All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2015 – Page 5
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PRODUCT NEWS: Halls launches TV advertising
Halls has launched a new advertising campaign. The 20-second TV advert is intended to highlight the refreshing effect of Halls. It features a moustachioed motorcyclist who pops a candy into his mouth, and miniature moustachioed polar bears riding a cloud of Halls Air are released, reflecting the powerful cooling sensation ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: CCE adds new Fanta variant
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) is introducing a new variant to the Fanta brand to help retailers capitalise on the growing popularity of special edition flavours. Replacing Fanta Peach and Apricot, the new Apple and Sour Cherry variant will join the range this month. The launch will be supported by sampling, ...
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ACS welcomes ministers’ support for town centres
In a letter to local councils, ministers have told planning officers to use powers in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to deliver retail investment in town centres. Clarification of planning policy has only previously been delivered by ministers on controversial planning issues such as greenbelt developments. Association of Convenience ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Imperial Tobacco’s GV Smooth 8g evolves
Imperial Tobacco has announced that from mid-February GV Smooth 8g is evolving and will include thinner papers for a limited time only. The RRP of the limited edition 8g Handy Pack, which also includes tips as well as papers, will remain the same ensuring current margins for retailers are maintained. ...
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NewsFuel prices set to rise predicts PRA
Petrol prices are set to rise after a hefty increase in wholesale prices over the last week, and predictions of less than £1 per litre are likely to be thwarted, according to the PRA. As oil prices plunged during the autumn average pump prices fell by around 23ppl, but from ...
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Harvest Energy signs supply deal with Greenergy
Harvest Energy has done a deal to source petrol and diesel from Greenergy for its customers in the South East of England, Teesside and in Scotland. The supply agreement is part of a deal in which Greenergy has acquired Harvest Biofuels’ biodiesel manufacturing facility at Seal Sands on Teesside. The ...
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Volvo developing cars that don’t need petrol stations
Volvo is developing self-filling cars that would never need to visit a petrol station, according to reports in the Daily Mail. When the tank is close to empty, the car would send a message via smartphone to a mobile fuel supplier to come and fill it up. The supplier would ...
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Call for bigger parking spaces
Parking spaces need to be considerably larger, according to a major parking trader. A new parking industry standard designed to ensure that spaces are large enough to accommodate modern vehicles is being called for by the car parking marketplace YourParkingSpace.co.uk. The move is needed, it claims, after research showed that ...
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Armed robber strikes at BP site in Fife
Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at the BP petrol station in St Clair Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, in the early hours of Sunday 1 February. A man entered the shop at the petrol station at around 3.15am and threatened a staff member with a bladed weapon and ...
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New nationwide LPG conversion network approved by Autogas
A new nationwide network to convert vehicles to run on LPG autogas has been set up in a bid to boost sales of the fuel. The scheme has been approved by Autogas, the joint venture between Shell and Calor. Autogas says the new conversion scheme provides drivers with a branded ...
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Cross border raids in £110m tobacco fraud probe
Two illegal tobacco factories and more than 14 tonnes of tobacco have been uncovered by raids in Ireland and Blackpool. Five people from Tyrone and Down in Northern Ireland have been arrested by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers as part of a cross-border investigation into a suspected £110m tobacco ...
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Shop Talk - Tracy West
Valentine’s Day (February 14) falls on a Saturday this year, which is always good news for restaurants but I think it’s good news for you too. That’s because even though surveys say people are spending more on eating out in restaurants, many consumers just haven’t got their confidence back yet ...
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A refreshing sunset
Levi Roots Soft Drinks is launching a new Jamaican sunset flavour to help retailers respond to the growing demand for exotic drinks. The watermelon and guava flavour will be available later this month in a £1 price-marked 500ml pack following its successful introduction in 2ltr bottles in the grocery channel.Levi ...
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People’s Pundit
Carlsberg has launched a campaign to find the UK’s most talented fan to become the ’People’s Pundit’ for the Talksport radio station at a Premier League game.
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Plain packaging vote sparks trade protests
The Government has caused uproar among tobacco companies and trade associations with its confirmation that a vote on the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging will take place before Parliament breaks ahead of the General Election. Health Minister Jane Ellison announced during an evening adjournment debate on January 21 that the ...
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Maryland’s soft touch
Burton’s Biscuit Company is bringing American-style soft cookies to UK biscuit aisles with the launch of Maryland Soft Baked cookies. The two varieties caramel & choc chunk and double choc chunk come in 200g packs, rrp £1.99.Burton’s said they performed extremely well in consumer research, with 82% of ...
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Making a statement
When the Mark Carsley Group bought a run-down former Mobil site at Wyboston in Bedfordshire just over three years ago, the intention was to demolish it and re-build a state-of-the-art service station that would grab the attention of passing motorists.Mark Carsley explains: "We wanted to make it stand out and ...
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Scraping a living
At this time of year, car care is more about de-icer and screen wash than shampoo and a chamois. Graham Tissiman, sales and marketing manager at the Convenience Distribution Group, advises retailers to make sure they’re adequately stocked up with winter products. "Consumers are usually caught unawares by the weather," ...
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OPV valves launched
Franklin Fueling Systems has launched the new Defender Series of Overfill Prevention Valves (OPVs).The company says the new line-up of OPVs employs a revolutionary new magnetically-coupled actuator system to provide positive shutoff. It adds: "Simple to install, service and test remotely, the Defender Series OPV is the industry’s most versatile ...