All Food to go articles
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AnalysisA look back on 2024: food to go keeps on innovating
No half-decent forecourt operation is complete nowadays with a good food-to-go offer and 2024 was another year of innovation across the category.
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NewsHighway Stops future-proofs Lye Service Station
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops is relaunching its Lye Service Station, with the operator’s second Fireaway pizza concession, a couple of pay at pump terminals, and plans for electric vehicle charging and improved valeting in the new year.
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NewsPenny on the Move acquires Magpie Filling Station
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move acquired the giant-sized site Magpie Filling Station near Cramlington, Northumberland earlier this month.
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NewsFirst Doner & Gyros outlet opens on a forecourt
After winning the Best Forecourt Innovation accolade at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2024 for its Fireaway Pizza outlet, Whitfield Service Station is the first forecourt to open a Doner & Gyros kebab and wrap franchise.
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Equipment NewsThe Square Kiosk offers an extra pair of hands
Square has unveiled the Square Kiosk, a fully integrated software, hardware and payments solution, designed to help cut waiting times for food to go, make service faster and free up staff.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON BREAKFAST: Morning munchies
When McDonald’s makes the news with a story that mini hash browns are being added to its breakfast menu, you know the UK is serious about its morning meal. But how can forecourt operators make the most of the opportunity?
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NewsBenito’s makes motorway debut
Mexican food retailer Benito’s is diversifying out of its shopping centre and airport roots into the roadside services sector. It is set to open at Leeds Skelton Lake motorway service area (MSA) at J45 of the M1 on October 24.
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NewsThe Kay Group keeps faith with Greggs in latest knockdown rebuild
He was the first person to operate a Greggs drive-thru, at his Irlam forecourt in Greater Manchester in 2017. Today, Ken Kay still regards the brand, alongside Subway, as key to the success of his petrol station empire, and says it is a key ingredient in his latest knockdown rebuild.
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NewsMFG to add Greggs to Bridge of Don site
MFG’s development plans for its Bridge of Don Service Station in Aberdeen are expected to get underway soon.
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NewsGreggs gets a fresh look at Extra’s Cobham Services
Greggs has recently undergone refurbishment at Cobham Services, operated by Extra MSA.
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Promotional FeatureHow one dynamic pizza company is embracing the forecourt opportunity
As forecourts evolve in line with the increase in EV charging and changing consumer demand, new opportunities are emerging for fast-food operators, as one young and enterprising pizza company is discovering.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CRISPS AND SNACKS: Game on
If Thierry Henry knocked on your door and asked if you had any Walkers Crisps, what are the chances of you saying yes? Obviously you’d have them in your forecourt shop but what about at home?
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NewsGreggs opens 2,500th shop – in Sainsbury’s forecourt store
Greggs has opened its 2,500th shop – on a petrol forecourt at Sainsbury’s Cobham.
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NewsDFS/Flyx partnership launches ‘groundbreaking’ food and drink Order Kiosk
Fuel and convenience technology provider Dover Fueling Solutions Partners is to partner with retail software provider Flyx to launch the ‘groundbreaking’ DFS Order Kiosk, which can be integrated with DFS technology to combine fuel retailing and food ordering.
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NewsEG employee wins unfair dismissal case but receives no compensation
An EG employee has won her claim for unfair dismissal due to flaws in the company’s disciplinary procedure. However, a tribunal found she was “culpable and blameworthy” and therefore denied her any compensation.
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NewsBP pilots personalised made-to-order food at 10 sites
BP is piloting bespoke, made-to-order, breakfast and lunches under its Wild Bean Cafe banner at 10 of its 313 company-owned sites.
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NewsMFG plans to open Burger King at Slateford Service Station
MFG has applied for planning permission to extend the shop at its 24-hour Slateford Service Station in Edinburgh to make space for a new Burger King.
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NewsHendersons’ Mark McCammond shares food to go insights for Forecourt Trader Summit
Running a successful food to go operation means being prepared to pivot: to try new concepts and quickly switch to others if they do not work. This is one of the pieces of advice that Henderson Group’s retail director Mark McCammond will tell delegates in a video at the Forecourt Trader Summit on Tuesday 27 February.
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NewsForecourt operator launches burger franchise
Fuzail Patel, who has four forecourts (in Rotherham, Wakefield, Urmston and Irlam), has launched a new franchise operation for his successful YOH Burger concept.
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Promotional FeatureHow to drive your healthy snacking sales
In the face of retail challenges, the sports and nutrition category stands resilient. So how can forecourt retailers tap into this opportunity to drive healthy snacking sales and thrive in this dynamic market.