All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2019 – Page 2
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NewsGovernment publishes guidance on Brexit for retailers
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published new guidance for the retail sector on preparing for EU exit. The guidance includes information on importing and exporting, regulations and standards and employing EU workers. The new guidance suggests that retailers should contact the organisation responsible for moving their ...
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Coca-Cola Great Britain kicks off Premier League partnership
Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) has kicked-off its Premier League partnership with the launch of a new multi-million-pound campaign which gives supporters a starring role and celebrates the power of football to bring people together. The campaign, Where Everyone Plays, highlights that it’s not only the players who make the Premier ...
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Britvic rolls out Robinsons Fruit Creations to c-stores
This month Britvic is extending Robinsons Fruit Creations into the convenience and wholesale channels, following its launch in the grocery sector. To celebrate and support the rollout, price-marked packs (PMPs) will be exclusively available at £1.99 per 1-litre bottle, supported by special trade offers to support the launch. Trystan Farnworth, ...
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NewsProlific burglar who targeted forecourts is jailed
A prolific burglar who targeted service stations and other commercial sites where he could steal cigarettes has been jailed. Joshua O’Gorman, 34, of no fixed address, appeared on Tuesday 5 February at Leicester Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary. He was sentenced to 20 months ...
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Mondelez unveils Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo Sandwich PMP
Mondelēz International is launching a £1 price-marked pack (PMP) of Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo Sandwich this month. Lyndsey Homer, junior brand manager for Cadbury Dairy Milk at Mondelēz International, commented: “We’ve been extremely pleased with the success of Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo Sandwich, which has not only won awards but ...
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NewsCalor upgrades LNG facility at motorway services
Calor has enhanced its refuelling network for natural gas-powered trucks by upgrading its Aust LNG facility, near Bristol. Part of Moto’s Severn View Services, the Aust facility is located off the M48 motorway by the Severn River Crossing, and has been upgraded to consider the requirements of mono-fuelled trucks. As ...
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NewsPhoto-Me makes a splash with launderette campaign
Photo-Me UK is running a “Making A Splash” campaign to promote its Revolution Compact Outdoor Launderette. The Revolution launderette is based around a fully automatic, external launderette, facility - available 24/7 - featuring two large capacity, high performance eco-friendly washing machines plus a robust drying unit. Revolution is ideal for ...
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Walkers marks Uefa Champions League sponsorship with promotion
Walkers is celebrating its continued sponsorship as the official snack partner of the UEFA Champions League (UCL), with a new on-pack promotion that will run for 16 weeks. Kicking off in this month, the “They Score – You Win” promotion offers football fans the opportunity to win prizes by predicting ...
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NewsForecourts encouraged to use recyclable coffee cups
Forecourts are being encouraged to offer hot beverages in environmentally friendly recyclable cups. Frugalpac, which claims to manufacture the first fully recyclable coffee cup made from recycled paper, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Wrexham, north Wales, to produce Frugal Cups. Frugal Cups will be available in three sizes ...
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NewsForecourts outperforming overall market in food to go
Food to go on petrol forecourts is outperforming the overall food to go market, and is set to grow by 3.8% in 2019, according to research from MCA Insight & HIM. The insight is from MCA and HIM’s UK Food To Go Market Report 2019, which was conducted through over ...
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McCoy’s launch taps trend for Mexican food
The latest line to join the McCoy’s range is Muchos, a distinctive crescent-shaped folded tortilla crisp, in three Mexican flavours. Muchos comprises a corn, wheat and potato based crisp with a blend of six spices and beans locked into the base, before being seasoned with either Smoky Chilli Chicken, Nacho ...
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More than 12,000 stores now have PayPoint One
PayPoint has revealed that more than 12,000 stores have now converted to its PayPoint One platform. Launched in 2016, PayPoint One provides an all-in-one retail services platform, delivering cloud-based technology, contactless epos card payments and PayPoint services, such as bill payments and Collect+. The 12,000 milestone means more than two-thirds ...
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MFG opts for Londis or Budgens on 110 sites
The UK’s biggest independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is rebranding 110 of its shops from Spar to the Londis or Budgens brands as part of an extension of its shop supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners (BRP). MFG signed its first agreement with BRP in May 2016 and ...
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Essar Oil acquires BP assets to strengthen network
The Essar Oil UK Group has acquired a number of assets from BP to strengthen its logistics infrastructure network for supplying service stations.There are currently 67 Essar-branded service stations across England and Wales, and the company has confirmed plans to grow its network to 400 retail sites over the next ...
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Ascona on the acquisition trail with more new sites
The rapidly expanding Ascona forecourt group has revealed its third purchase in a month with the acquisition of Wales Bar Service Station on the A618 in Sheffield. The site was sold by Forecourts4sale on behalf of Keith Wilson, who is retiring. It is a BP-branded forecourt with fuel sales of ...
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Biscuits barrelling along
Despite the ’war on sugar’, the biscuit category is holding up well thanks to the fact that sweet biscuits are universally popular, with nine out of 10 consumers eating them. Mintel research reveals that value sales have increased due to higher average prices and predicts that the sweet biscuit and ...
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Woodside Garage sold amid great interest
A prominent petrol station on the North Devon Link Road has been sold after strong competition among potential buyers. Woodside Garage, located alongside the A361 just outside South Molton, has been sold through commercial property agent Charles Darrow. The Gulf-branded site comprises a small single-storey general store with adjoining three-bedroom ...
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Analysis
Chris Judge: analysis editor, Argus Media
UK transport fuels shed around 1ppl in January, but the losses are expected to be short-lived, as international oil markets climbed steadily through the month in response to the US sanctions against oil-rich Venezuela. After shedding more than $30/bl in 2018 to end the year at around $53/bl, benchmark Ice ...
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Apple blasts into Lucozade’s core range
Lucozade Energy has added a new flavour to its permanent range Apple Blast. The flavour first launched last August as part of the brand’s partnership with the Lara Croft franchise. It proved an instant hit and became Lucozade Energy’s third most popular flavour in the independent and symbols channel (IRI ...
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Money Talk: Don’t worry, it’s only the auditors and they offer genuine benefits
A year on from the meltdown at Carillion, quite apart from the immense fallout in practical terms, one consequence is that serious questions have been raised about the role of that company’s auditors. The same questions have arisen after almost every subsequent corporate failure the latest being at Patisserie Valerie, ...