All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2020 – Page 5
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Analysis
Tracy West: retail commentator
I love Heinz Tomato Ketchup and I also love chocolate but the two together? I don’t think so. However, some bright spark has combined the two into a product that’s excusively available from Fortnum & Masons for Valentine’s Day. According to the Fortnum’s website, the chocolate truffles balance the creaminess ...
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Indulgent Magnum Ruby comes to market
Magnum Ruby is the latest addition to the best-selling ice cream range. Described as a ’fourth type of chocolate’, after dark, milk and white, ruby chocolate was crafted by chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut and took more than 10 years to develop. It comes in ruby-coloured packaging, featuring gold foil detail ...
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Cocktail time
WKD is launching two ready-to-serve cocktails in cans. Available in 440ml price-marked packs, WKD Venom and WKD Anti Venom contain 6.5% ABV.
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Sterling Dual debuts leaf-wrapped cigarillo
Capsule Leaf Wrapped, described as an innovative new cigarillo product. The king-size cigarillos contain a Virginia blend tobacco and, unlike conventional cigarettes, are wrapped in tobacco leaf. They have a mentholated capsule in the filter, which smokers can click to release a peppermint flavour.01932 372000 www.jtiadvance.co.uk
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Government to double funding for chargepoints
The government has announced it will double funding for the installation of chargepoints on residential streets to £10m next year, and is making a £3.4m investment in trials for wireless charging of electric taxis in Nottingham.The transport secretary Grant Shapps said this could fund up to another 3,600 chargepoints across ...
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Service centred
People want much more from a forecourt than fuel and a good convenience offer. They want services too You’ve got a great forecourt with fast pumps and a smart canopy to keep your customers dry. You’ve also got a modern convenience store with a comprehensive food and drink offering including ...
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in brief
embracing evsBritain’s drivers are showing signs they are starting to embrace low- and zero-emission electric vehicles, according to the RAC. Research conducted for the RAC’s Report on Motoring shows the number of drivers who say they will choose an electric car as their next vehicle has doubled in the past ...
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NewsUnder the spotlight: Shane Bowering
Name: Shane Bowering Job title: Pace/RNC development manager Company: Certas Energy 01 Career history: I worked in London as a chef before taking up various roles in restaurants around the world. I then ran a very successful pub in London before returning to Devon to work as a head chef. ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: editor
Just in case you thought you knew all you needed to know about the timescale for the transition to EVs, along comes, pardon the pun, a bit of a shock. The government, under huge pressure from powerful global eco lobbies to ’do more’ about the ’climate emergency’ has reacted. Wanting ...
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NewsBlueprint for success
Doing your homework is key in so many of the things we do and something John Stevenson, managing director of Stevensons Forecourts, did plenty of before deciding on the design of his new-to-industry Stevenson of Oxbridge site in Northallerton, north Yorkshire. The site was previously used as a tyre-fitting garage. ...
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Analysis
Ray Blake: PRA technical director
As chairman of the Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group (PELG) I had to postpone a meeting that was due to have taken place at the beginning of January. The reason being that Brexit, followed by the pre-election purdah, had meant that the Health and Safety Executive was unable to agree the ...
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Best forecourt loo: Cairn Lodge Services Douglas, Lanark
As part of a site-wide renovation in 2018, Cairn Lodges’ toilet and shower facilities were re-done to provide clean, fresh and comfortable facilities for all its customers, no matter what their needs. In the forecourt part of the motorway services, there are two unisex toilet and shower rooms, one baby ...
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Best forecourt team: Jet Jempson’s Express Peasmarsh, East Sussex
Despite being a small rural forecourt and community hub, Jempson’s Express’ performance has gone from strength to strength over the past three years due, in no small part, to its outstanding level of customer service. The team of six staff live locally and are incredibly proud of the site’s success. ...
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The rise of mini bars
Portion control seems to be the new buzz-phrase in chocolate and not just for children. According to research undertaken by Kantar for Forecourt Trader’s sister magazine The Grocer, 21% of consumers are interested in portion-controlled bars as a way to manage their calorie and sugar intake.Manufacturers have already responded ...
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Best forecourt innovation: RaceTrack Autoport Services Glasgow
The owners of RaceTrack Autoport Services say they have taken a ’dying’ and ’unloved’ site, and totally transformed it both internally and externally. Their aim was to deliver a modern, high-end consumer experience with an aesthetic to match. The spacious shop boasts 50-plus LED screens, numerous projectors and LED strip ...
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NewsService Centre: Jac Roper on a jamming ATM; chasing money; and a bad start
One jam too far for Shahid’s forecourts Shahid Hussain, who runs Petro Express in Glanamman, South Wales, has just come out of his contract with NoteMachine for both of his forecourts. He says he has had them for 10-15 years under their various owners and it was never a problem ...
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Spar Fairfield is one of Blakemore stores to trial Too Good to Go food waste app
The Spar Fairfield forecourt store is one of 15 Blakemore Retail Spar c-stores based in Lincolnshire which are trialling the ’Too Good to Go’ food waste fighting app, which enables people to purchase short-dated food for a reduced price.The app, which was launched in the UK in 2016, was set ...
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Analysis
Chris Judge: analysis editor, Argus Media
When China sneezes, the oil markets catch a cold. Mirroring the effects of the SARS crisis in 2002, oil markets shed more than $8/bl in January on the back of the potential impact on oil demand from the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak. The apparent calming of the Middle East ...
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Investors show strong interest in forecourt sector, says Christie & Co
The petrol filling station market remained robust in 2019, showing a strong ongoing interest in the sector among investors, according to the latest Business Outlook from Christie & Co.The report said fuel margins had remained buoyant and there had been a general upwards gross profit margin trend to meet rising ...
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NewsMoney Talk: Stay alert, be vigilant - it’s a sensitive time for scams
Let’s start with a quick update from last month’s column, where we mentioned that a well-known High Street fashion retailer had admitted that it may have overstated the value of stock on its balance sheet by "some £25m". Following a preliminary investigation by external auditors, the company issued a statement ...