All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2019
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Savsé updates its HPP Protein Smoothie range
Cold pressed juices and smoothie brand Savsé, is updating its HPP protein smoothie range with the launch of a new product, Protein Passion.Offering 12.5g of protein per bottle and one of your 5-a-day, the new cold pressed protein smoothie combines whey, turmeric juice and coconut milk with a selection of ...
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NewsHybrid HGVs may be needed in transition to zero emissions
The transition to zero emissions in the HGV sector may require hybrid vehicles, according to a new report from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).The report, HGVs and their role in a future energy system, addresses the decarbonisation options for HGVs as the UK strives to achieve a net zero energy ...
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Haribo launches Haribo and Maoam Duo Pack for Halloween
Haribo is inviting retailers to ‘Share the Scare’ with its new Halloween exclusive – the Haribo and Maoam Duo Pack. Developed to capitalise on the key seasonal trends, while delivering the ultimate mix of treats, the Haribo and Maoam Duo Pack combines top selling gums and jellies with the category’s ...
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Mars Food UK highlights Dolmio’s status on pack
Mars Food UK has announced that Dolmio is officially the Nation’s Favourite wet cooking sauce and is celebrating being the most popular in the UK with an on-pack promotion and money-back guarantee. The brand will be displaying the endorsement “Nation’s Favourite” on pack across 26 Dolmio products, meaning it will ...
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NewsTwo sites in Northern Ireland switch to the Texaco brand
Two service stations in Northern Ireland have agreed to switch to the Texaco brand, having previously sold fuel under the BP brand. Belsize Service Station in Lisburn, County Antrim, switched this month and Lagmore Service Station in Dunmurry, Belfast, will transfer at the end of this year. The owners of ...
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Gü introduces Heavenly Hot Puds sub brand
Premium dessert brand Gü is debuting its first sub-brand, Heavenly Hot Puds, as part of its strategy to broaden its range and simplify the dessert fixture. The hot pudding range will bring the existing top sellers – Chocolate Soufflé and Chocolate Molten Middle – under one sub-brand name alongside two ...
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NewsPlanned BP M&S Simply Food site includes rapid charging facilities
Proposals for a new BP and M&S Simply Food development in Cornwall include infrastructure for major electric vehicle charging facilities. RJ Walker (Newquay) has applied for planning permission for the scheme, on the A392 in Newquay, which it claims will provide a new generation petrol filling station (PFS). A design ...
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NewsReport backs EVs over emissions versus conventional fuel
Suggestions that electric vehicles (EVs) could be more polluting than their petrol or diesel equivalent have been debunked by a new report, and it says the balance is tipping ever more in EVs favour.Research by Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights shows that on average Britain’s electric vehicles (EVs) ...
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EDGEPoS develops link with reduced to clear app
A real-time mobile app, developed to help food stores sell significantly more of its reduced to clear, often yellow labelled, food produce, has launched in the UK. Gander, a mobile platform that displays ‘reduced to clear’ food products, has partnered with Henderson Technology to bring the solution to life in ...
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NewsACS and SGF welcome report on Scottish cash machines
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) have welcomed the Scottish Affairs Committee report on Access to Financial Services which urges LINK to cancel the next planned cut in interchange fees for cash machine operators.The report makes a number of recommendations, including calls for the ...
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NewsLINK to provide free-to-use ATMs in areas without free access to cash
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a new commitment from the ATM network provider LINK to install free-to-use cash machines on high streets that don’t have any free access to cash for consumers. Free-to-use machines will be installed in centres and high streets (where there is a cluster ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Refuel & Go sells site in Braintree to fund investment
Top 50 Indie Refuel & Go (Sectorsure) has sold one of its sites to enable it to invest in new projects. White Court filling station and store in Braintree, Essex, has been sold to Mr and Mrs Senthilselvan, who have previously operated forecourts, and most recently ran their own taxi ...
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KP Snacks invests £1m in Hula Hoops Flavarings promotions
KP Snacks has announced it will be investing £1m in the promotion of Hula Hoops Flavarings this autumn. Following on from the ‘Bigger, Bolder, More Irresistible’ TV advertising campaign earlier in the year, the new campaign carries the strapline ‘Massive Rings, Mahooosive Flavour’ to highlight the brand’s flavours. Out of ...
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NewsRam raiders devastate shop on Sainsbury’s forecourt
A substantial part of a Sainsbury’s forecourt shop has been reduced to a pile of rubble by ram raiders using a tractor. The attack occurred at the Sainsbury’s petrol station at Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Tuesday September 27. A tractor was abandoned at the scene ...
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NewsPRA welcomes reports that fuel duty will be cut in Budget
The PRA’s long campaign for a cut in fuel duty looks as if it is about to succeed after reports that a reduction will be made in the Autumn Budget.“The PRA has welcomed hints carried by national media that the Treasury may be considering fuel duty cuts in the upcoming ...
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NewsCall for Scottish city centre ban on internal combustion engines
A ban on internal combustion engine vehicles in city centres by 2030 should be one of the Scottish government’s key policies, according to a coalition of 19 organisations.The ban is one of 12 measures the Climate Emergency Response Group wants the government to consider.The group is made up of 19 ...
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NewsHarvest chooses Urgent as its asset management platform
Techniche has announced that Harvest Energy has selected its Urgent facilities and asset management platform, to support the company’s UK maintenance operation across almost 90 company-owned service stations. Harvest Energy wanted to increase the visibility and control of all maintenance activity within its network, in order to improve operational efficiency ...
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NewsTwo teenage girls among arrests over armed robbery at forecourt
Five people have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a petrol station in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. Humberside Police were called at 00.06am on Sunday, August 25, with reports that beer and other stock had been stolen at knifepoint from the shop at the Jet-branded petrol station ...
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NewsACS joins calls for publication of report on business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has signed a letter alongside a group of business organisations calling for MPs sitting on the Treasury Select Committee to publish the final report of their business rates inquiry before the Autumn Budget.The Treasury Select Committee launched its inquiry into business rates in February ...
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NewsThames Valley Police objects to proposed M25 service area
Thames Valley Police has objected to proposals by Extra MSA to build a motorway service area on land between junctions 16 and 17 of the M25. Extra MSA has applied for outline planning permission for a scheme on a 147-acre site which, in addition to a petrol filling station, would ...