All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2020 – Page 6
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Eurotank to look after CEC’s forecourt sites
Lichfield-based Central England Co-operative (CEC) has contracted Eurotank to manage maintenance and ensure compliance across its network of 22 petrol filling stations (PFS). CEC trades across 16 counties, from the Midlands to the East coast. The agreement covers maintenance of pumps, gauges and electrics, with scope to also provide maintenance ...
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Amazin Grazin cheese bars target young adults
Norseland has launched a new cheese-bar snack called Amazin Grazin. Targeted at young adults, it comes in three flavours: Smoky Chipotle, which is mild Cheddar cheese with chipotle flakes, sweet chilli jam, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds; Sticky Date and Honey, which is mild Cheddar with orange blossom honey, dates ...
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Pentel pens raise £600k for prostate cancer
Pentel has raised over £600,000 for Prostate Cancer UK since it became an official partner of the charity back in 2009. The figure has been reached through the sale of over 2.4 million special-edition pens. Initially the charity was supported through sales of a blue barrelled ballpoint pen called LineStyle, ...
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Up to 4mpla Loggerheads Garage Llanferres, Flintshire
Loggerheads Garage is a delightful site situated in picturesque Llanferres in North Wales, which has recently benefited from a massive refurbishment by owners Ady and Brian Robinson. The shop was completely revamped to cater for customers’ changing needs and there was also a change in fuel brand to Essar and ...
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More than 4 MLPA Tout’s Budgens of Langford Langford, north Somerset
Tout’s Budgens of Langford was established in 2000 by husband and wife team Phil and Lesley Tout. Since their ’retirement’, the business has remained in the family with the next generation Jon and Zena Tout taking over. As a local family-run business, Tout’s feels well-connected to its local communities and ...
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Up to 4 MLPA MFG Brooklands Service Station Worthing, West Sussex
Following a recent store development, MFG says the overall experience at Brooklands has changed beyond all recognition.Once you enter the Budgens shop, you are greeted with wide aisles and a comprehensive food offer. Gondola ends house ’Fantastic deals’ on lots of key items.The food-to-go section includes Bake & Bite pastries ...
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More than 4mlpa Woolmer Service Station Borden, Hampshire
So much has been written about the excellent Woolmer Service Station site, which won the overall Forecourt Trader of the Year Award 2019, but there’s always more to add. It was the second overall win for the Garner family, who walked off with the Award back in 2014 for their ...
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Co-op Coedpoeth gets £2.5m redevelopment
The Co-op petrol filling station and food store in Coedpoeth in north Wales has reopened following a redevelopment to overhaul and replace the site’s infrastructure, and to rebuild a bigger food store.The site underwent a near £2.5m investment in which the tanks, pumps, forecourt and canopy were all replaced along ...
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eXpresso Plus offers PG tips 2 Go tea solution
A drinks-to-go supplier claims its slim-line PG tips machine can fill a gap in retailers’ drinks offer, following claims in The Sun that Shell suffered a consumer backlash after tea was removed from its Costa drinks machines.eXpresso Plus suggests its PG tips machine can sit next to existing coffee-to-go solutions, ...
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Jet aims for network of 50-100 co-owned sites
Plans are under way to develop a Jet-branded, company-owned network of between 50-100 sites, according to Mary Wolf, director of Jet Retail UK Ltd, and in January it acquired two more sites.The numbers were revealed following the official opening of Askern Service Station in Doncaster, on January 30. This followed ...
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KitKat partners Virgin Holidays for on-pack promotion
This year KitKat has partnered with Virgin Holidays to offer 10 prizes of a luxury holiday (worth up to £8,000 each) to destinations such as Hawaii, Antigua, Cuba, the Maldives and Barbados for its ‘Make a break for it’ on-pack promotion.There are also 100 sun-believable prizes to be won every ...
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Wrigley to introduce UK’s first flavoured Maltesers product
Wrigley UK has announced it will be introducing the UK’s first flavoured Maltesers product – Mint Maltesers Buttons. Laura Boothroyd, Maltesers senior brand manager, said: “We’re incredibly excited to be launching Mint Maltesers Buttons into the UK this year. Over the past three years we’ve seen the great success of ...
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Tuk In Food’s Curry-in-a-Naan expands distribution
Tuk In Food’s Curry-in-a-Naan has already gained distribution in Tesco and Co-op petrol stations and has recently been launched into One Stop, Wilko and Nisa stores. Curry-in-a-Naan is available in Chicken Tikka, Chicken Jalfrezi, Chicken Korma and Vegetable varieties. Each classic recipe is made from wholesome, natural ingredients. All are ...
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Three new impulse ice creams join Mars ice cream range
Three new impulse ice creams are joining Mars ice cream range. Maltesers Mint is a combination of Maltesers crunch and a minty flavour; Skittles Cooler Crazy Sours has sour-flavoured ice cream with crunchy pieces wrapped in a fruity sorbet; and Twix Ice Cream is ice cream in chocolate, with biscuit ...
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NewsMurco wins supply contract for Woodside Garage in North Devon
Woodside Garage in South Molton, North Devon, has adopted Murco branding after the fuel company secured its supply contract. The 2mlpa site, which was previously Gulf branded, came on board after extensive negotiations with the Murco dealer team and a chance meeting with the brand’s owners, William Bannister and Jeremy ...
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NewsCertas Energy secures a tie-up with EPoS specialist Point Four
Certas Energy has agreed a tie-up with EPoS specialist Point Four that provides Gulf dealers with EPoS and point of sale solutions.Point Four’s next generation software opens up additional revenue opportunities for forecourt retailers in areas such as online ordering and click and collect, home delivery, self service, self scan ...
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Republic Technologies brings out NPD under its Swan brand
Tobacco accessories specialist Republic Technologies (UK) is launching what it describes as its biggest ever NPD programme with the introduction of six new filters from the Swan brand.The new product rollout comprises a carbon paper filter for enhanced filtration, a Swan Long Extra Slim Filter (50% longer than standard), a ...
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NewsLords raise issue of free-to-use ATMs in debate in Parliament
Members of the House of Lords have raised concerns about access to cash in communities and the provision of free-to-use ATMs in a debate in parliament this week. During the debate, Lord Naseby urged the Government to consider changing the way that business rates are levied on through the wall, ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout near Exeter
The PRA will be staging a Business Breakout in near Exeter on Wednesday February 26 at Sandy Park Conference Centre at junction 30 of the M5.The PRA is a guest of CTC, which is hosting a trade show, and will be in the Baxter Suite from 10am until 1pm.Coffee will ...