NewsPayzone pulls back from imposing new contracts
Payzone has backed down from imposing new contracts on retailers after the legality of the move was questioned. Last week solicitors representing the newsagents federation, the NFRN, wrote to Payzone challenging the legal basis of its attempt to impose new contracts on retailers. NFRN said the new contracts significantly change ...
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NewsForecourt Trader Awards finalists revealed
The finalists have been announced for the 2017 Forecourt Trader Awards. Judges have travelled the length and breadth of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to assess all the shortlisted sites from a bumper crop of entries, and have now whittled them down to three finalists in each category. In ...
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NewsMember of public grapples with armed raiders
Nottinghamshire detectives are appealing for witnesses and information to help their investigation into an armed robbery at a petrol station in Warsop. It happened at the Castelle Service Station on Sherwood Street at about 7.20am on Saturday August 5, when two men threatened staff and demanded money from the till. ...
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NewsEuro Garages sister company lodges planning application
A development company set up by Euro Garages bosses Zuber and Moshin Issa, Monte Blackburn Ltd, has applied for planning permission for a petrol station, coffee shop and restaurant on a site north of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire. The site is east of the A650 at Snowhill, in an area ...
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NewsEuro Garages company lodges planning application
A development company set up by Euro Garages bosses Zuber and Moshin Issa, Monte Blackburn Ltd, has applied for planning permission for a petrol station, coffee shop and restaurant on a site north of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire. The site is east of the A650 at Snowhill, in an area ...
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NewsMakers told to protect internet-connected cars against hackers
A new generation of internet-connected cars will have to be better protected from hackers, under tough new guidance the government has just issued. Smart vehicles are increasingly becoming the norm on British roads – allowing drivers to access maps, travel information and new digital radio services from the driving seat. ...
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NewsACS repeats call for carrier bag charge to apply to all stores
The Association of Convenience Store (ACS) has again called on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to include all stores in England in the 5p carrier bag charge. Currently only businesses with more than 250 employees are included in the charging scheme, with smaller businesses exempt. However, ...