All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2019 – Page 7
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Adult orange drink
New from Cawston Press is Sparkling Orange, made with oranges, bitter orange extracts, Seville orange puree, sparkling water and apple juice.
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New Coca-Cola ad filled with magic memories
Coca-Cola is backed by a new campaign, created to spark memories of the ’magic’ associated with enjoying the drink. The new ad follows a woman enjoying a Coca-Cola and as she feels the distinctive bubbles of her first sip, she is transported back to memories of being on a beach, ...
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Dover Fueling Solutions in new alliance with ABB to provide electric chargers
Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS) has announced an alliance with the electric charging company ABB to bring electric vehicle (EV)chargers to locations in Europe. It will enable DFS to add DC high power and fast chargers to its product portfolio, meaning it is able to deliver a complete forecourt offering to ...
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Middleton Service Station opens after £900k refurb
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has re-opened Middleton Service Station at Pickering, in North Yorkshire, after a 12-week redevelopment programme.The fuel offering, formerly from Esso, is now from Shell. Improvements to the forecourt include a new canopy, new tanks and pumps, two Washtec jet wash machines and air, ...
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Middleton Service Station opens after £900k refurb
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has re-opened Middleton Service Station at Pickering, in North Yorkshire, after a 12-week redevelopment programme.The fuel offering, formerly from Esso, is now from Shell. Improvements to the forecourt include a new canopy, new tanks and pumps, two Washtec jet wash machines and air, ...
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Esso Nectar has 2m users
Esso’s Nectar promotion has reached nearly two million users since its nationwide launch on June 1. At a celebration to mark its launch, Pat Rutherford, Esso’s UK retail sales manager (pictured left with Nectar md James Moir), thanked everyone involved for the "tremendous effort that’s taken place throughout the Esso ...
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Government urged to go public with E10 plan
The government has been urged to publish its consultation on the introduction of E10 without delay by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Bioethanol. The call comes after the APPG held its own inquiry into E10 and published a report.The report warns that the UK’s bioethanol industry will ...
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NewsFuel missions to forecourts in long-term decline
Fuel missions are in long-term decline, according to Val Kirillovs, research and insights director at shopper specialist HIM. He says fuel being the main reason for people to visit forecourts has declined by 14% overall since 2019. He also claims top-up shopping in forecourts has stagnated and is not showing ...
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KP Snacks unveiled as partner for The Hundred cricket tournament
KP Snacks has been announced as the new Official Team Partner for next year’s cricket tournament, The Hundred. The tournament, which launches in July 2020, comprises a new 100-ball format. It will last five weeks at the height of summer and feature eight city-based teams from Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, ...
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Kinder diversifes into chilled snacking products
Ferrero is introducing a new range of Kinder chilled snacking products, marking further diversification of its brands in the UK market. Two products will join the line-up in single serve and multipack formats: Kinder Milk Slice (28g) and Kinder Pingui (30g), with a single serving containing 118 calories and 135 ...
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NewsEdgePetrol celebrates integration with ’three months free’ offer
EdgePetrol is celebrating the completion of its UK and Irish integrations to all major PoS, BoS, fuel suppliers, wet stock managers and competitor pricing providers. This gives forecourt owners and operators the opportunity to see their data live on EdgePetrol for three months with no fees attached. This means, any ...
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NewsRoadchef’s Norton Canes tops survey of motorway services
Roadchef’s Norton Canes services on the M6 toll has been rated England’s best motorway services for the second year running in the Motorway Services User Survey carried out by independent transport user watchdog Transport Focus.Overall, across the country as a whole, motorway service operators performed well with 90% of visitors ...
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op installs BP Chargemaster rapid chargers
Lincolnshire Co-op has selected BP Chargemaster as its partner to install 50kW rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers at two of its stores, with more arriving soon. The first of the charging points is now live at Lincolnshire Co-op’s Albert Street Food Store, in Newark, and is being followed by one ...
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NewsBerrys makes Midas mobile to stop more diesel/petrol mix-ups
Berrys Global Innovations has launched Midas2, a portable system designed to eliminate fuel grade crossovers at forecourts. Midas is a fully automated intelligent valve system that can discriminate between petrol and diesel fuels. The new Midas2 version will alert the tanker driver of a fuel crossover as the fuel begins ...
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Pom-Bear targets back-to-school market with new campaign
Pom-Bear has launched a £2.3m media campaign centred on the back-to-school period. The campaign builds on the success of last year and will run for two months, doubling the length of the 2018 campaign. KP Snacks expects to reach more than five million people during this time via out of ...
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NewsUKPIA publishes annual review of downstream oil industry
UKPIA has published its annual review of the downstream oil industry. The Statistical Review 2019, which UKPIA has published since 2003, is a compilation of UK downstream oil industry statistics. It draws together recent information on the sector from across a range of sources including government departments and UKPIA members. ...
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NewsSewell on the go installs defibrillators at all of its sites
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has taken additional steps to support its local communities in East Yorkshire by installing defibrillators at all 13 of its sites.The installations have seen the business invest a total of almost £15,000 in the devices, which give an electric shock – or defibrillation ...
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New Coca-Cola campaign aims to spark memories of magic
Coca-Cola is backed by a new campaign, that has been created to spark memories of the ‘magic’ associated with enjoying the drink. The new ad follows a woman who is enjoying a Coca-Cola and as she feels the distinctive bubbles of her first sip, she is transported back to memories ...
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NewsCorby site adds two electric chargers to its forecourt offer
A petrol station in Corby has installed two rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers on its forecourt in order to cater for the next generation of cars. Two InstaVolt chargers have gone live at HGC Shell Corby in Cottingham Road, enabling EV drivers to charge on a pay-as-you-go basis. Robert Spooner, ...