All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2018 – Page 3
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NewsAsda cuts fuel prices after RAC calls for reduction
Asda has cut is fuel prices with petrol price cap down 2ppl to 116.7ppl and diesel down 1ppl to 118.7ppl from this morning. When previous cuts have been made the other supermarkets have followed within hours. Dave Tyrer, Asda’s head of petrol trading, said: “We’re once again leading the way ...
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product news: Cofresh unveils TV adverts
Indian snack brand Cofresh has unveiled its 2018 Asian TV advertising campaign, which includes associate sponsorship of the daily talent-searcher reality show ‘India’s Next Superstars’. The campaign’s theme - ‘Fun Times In With Cofresh’- focuses on the current trend for social snacking at home with family and friends and will ...
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product news: Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats adds to range
Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats has introduced two new price parked packs (PMPs) to its milk drinks range. Snickers and M&M’s Peanut 350ml join the PMP impulse range in a £1.29 marked pack. The Snickers milk drink combines the peanut and chocolate flavours of the chocolate bar, while the M&Ms ...
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Yara International opens "world’s largest" AdBlue production plant
AdBlue producer Yara International has opened what it describes as the world’s largest production capacity in Brunsbüttel, Germany. The new facility has a production capacity of 1.1 million tons of AdBlue per year. Svein Tore Holsether, president and CEO of Yara, said: “AdBlue is a fluid used to remove harmful ...
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NewsBP and Total agree to accept each other’s fuel cards across Europe
BP and Total have agreed a deal to accept each other’s fuel cards across Europe. The agreement will see Total accept use of the BP/Aral fuel card at its network of stations in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Germany. In return, BP/Aral will accept Total’s fuel card at ...
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NewsMRH reinforces management team
MRH GB is boosting its management war chest as it prepares to realise its significant business plans for 2018, including the reported imminent announcement of a stock market listing. It has disclosed three notable additions to the team, chief of which is the appointment of Dennis Millard as chairman of ...
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NewsSupermarkets face further pleas by RAC to cut prices
The big four supermarkets are facing fresh calls from the RAC to knock another 2p a litre off petrol and diesel following further reductions in the wholesale cost of fuel. Last week they responded with cuts of varying levels price cuts in the wake of well-publicised RAC demands, with Asda ...
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NewsEG Group completes on 1,200 Esso sites in Italy
EG Group has completed its takeover of around 1,100 Esso service stations and 100 fuel supply contracts for third party sites in Italy from Esso Italiana. The deal is part of the EG Group’s strategic partnership with ExxonMobil, which has made it the oil major’s largest global wholesaler customer. ...
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Super snackers
The boundary between meals and snacks is blurring. So says Colette Noé, senior director for consumer and market insights at Pladis. "Most people understand a meal to be influenced by cultural traditions around timing, setting and specific food groups. Snacks, on the other hand, are highly personalised and variable mini ...
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Sites to be seen
west country & wales: up to 4mlpaGulf crossways service station: Owner Darren Briggs let his daughter Jessica King take all the glory at last September’s ceremony, leaving her alone to be presented with the prestigious award, "as she works hard and she’s earned it". Darren became the proprietor of Crossways ...
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Smoking out sales
There’s no doubt that fewer people are smoking. In 1974, 46% of adults in Great Britain smoked, now that figure’s down to 15.8% (ONS data for 2016), which equates to 7.6 million people. The ONS study found that 15.5% of adults in England smoked; 16.9% in Wales; 17.7% in Scotland; ...
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NewsMaking a good impression
While the number of new service stations being built each year has remained pretty stable, last year saw one striking positive change for dealers in the underlying statistics making up this figure. Arthur Renshaw of Experian Catalist reveals that for the most recent 12-month period there was a total of ...
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In-car holders return - free with gum and mints
Mars Chocolate and Wrigley UK are continuing their in-car consumption campaign with the return of their in-car gum holder, free with selected gum bottles. The formats on offer include Extra Peppermint and Spearmint (60pc), Extra White, White Bubblemint, Ice Peppermint and Coolbreeze (46pc), Airwaves Menthol & Eucalyptus (46pc) and new ...
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TLM Tech expands into the US software market
TLM Technologies is expanding into the US, after recruiting three overseas personnel with imminent plans to open an office in Colorado.Among the recruits is Michael Johnson, former director of sales at pole sign software developer, Price Advantage. Johnson will be vice president of sales for TLM’s presence stateside. The US ...
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MFG switches to Esso
Greenergy has secured a massive 80-site deal for the Esso brand with its introduction into the network operated by Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s second largest independent forecourt operator.Simon Davis, MFG’s fuel operations director, said: "We are delighted to announce this supply deal with Greenergy, a key supplier of ...
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Under the spotlight: Emma Madhoo
Name: Emma Madhoo Company:Certas Energy Job title: Retail customer support manager 01 Career history: My career began working for Ultramar Golden Eagle, where I was involved in the sales of marine bunker, logistics and supplies operations. Kuwait Petroleum acquired the business, then it was sold to Malthurst and, after ...
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Stephen Marcos Jones: director general, UKPIA
This year signals another gear-shift in the energy transition to a lower-carbon economy. Spearheaded by COP 21, governments around the globe are setting far-reaching ambitions to fundamentally re-stitch the tapestry of the energy industry, society and the natural environment. Parts of the energy sector have translated this into opportunity, while ...
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MRH extends Wave deal to English sites
MRH, number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has signed a three-year deal with water retailer Wave to supply water and wastewater services with projected cost savings of least £67,000. MRH has reduced its spend on water and wastewater by £23,000 across it Scottish sites over the past three ...
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Euro Garages and Sainsburys part company
Euro Garages and Sainsbury’s have called a halt to their partnership trial following disappointing results.The trial began in October 2016 with the opening of a Sainsbury’s Local store at Euro Garage’s flagship Beehive site in Blackburn. The store, the first of six Euro Garages sites scheduled to be in the ...
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Tracy West: retail commentator
My local Jet garage is switching to Esso fuel. I asked a member of staff whether that meant prices would go up and he said ’no’ and if anything they’d be cheaper. I asked him the reason for the switch and he said they needed to drum up more trade ...