All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2015 – Page 2
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NewsLeeds site reopens after £2m redevelopment
A family-owned service station in Leeds has reopened after a £2m redevelopment of the site. Woodman Services comprises a 1,800sq ft Nisa Local store, Starbucks drive-thru, car wash and a 24-hour Shell forecourt. It takes the place of a former pub and the existing services which was previously run by ...
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Sainsbury’s deal offers 10ppl off fuel
Sainsbury’s is launching an offer which it says will provide customers with unleaded petrol at less than £1 per litre. From Thursday 26th February until Wednesday 4th March it is offering customers spending £30 or more in store or online 10p off per litre of fuel at its forecourts. Sainsbury’s ...
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Supermarkets silent as they raise prices
Supermarkets have begun quietly raising their fuel prices, but with none of the publicity or social media blitzs associated with their price cuts through December and into January. Only two of the big four groups formally responded to Forecourt Trader when it asked each of them how much they had ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Kepak introduces spicy variants
Kepak Convenience Foods is tapping into the consumer trend for hot and spicy food with the launch of a Limited Edition Rustlers ‘Hot and Kicking’ range. The two new SKUs – the Rustlers Chipotle BBQ Hotdog and Rustlers Habanero Chilli Burger – will both be available as a £1 price-marked ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Gillette gives smoother shave
Gillette has launched the Gillette Fusion ProGlide with new FlexBall Technology, which is engineered to give noticeably smoother skin in a single stroke. It has an advanced handle, featuring the Flex-Ball technology, which enables the razor to pivot in multiple directions over the contours of the face. Gillette is supporting ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Ginsters expands portfolio
Ginsters is expanding its portfolio with the launch of Ginsters Meat Club, its first meat snacking range. Comprising 100% British chicken breast, the new SKUs will launch into all channels in the impulse sector on March 4. The new 100% British chicken breast snacks are available in cases of 12, ...
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Nisa trials new Epositive Evolution system
Nisa is trialling its new Epositive Evolution system at single convenience stores and will be rolling out the trial to fuel sites later this year. Nisa retailer Ian Benney has rolled out the system to his second store, after experiencing success with his first trial site. He began testing the ...
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Imperial Tobacco criticises levy proposal
Imperial Tobacco has detailed its opposition to a levy on tobacco companies that has been proposed by the Government. In December The Treasury launched a consultation on whether to introduce a levy on tobacco companies in order to pay for the wider societal costs of smoking, and if so how ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Unilever unveils summer ice cream range
Unilever is launching a range of new ice cream products this summer under its Cornetto, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum and Wall’s brands. The new products will be available from March and aim to tap into current and anticipated consumer and category trends, such as the growth seen in the luxury ...
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Wayne Fueling Systems cloud-based technology evolves
Wayne Fueling Systems has announced a global launch for the next evolution of its cloud-based technologies with the Wayne Fusion site automation system, which is says features a new hardware design with increased performance. The Fusion site automation system’s technology enhancements are designed to offer the complete control that fuel ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: WKD refreshes brand design
A new packaging design is being rolled out across all pack formats and variants of WKD from 500ml and 700ml bottles and cans to 275ml x 4-, 8-, 10- and 12-bottle multi-packs and carton outers. The new-look for 2015 includes: an evolution of the WKD logo; new bottle ...
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Warning over ATM security after theft
Gwent Police are urging businesses to remain vigilant about security of free-standing ATMs after one was stolen from a petrol station. The theft was the second in eight days in which a free-standing ATM has been stolen. The latest incident occurred at approximately 3.25am on Friday 13th February at the ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: CCE adds new Relentless flavour
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is adding a new flavour variant to its zero calorie Relentless range, to help retailers capitalise on the growing popularity of lower calorie energy drinks. The new Mango Ultra variant will be available from March, and reflects research carried out by Relentless showing that a mango flavour ...
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Retailers slow to pass on increasing costs says AA
Rising oil prices have pushed average unleaded petrol and diesel prices up 1.5ppl in the past fortnight, according to the latest monthly AA Fuel Price Report, but is says retailers are being slow to increase prices in response to rising costs. It reported that in mid-January the average price of ...
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NewsAsda buys 15 sites from Rontec
Asda has purchased 15 petrol stations from Top 50 Indie Rontec in the latest move towards its aim of opening 100 standalone petrol stations by the end of 2018. Asda intends to close and convert the 15 petrol stations over a number of weeks and will re-open the sites under ...
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Fake wine and spirits seized
Nearly 2,500 litres of fake wine and spirits were seized as part of a pre-Christmas enforcement campaign, it has been revealed. UK Trading Standards, working with international enforcement agencies, also closed down an illegal distillery that would have posed a threat to public safety. The crackdown on fake alcohol came ...
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Robbers force forecourt staff to empty tills
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a petrol station in Bourne End, High Wycombe. The robbery took place at 8.30pm on Sunday February 15 at the BP garage in Bourne End, High Wycombe. Two men made forecourt shop staff empty cash tills before leaving on ...
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Scheme to combat fuel stretching in Irish Republic
A quality assurance scheme to combat adulteration of fuel in the Irish Republic has been expanded. The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has extended its scheme for petrol retailers into Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. David Blevings, spokesperson for the IPRA, said: “We launched a quality assurance (QA) scheme in ...
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NewsThree new Budgens forecourts opening
Three new forecourt stores will have joined the Budgens group before the end of the first quarter. The first is in Stadhampton in Oxfordshire, which opened on 12th February, the second will be in Kingsclere in Hampshire and is due late February, and the third will be in Wellington in ...
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More car makers back low emission drive
Three new car brands have joined the campaign to boost awareness of the benefits of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs). Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have pledged their support for the government’s Go Ultra Low campaign, which is increasing the take-up of ‘plug-in’ cars and vans. Go Ultra Low is a one-stop ...