All Budgens articles
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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 ...
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Shell expands Budgens venture to 20 more sites
Shell UK is rolling out a partnership with Budgens to 20 sites, following its success on four pilot sites.The new Budgens at Shell stores will sell a wide range of products including fruit and vegetables, dairy, deli, meat and fish and ready meals.The first new site launched on September 1 ...
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NewsShell UK rolls out Budgens partnership to 20 sites
Shell UK is rolling out a partnership with Budgens to 20 sites, following its success on four pilot sites. The new Budgens at Shell stores will sell a wide range of products including fruits and vegetables, dairy, deli, meat and fish and ready meals. The first new site launched on ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - BP Budgens Wednesbury Service Station, Walsall Street, West Midlands
LOCATION: This site is on busy Walsall Street, near Wednesbury town centre. FORECOURT: This is a smart looking site with a massive forecourt area. It’s easily distinguishable thanks to its green and white BP canopy and pole sign announcing BP, Budgens and Subway. There’s also a big red and yellow ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Tout’s Budgens, Bristol Road, Nailsea, Wraxall, Somerset
LOCATION: Just on the edge of the town of Nailsea, is the prize-winning Tout’s Budgens store. FORECOURT: The forecourt is impressive. The striking large, light and high Esso-branded canopy also carries the message ’open 24 hours’. It covers a starter-gate line of five pump islands and connects to the ...
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NewsBooker deal to buy Londis and Budgens
Londis and Budgens will be bought by Booker Group plc, the UK’s biggest food wholesaler, if the deal receives approval from the competition authorities. Booker announced it had agreed a £40m deal with Ireland-based Musgrave Group plc to acquire Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which comprises the Londis and Budgens ...
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Forecourt operator joins Budgens retailer council
A forecourt operator is one of three new members who have joined Budgens National Retailer Council (NRC). Guy Warner, owner of Warner’s Budgens Moreton-in-Marsh, Broadway and Bidford-on-Avon as well as forecourt locations in Tewkesbury and Gloucester; Paul Gardner of Budgens of Islington; and Jamie O’Flynn of O’Flynn’s Budgens in Acle ...