All Budgens articles
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NewsGoran Raven: 'On a bad day we have had five or six drive-offs'
Shell/Budgens forecourt operator Goran Raven has reduced drive-offs by at least 80% since installing automatic number plate recognition technology at his site in Abridge, Essex.
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NewsFrasers to prioritise valeting over EV charging
Family forecourt operators the Frasers believe that they have created the optimum retailing model combining valeting, foodservice and convenience, but, significantly, not EV charging.
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NewsEssex forecourt will deliver a roast dinner to customers' door for £4.50
There may not be such a thing as a free lunch, but an Essex filling station is offering the next best thing, with Raven’s Budgens Abridge on the A113 near Romford selling a roast-dinner bundle complete with chicken, potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, mixed vegetables and stuffing – and all for just £4.50.
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NewsEarle Gregory sells final forecourt to up and coming Shinon Group
A couple of former petrol station colleagues who have gone on to purchase sites at a rate of more than one a year since 2021, have bought Earle Gregory’s last remaining site, and their fifth, in their 30s.
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NewsGardner family ‘future-proof’ original forecourt
Gardner Garages last week relaunched its forecourt in Huntley, Gloucestershire after a £1.1 million refurbishment that doubled the size of the shop, and introduced a jet wash bay, electric vehicle charging, an internal laundry, and a walk-in beer cave.
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NewsForecourt operator Goran Raven is planning to deliver to Gen-Z
Goran Raven is hoping to introduce a rapid delivery business to connect his forecourt store with Generation Z.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Platinum Retail more than doubles estate in past two years to 48 sites
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail Group has more than doubled its estate over the past two years to 48 sites.
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NewsDetectives appeal for witnesses after burglary at Budgens forecourt store in Abingdon
Detectives from Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a Budgens forecourt store in Abingdon.
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NewsMFG’s private equity owners given more time to table new bid for Morrisons
US private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) – which owns the UK’s biggest independent forecourt group MFG – has been given more time to prepare a new bid to take over Morrisons.
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NewsMFG’s private equity owners table £5.5bn bid to take over Morrisons
The US private equity company that owns MFG has made a £5.5bn bid to buy the Morrisons supermarket group.
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NewsMFG reopens Lake District site after introducing new Budgens store and Greggs
MFG has reopened its Newby Bridge site in the Lake District after a rebuild that included the introduction of a new Budgens store, the addition of more food-to-go offerings and a new Greggs.
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NewsBudgens forecourt sees record shop sales but fuel plummets
A Budgens forecourt owner has experienced record shop sales as the coronavirus crisis has taken hold, but after a brief surge in fuel sales volumes have shrunk to about 15% of their usual level. Goran Raven of Ravens Budgens, at Abridge in Essex, says he’s been in the industry many ...
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More than 4 MLPA Tout’s Budgens of Langford Langford, north Somerset
Tout’s Budgens of Langford was established in 2000 by husband and wife team Phil and Lesley Tout. Since their ’retirement’, the business has remained in the family with the next generation Jon and Zena Tout taking over. As a local family-run business, Tout’s feels well-connected to its local communities and ...
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NewsMFG opens new-to-industry site with Budgens store in Dorset
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has opened a new-to-industry petrol filling station in Creekmoor, Poole, in Dorset.In addition to offering Shell fuels and a range of contactless car valeting facilities, the station also offers customers a 3,000sq ft. Budgens store, a Subway restaurant and a range of food-to-go ...
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NewsBudgens wins ’Favourite Forecourt Retailer’ at HIM Awards
Symbol group Budgens was voted The Shoppers’ Favourite Forecourt Retailer at the HIM Awards 2019. The celebratory night at East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf. saw 16 awards presented in front of a sell-out audience of over 400 senior, industry leading suppliers, retailers and wholesalers. BP won The Shoppers’ ...
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MFG opts for Londis or Budgens on 110 sites
The UK’s biggest independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is rebranding 110 of its shops from Spar to the Londis or Budgens brands as part of an extension of its shop supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners (BRP). MFG signed its first agreement with BRP in May 2016 and ...
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NewsMFG rebrands 110 Spar stores as Londis or Budgens
The UK’s biggest independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is rebranding 110 of its shops from Spar to the Londis or Budgens brands, as part of an extension of its shop supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners (BRP). MFG signed its first agreement with BRP in May 2016 and ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Ravens Budgens Abridge, Essex
Location: Not far from the M11, in an affluent part of the Essex countryside. Forecourt: The site is easily identifiable thanks to its yellow and red canopy and the big Shell logo on the top of the pole sign. The petrol station and Budgens store share the space with an ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Fraser’s Budgens, Three Mile Cross, Reading
Location: This site is on a busy road just off the M4, to the south of Reading. Forecourt: It’s a smart site, easily visible from the main road. BP Ultimate is promoted above the pumps and media screens at those pumps promote brands, including Subway. There’s plenty of parking behind ...
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NewsIndependent invests in new Budgens store
RJ Raven, a fourth-generation family-run filling station has improved its food offering and launched a Budgens after receiving a finance package of £660,000 from HSBC with additional funding from Budgens. Prior to the Budgens opening, the petrol station had a small dry stock offering, however with the new addition ...