All Food to go articles – Page 2
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NewsNew £4m Centra forecourt creates 50 jobs
Northern Irish convenience retail group Centra has opened a new £4m filling station in Portadown, 30 miles south-west of Belfast, creating 50 jobs in the process.
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NewsPioneer in coffee-on-the-go brews up fresh competition
A disruptor brand is entering the forecourt trade’s coffee to go category – with a loyalty app which rewards customers at the point of purchase, and more realistic pricing in a sector it says has “lost its way”.
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NewsBen Lawrence becomes latest operator to prepare for Praveen Kumar takeaways
Forecourt operator Ben Lawrence is about to start a trial of the Praveen Kumar Indian takeaway concept, which if successful could be introduced in his three petrol filling stations.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON FRANCHISE AND CONCESSIONS: Working together
You’ve heard of Subway but what about Spudway? Well its hot fluffy jacket potatoes are coming to Subway branches next week and Fraser’s Retail, for one, can’t wait. The company’s chief operating officer, Mark Wilson, is expecting the addition of jacket potatoes to the Subway menu to boost trade by at least 10% across the three Frasers’ sites that have the franchise.
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NewsSelf-service kiosks can boost shop sales by almost a third
It has become established knowledge that self-scan tills can meaningfully increase customer spending, but fresh research indicates that installing self-service touchscreen kiosks can boost basket sizes by 29%.
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ArticleMaking dough: why forecourt operators might want to adopt Park Garage Group’s profitable bakery concept
Park Garage Group plans next year to make its Bakery 79 concept available to other forecourt operators. We take a visit to its Wrotham Heath, Kent site – its second biggest success story with the new concept – to see why others might want to get on board.
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WhitepapersWhy compliance is your untapped growth driver
Having evolved into multi-service retail destinations, forecourts now grapple with myriad regulatory demands. Discover how investment in streamlining this complexity can give operators a competitive advantage.
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NewsPraveen Kumar to roll out takeaway concept
Frozen ready-meals brand Praveen Kumar is rolling out a takeaway Indian food concept that helps forecourts make use of their bake-off areas after the typical 2pm lull.
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NewsM&S tops motorway services’ users’ wish list
M&S is the brand most UK drivers would like to see at a motorway service area (MSA).
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NewsPark Garage Group to boost Bakery 79 with loyalty app and deliveries
Park Garage Group has ambitious plans for its fledgling Bakery 79 food to go alternative to Greggs, with a loyalty app and Deliveroo deliveries in the pipeline.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON IN-STORE SERVICES: Delivering success
You can’t seem to go anywhere nowadays without seeing a supermarket delivery van or someone on a moped with a bag on the back, emblazoned with a food delivery logo. Whether it’s weekly groceries, some top-up items or a steaming hot pizza, food delivery is big business – and an in-store service that many forecourts now offer.
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NewsPlanning permission granted for improvements at North Ayrshire forecourt
Developers have been given the go-ahead to implement a host of upgrades to a filling station in Fairlie, North Ayrshire.
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NewsGreggs puts sandwiches and drinks behind the counter to combat shoplifting
It was a tactic once reserved for strong medications, spirits, tobacco and lottery products, but bakery firm Greggs is now placing sandwiches and soft drinks behind the till to combat rising crime levels.
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NewsIndependent retailers welcome delay to Scotland’s latte levy
Independent retailers have welcomed the news that the Scottish government has put its ‘latte levy’ plans on hold.
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NewsPark Garage Group replaces Greggs with own-brand Bakery 79
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group (PGG) is hoping to franchise out its Bakery 79 food to go concept to other forecourt operators next year, having completed its roll-out at 12 of its own sites last month.
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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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NewsNI forecourt store reopens following £2.4m upgrade
A Eurospar located at a Texaco forecourt in Garvagh, Northern Ireland, has reopened following a £2.4m refit by its owners, Henderson Retail, which bought the site towards the end of 2024.
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NewsMeal deals in Wales face restrictions
The Welsh Senedd has narrowly voted to push forward with legislation that will impact where meal deals can be displayed in shops, while also banning multi-buy offers on high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) foods.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Six things you need to know about food to go
Food to go is big business, from the 1,000 Rollover hotdogs sold every week at the two Ron Perry A19 forecourts, to the Hockenhulls’ in-house chocolate bar milkshakes, and Fuzail Patel’s giant Yoh desserts. Here are six trends you need to know about this growing sector.
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Product NewsRollover rolls out latest breakfast options at NCS
Breakfast is becoming an increasingly important part of food to go for forecourt operators, and Rollover will be exhibiting its new additions to tap into this opportunity at the National Convenience Show (NCS).