All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2017 – Page 7
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product news: 350ml Mars drinks move to price-marked packs
Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats is moving its 8x350ml milk drinks range into price-marked packs (PMP). The chocolate milk drinks range from Mars Chocolate Drinks and is worth £24.2m a year, and Mars Milk is the bestseller, accounting for 69% of all sales within the range. The new 350ml range ...
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product news: Cadbury adds Fudge to minis line-up
Cadbury has extended another of its brands into the chocolate bags category, with the launch of Cadbury Fudge Minis.Available now, the new variant offers consumers the Cadbury Fudge brand in bitesize pieces. This launch aims to drive incremental sales for the family sharing occasion, particularly among young families.Melissa Stuart, brand ...
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product news: Ritz unveils new TV adverts
The savoury biscuit brand Ritz has launched a new, multi-million-pound campaign to promote its two most recent launches. The masterbrand campaign focuses on Ritz Crisp & Thin, the baked savoury snack launched in 2015, and the new Ritz Bakefuls, oven-baked crispy cracker bites with 30% less fat. The two 20-second ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV images after robbery
Police officers investigating a robbery at a petrol station in Sheffield, have released CCTV images in connection with the incident.At about 4.40am on Friday February 18, a man is said to have entered the Texaco service station on City Road in the Arbourthorne area and threatened staff with what is ...
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product news: IBC extends Biscotti range
The Italian Beverage Company (IBC) has extended its sweet snacking offer for the out of home (OOH) sector with a new range of Simply Biscotti biscuits. The biscuits are twice baked for extra flavour and crunch, and are studded with almonds or chocolate chips. IBC Simply Biscotti are supplied in ...
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Cash machine blown up at Surrey service station
Detectives investigating after an ATM was blown up at a Surrey petrol station and are appealing for anyone who heard or saw anything suspicious to come forward. Thieves took a quantity of money from the ATM at the Texaco petrol station on Dovers Green Road, Woodhatch, at 4.29am on Tuesday ...
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MacDonald voices concerns over business rates
Ramsay MacDonald, retail director of Certas Energy, has voiced his concerns following the government’s business rate announcement this week. Certas Energy is the largest supplier to independent fuel retailers in Britain, with more than 150 depots, nearly 1,000 tankers and 2,500 employees serving more than 1,200 retail outlets nationwide. “It ...
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Euro Garages buys four more High Noon forecourt sites
Euro Garages has bought four more forecourt sites from the stricken former Top 50 Indie High Noon Stores, which went into administration in January. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has facilitated the completion of the sale of a group of four leasehold petrol forecourt sites in the South ...
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product news: PG Tips reveals Red Nose campaign
This month will see PG tips return as an official Red Nose Day partner. As part of the inititative, the brand is launching its #1MillionLaughs campaign, which is designed to get the nation laughing again by getting the public to share jokes across social media using the hashtag. As well ...
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NewsCar makers promote low-emission vehicles
UK car makers demonstrated their commitment to developing the latest low emission vehicles with a special display in London this week. Set against the backdrop of London’s Tower Bridge, 26 vehicles from 16 different brands underlined the diversity of alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) now on sale across the UK. There ...
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House of Lords debates parking changes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has briefed peers ahead of a debate in the House of Lords on a new Bill which would require local authorities to consult with community stakeholders before putting up parking charges in their area. The Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill also contains provisions ...
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Independents closing price gap on supermarkets
Independent dealers have been praised by the AA for seizing the chance to undercut the fuel prices of the Big Four in its latest Fuel Price Report. It says: “Driver confidence in supermarkets as the bastions of cheapest pump prices has been rocked over the past month. The gap between ...
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PRA urges rates concessions for forecourts
The PRA has urged the government to extend any concessions on business rates to the forecourt sector after suggestions that measures to support small businesses, especially those involved in hospitality, will be included in the March Budget. PRA chairman Brian Madderson commented: “The number of independent forecourt operators has collapsed ...
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product news: Spar launches popcorn range
Spar Brand is launching a new impulse range of own brand popcorn consisting of Sweet & Salted and Salted flavours. Cath McIlwham, Spar UK head of brand, said: “The trend for alternative snack choices is growing and we are delighted to respond to this by launching these two new varieties ...