All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2018 – Page 6
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Skittles and Starburst go naked in new launches
Mars Wrigley Confectionery is launching Skittles without their shells and Starburst chews without their wrappers in a bid to overcome ’barriers to purchase’. New Skittles Chewies have a soft, fruity texture and less intense flavour than standard Skittles. They come in bright pink packaging in single bags and sharing pouches. ...
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Making the future
Shell plans to add a further 10,000 service stations globally to its current tally of 45,000 sites by 2025, according to István Kapitány, Shell’s executive vice president of global retail. The ambitious plan includes building its customer base to 40 million a day and, in most of the countries it ...
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Footfall rockets thanks to new food-to-go offer
A Nisa Local forecourt shop, at Brighouse, West Yorkshire, which opened its doors for the first time earlier this year, has seen footfall rocket after launching its own bespoke food-to-go offering. Husband and wife team, Salim and Mumtaz Patel, run the Crown Services store, having operated a petrol station on ...
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Pot Rice returns with three new flavours
Pot Rice is back after a 15-year break with three varieties: Vegetable Curry, Chicken Teriyaki and Chicken Risotto. The launch is supported by a £1m marketing spend and a #BringBackPotRice social media campaign this summer. 01372 945000www.unilever.co.uk
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Motorway fuel prices under fire in latest survey
Fuel prices at motorway service areas (MSAs) in England were strongly criticised by customers in the annual survey of customer experience carried out by Transport Focus. Overall scores were up, with 92% of people saying they were satisfied with their experience, compared with 90% in 2017, but 54% said they ...
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Tobacco expertise
The total tobacco category in multiple forecourts is worth over £683m a year, with cigarettes accounting for over £572m-worth of sales (Nielsen data). The multiple forecourt sector has a more premium product mix than the total market, with mid-price products and more expensive ones over-indexing in terms of market share. ...
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New Nisa Local emphasises independence
North-Yorkshire based forecourt owner John Stephenson has opened his third Nisa Local forecourt store. The independent, family-run enterprise at Northallerton highlights its independent status with its story told through a series of story boards placed around the shop. These declare their family business status since 1978 when John’s father Ian ...
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product news: JTI updates Logic e-liquids range
JTI’s vaping brand Logic has announced an update of its Logic LQD e-liquids range, including a new bottle design and a lower MRRP. The updated range is designed to enable retailers to maximise sales in the refillable Reduced Risk Products (RRP) segment – now the fastest growing segment within the ...
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Henderson launches EDGEPoS self-checkout in UK
Henderson Technology has announced the launch of the EDGEPoS self-checkout, which is now available to EDGEPoS users across the UK. The benefits of self-checkout have been experienced in busy retail environments from supermarkets to fuel convenience sites, and Henderson Technology, owned by Irish wholesaler and retailer Henderson Group, has created ...
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Fast Trak launches new MTV Up! energy drink
A new energy drink MTV Up! will be available from Fast Trak this month. Aimed at millennials, who will instantly be able to relate to the MTV music brand, it is available in four varieties: Classic, Club, Citrus and Sugar Free. The drinks contain caffeine, taurine and vitamin B. They ...
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Dover Fueling Solutions gains new ISO standard
Dover Fueling Solutions has been awarded the ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety System (OHS) standard for its manufacturing facility in Dundee. The recently released ISO 45001:2018 OHS, the successor to OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series), is an internationally recognised standard which requires organisations to identify, manage ...
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Analysis
Stephen Marcos Jones: UKPIA director general
Last month, the government published its long-awaited Road to Zero strategy, setting out its proposed approach to reduce emissions from UK road transport. The strategy sets out government’s ambition to see more ultra-low emission cars on UK roads by 2030 at least 50% and as many as 70% of new ...
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Malibu has new smaller footprint ice cream machine
The latest addition to Malibu’s machine range is aimed at customers new to serving soft ice cream, and those who are not expecting a huge sales volume but still want to attract new customers.The CT121 has a footprint of just 30cm. It is also the first Malibu machine to feature ...
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Copella relaunch
Copella is being relaunched with a focus on its quality, provenance and taste. The new look is supported by a heavyweight campaign.
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Meatsnacks Group targets new consumers with Krave
Meatsnacks Group is launching new meat snacking pots under brand name, Krave. Created to attract new consumers to the meat snacks category, there are two flavours: Szechuan Pepper & Ginger Salt Beef Jerky and Warm Chimichurri Beef Biltong. Both are low in calories but have a high protein content. 01908 ...
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Ofgem consults on EVs to keep energy costs down
Proposals to support the millions of new electric vehicles expected to be on Britain’s roads in the coming decades, while keeping costs down for their users and all energy consumers, have been tabled by the energy regulator OfgemIt is consulting on plans which will reduce the cost to consumers of ...
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SK Fuels completes third redevelopment this year
Top 50 Indie SK Fuels has reopened its Jet Smalleys site at Thorne, near Doncaster, after a £1.3m redevelopment. SK Fuels owns nine Jet sites throughout the north of England, and the Jet Smalleys scheme is the third redevelopment it has completed this year. This latest redevelopment involved major changes ...
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NewsTransport Select Committee launches inquiry into potholes
The cross party Transport Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the funding and governance of local roads in England. Chair of the Transport Committee, Lilian Greenwood MP, said: “Local roads are the arteries of prosperous and vibrant towns and cities. They are critical to the movement of goods as ...
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Analysis
Tracy West: retail commentator
I’m sorry but I’m back on the subject of soft drinks again this month. I’ll start with a moan. There’s no Rose’s Lime Cordial available anywhere (unless you want to pay silly money for it on eBay) all due to a factory fire. Of course, accidents happen but you can’t ...
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MFG COMES IN SIXTH
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has been ranked sixth in a league table of Britain’s 100 private companies with the biggest sales in the 17th annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100. Companies are ranked by sales as reported in their latest available accounts.applegreen joins payment watchTop 50 ...