All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2018 – Page 3
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Alexander Russell: consultant, Car Wash Association
The Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has published its report on hand car washes (HCWs) in the UK following written submissions and hearings held in the summer from a number of stakeholder parties, including the Car Wash Association. What transpired from the committee’s investigations was that serious and highly polluting ...
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Eisberg alcohol-free wine
With more people making the conscious choice to cut down their alcohol intake, there’s never been a better time to stock Eisberg alcohol-free wine.Andrew Turner, director of wine for Halewood Wines & Spirits, said: "Consumers are more health conscious and want to drink, without worrying about their waistline or the ...
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Harvest Energy adds EdgePetrol to HKS sites
Harvest Energy has added EdgePetrol to its recent acquisition of the HKS portfolio, boosting the number of Harvest sites using the tool from 23 to 86. Since going live with EdgePetrol in July, Harvest Energy has made good use of key Edge features such as the live margin tool, stock ...
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Euro Garages acquires Cornish forecourt
Euro Garages has completed the acquisition of Four Cross Garage in Penryn, Cornwall. The site had been operated as a petrol filling station and car repair workshop since 1984 by the same family, who are now taking early retirement. Following the acquisition Euro Garages will, for the immediate future, be ...
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Spar accolade
Spar’s Regional Selection Languedoc Red 2017 has been awarded a Which? Best Buy Taste Test endorsement, as one of the ’Best Buy’ winter red wines.
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EG Group expands in £987m deal Down Under
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has expanded into Australia through a deal with Woolworths Group to buy its 540-site network for A$1.725bn (£987m).Woolworths Petrol operates a nationwide network of sites and employs about 4,000 people. In the year to 30 June 2018, the business generated A$4.8bn of revenue and ...
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Costa Drive Thru opens at Sandbach South on M6
Roadchef has opened a new Costa Drive Thru at its Sandbach South service area on the M6, following a £500,000 investment. Sandbach South, which is located between Junctions 16 and 17 on the M6, now has a recently refurbished dine-in and drive-thru Costa, as well as a McDonald’s, WH Smith, ...
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Seven oil cos will be at The Forecourt Show 2019
BP and Shell are among seven oil companies that have already signed up for The Forecourt Show 2019, making it the most must-attend forecourt exhibition of the year. BP, Greenergy, Gulf, Harvest Energy, Jet, Murco and Shell will be out in force at the NEC from April 8-10, giving retailers ...
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Varta TV ad set to reach 18 million consumers
Varta has invested in a Christmas TV advertising campaign that it expects to reach an audience of more than 18 million consumers during this year’s peak selling period. The ad air across multiple channels including ITV, Channel 4 and Sky 1, as well as on on-demand channels.The campaign will feature ...
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Crime on forecourts rises by 13% in Q3 of 2018
A 13% rise in incidents of crime on Britain’s retail forecourts has been revealed by the latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index. Rising fuel prices during the quarter have pushed up the average initial loss per site, before any BOSS Payment Watch recovery, to £420 per site in Q3 2018 (Q2 ...
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NewsEssar UK adds 11 MPK sites to its network
Eleven more sites have been added to Essar’s UK retail network, following the recent agreement with Top 50 Indie MPK Garages to rebrand and supply an initial tranche of 12 stations, the first of which opened last month. The addition of the MPK sites brings the total number of outlets ...
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Eight out of 10 dog owners will buy their pet a Christmas gift
New research by Mars Petcare UK and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has found that 80% of dog owners will get their pet a Christmas gift; and 40% plan to spend more than £10 on one. The research also found that one of the most popular ways for owners to ...
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Spar Victoria Service Station gets £1m revamp
Spar Victoria Service Station, on the outskirts of Leeds, has been relaunched after a £1m revamp of its filling station and food store. Owned by the Patel family for 25 years, the store’s re-investment programme was led by Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co. Owner Dilawer Husen Patel said: "The ...
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NewsProlific fuel thief jailed for more than three years
A thief who stole more than £4,000 worth of fuel from petrol stations across Solihull and Birmingham has been jailed. Aman Khan was sentenced to three years and two months in prison after being convicted of more than 48 fuel thefts. On 6 September, the 40-year-old from Alum Rock was ...
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Metcalfe’s expands range of low-calorie snacks
Snacks brand Metcalfe’s has launched two new formats of low-calorie snacking products, Corn Chips and Mini Ricecakes. Metcalfe’s Corn Chips are popped, triangular boldly-seasoned snacks and available in two flavours, Nacho Cheese (92 calories) and Sizzlin’ BBQ (94 calories). Both new products offer a lower calorie alternative to savoury impulse ...
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Imperial Tobacco offers Rizla RYO filter tips with crushball
Imperial Tobacco is planning to launch Rizla Polar Blast, which it describes as the UK’s first Roll Your Own (RYO) filter tip to contain a Crushball. Polar Blast brings the popularity of factory made cigarette (FMC) crushballs to Rizla’s RYO accessories. The squeezable filter tip means adult smokers will be ...
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Starbucks introduces Christmas red cup design in retail
The Christmas red cup design used in the Starbucks’ coffeehouse chain has been introduced for the Starbucks Chilled Classics Caffé Latte retail brand. Charlotta Oldham, senior marketing manager, Starbucks EMEA, commented: “Dressed in its limited edition, red winter coat, Starbucks Caffé Latte brings the magic and excitement of Christmas to ...
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NewsRetail estate owner installs rapid electric vehicle chargers
One of the UK’s largest owner/managers of convenience and community-focused shopping centres is installing rapid electric vehicle chargers at its sites. NewRiver REIT has an eight million sq ft portfolio of retail and leisure assets across the UK, and is working with electric car charging firm InstaVolt, to install and ...
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NewsGovernment-funded chargepoints must be ’smart’ from next July
All government-funded home chargepoints for electric vehicles will have to use ‘smart’ technology from July 2019, the government has announced, fulfilling the commitment in the Road to Zero Strategy published earlier this year. This means chargepoints must be able to be remotely accessed, and capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting ...
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Cadbury’s extends Darkmilk into impulse territory
Cadbury’s is extending its Darkmilk range with two new additions and price-marked packs (PMPs) aimed at the impulse sector. Following the tablet launch in 2018, Cadbury Darkmilk Original and Cadbury Darkmilk Almond will now be joined by a 35g bar from 1 January, for those looking for a treat when ...