All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2009 – Page 4
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hydro gets relaunch
Lucozade Sport has relaunched Hydro Active in a bid to drive brand awareness.To celebrate the relaunch, Lucozade is giving Forecourt Trader readers the chance to win cases of the product - five readers will each receive five cases.The relaunch is part of a move that sees Hydro Active ...
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fraud protection package
British company PinProtect has launched a new security product designed to protect Chip & Pin users and retailers from fraud.The company says the innovative design on the Pin-Defender unit limits the view of the key pad to all except the user, and so protects the customer’s PIN number from being ...
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Relaunch for Fogg
United Biscuits (UB) has relaunched its Phileas Fogg range of premium snacks for 2009.New products include savoury crisps, tortillas, poppadoms and nuts.A complete packaging redesign aims to increase stand out on shelf and create a stronger brand identity.The company says the changes will be backed by a £2m TV advertising ...
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phileas fogg goes nuts
Phileas Fogg has brought out a new range of savoury snacks with what it says are "authentic tastes from around the world".To celebrate, United Biscuits (UB) is giving retailers the chance to get their hands on £100-worth of Phileas Fogg’s new range of nuts. There are five prizes up for ...
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Roses’ flower power
Cadbury Roses is celebrating its 70th birthday with a packaging redesign. Cadbury says the new look brings a contemporary feel to the iconic brand and is designed to appeal to younger consumers while not alienating core, loyal purchasers. It is meant to make the product look like an informal wrapped ...
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Sites for sore eyes
While all around property prices are crashing, there’s one sector where demand is still outstripping supply and prices are holding up quite well. That is, of course, the forecourt sector and while buyers are not prepared to pay ’silly money’ for sites any more, they’re willing to pay a realistic ...
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Extra goes minty
Wrigley has launched a new premium mint aimed at younger shoppers.Extra Ice Mints come in a stylish tin in two flavours: peppermint and spearmint. Each tin contains 33 of the sugar-free mints which aim to deliver "ultimate freshness". Rrp is 97p.Wrigley says that, according to AC Nielsen research, younger consumers ...
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Newsan extra special prize
The Wrigley Company is giving readers the chance to win £250-worth of products from its top-selling ranges - Extra, Orbit Complete and Airwaves. There is one prize of a selection of Wrigley products including the recently-launched Extra Ice Mints.The new mints come in a premium packaging format - a sleek ...
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retail excellence
== Best confectionery outlet - sponsored by NestlÉ ==The Roadchef MSA, Clacket Lane North site, on the M25 in Kent, won the Best Confectionery Outlet award.Forecourt manager Farukh Rizvi says: "We have a very good planogram that we get from head office as well as some excellent promotions. The till ...
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Euro opts for Spar in expansion plan
Blackburn-based Euro Garages, which is number five in our Top 50 Indies listing for 2008, has converted all its company-owned stores to Spar. The symbol group fascia was already in place on 20 of its sites but, in a deal with Spar wholesaler James Hall, the remaining 40 or ...
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Lunch crunch
With more people watching what they spend, will the luxury of a shop-bought lunch be forsaken for a home-made butty? Homeware and hardware chain Robert Dyas has reported a 68% year-on-year rise in sales of lunch-boxes but the sandwich and food-to-go suppliers to the forecourt trade remain pretty upbeat about ...
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NewsOctober crash
All of those desperate economic rescue initiatives from November onwards - you remember - slashing base rate by several percentage points, pumping billions into the retail environment through the VAT rate cut, industry after industry pleading for bail out. And that was before Woolies went to the wall. We ...
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Keeping your cool
Searle Manufacturing Company says it has tailored its new ME range of air-cooled condensers to include the high-performance and cost-competitive options needed by c-stores.Its ME condensers can be mounted horizontally or vertically to suit site conditions and are designed for reduced noise and increased energy efficiency. Searle commercial director Richard ...
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Coke on the web
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has launched a bespoke off-trade website - http://trade.cokecce.co.uk.It has information on all CCE brands, including best-selling SKUs, equipment details and nutritional content. There is also an interactive Ask the Experts section for retailers.Kenny Chisholm, CCE trade communications manager, says: "In the future we aim to expand ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
== Following Tesco with off-the-peg premises ==Eamonn Rankin took the unusual step - for an independent forecourt operator - of ordering his new store in kit form.His Londis store trades at his Masonhill Service Station in Ayr and he had been pondering a refit for a couple of years.When ...
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in brief
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is holding its Summit ’09 in Birmingham on April 30th. Guest speakers at the association’s flagship event include David Smith, CEO of research company Global Futures and Foresight. An expert panel will also discuss future predictions for the industry.Forecourt Systems, part of ...
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bridging the Gulf
The industry has probably had one of its toughest years ever, with many oil companies battening down the hatches, and keeping a close eye on expenditure. But at Gulf Retail, according to its director Keith Jewers, while the company continues to approach business with its usual prudence and caution, it ...
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Birds Eye value drive
Birds Eye starts its value campaign this month, offering £1 deals across a range of products.The company will use the banner "Make Your Pound Go Further With Birds Eye". It hopes to drive sales and put the frozen fixture at the front of the consumer’s mind by encouraging them to ...
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Win big with Mars
Mars is giving retailers the chance to win £1,000-worth of free stock.Retailers will be eligible if they gain the Mars Gold or Platinum standard in store for 2009, which they can achieve by stocking the recommended products or boosting confectionery sales.All retailers with the Gold or Platinum standard for three ...
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Low-cal biscuit bars
Nestlé Confectionery has relaunched some of its popular chocolate biscuit bars with a 99-calorie content. Blue Riband, Breakaway, Toffee Crisp and Drifter all now have a new pack design featuring a ’99 calories’ flash on the front to communicate the change to shoppers.Graham Walker, Nestlé UK trade communications manager, says, ...