All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2014 – Page 3
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Kettle communicates
Kettle Foods has launched a new communications programme called the Independent Retailer Community to talk directly to retailers. The aim is to build stronger relationships with those retailers who buy Kettle Chips through a third party such as a wholesaler. Retailers are being encouraged to sign up at the new ...
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Forecourt Trader confirmed as media partner for UNITI expo
Forecourt Trader has been confirmed as one of the key media partners of UNITI expo, the new international trade fair for Europe, taking place in Stuttgart from June 3 – 5, 2014. As the exclusive media partner for the UK and Ireland, Forecourt Trader is one of nine key titles ...
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Day in the Life: Pete George
It sounds like a cliché, but there really is no such thing as a typical day for me. That’s just as well considering I’ve now been with Phillips 66 in its various forms for 44 years! I first joined the company (at that time Conoco) straight from grammar school in ...
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Des res
When it comes to the forecourt property market, it’s very much a matter of opinion as to whether 2013 was a busy year or not. Anthony Keohane, director of automotive and roadside at Colliers, says 2013 was "another busy year" with the supermarkets and oil company/supermarket joint ventures continuing their ...
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PRA secures rates discount
Petrol filling stations will be included in a business rates discount after intervention by the PRA. In the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on December 5 he announced a £1,000 discount for small businesses with premises with a rateable value of under £50,000. However, when PRA asked The Treasury and Department for ...
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New Year editions
Ginsters has launched some New Year special editions which include the return of winter warmer, the steak & ale pasty. This is made with British steak marinated in Cornish ale with potato and onion wrapped in light puff pastry. There are also two new limited-edition sandwiches: smokey BBQ chicken & ...
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Money Talk: It’s no time to withhold your financial secrets
January is always a very busy month for accountants, dominated primarily by the need to ensure that clients’ personal self-assessment tax returns (SATRs) all get filed by the 31st at the very latest. Of course, most accountants neither want nor expect to do all the SATR work in the last ...
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Fuel offers victory
The PRA is to follow Australia’s lead in seeking a voluntary agreement to curb the fuel discounting practices of the supermarkets, which have been so damaging to the independent petrol retailing sector. It is also calling for the OFT to re-open its investigation into the UK market. "As Australia’s largest ...
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Peppa Pig hits shelves
Popular pre-school kids character Peppa Pig is hitting the confectionery shelves with two new licensed lines from Bazooka Candy Brands. Peppa Pig Candy Bites combine candy with one of six collectable figurines including Princess Peppa, Peppa, Teddy and George. The candy comes in two flavours: strawberry (pink) and raspberry (blue), ...
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Turnover increase for Symonds
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts Group has announced an increase in turnover in its annual results. Chief executive Jeremy Symonds said: "The forecourt and convenience market continues to be challenging, but also offers significant opportunities for those retailers able to both adapt and innovate. Sales growth of 9% increasing revenue ...
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Krisco Seyon lifts Maypole
Keith Mowbray, a well-known figure in the forecourt sector, has finally found a company to rejuvenate his Maypole Service Station site in Birmingham after closing it five years ago. He has leased it to Top 50 Indie Krisco Seyon, which has spent £250,000 on it and reopened it on December ...
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On the map
Midlands: up to 2.5mlpa In 2012, family-run Hockmeyer Motors in Holdingham, Leicestershire took a huge leap by turning its back on 40 years of car sales knocking through into the car showroom and extending the Spar store to 2,100sq ft. Rachael Hockmeyer (pictured) says before making the decision, the family ...
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Marlboro’s nice price
Philip Morris has introduced new price-marked packaging for Marlboro Gold Touch, its slightly thinner Marlboro Gold cigarette. The new cellophane wrap features a royal blue fingerprint design that highlights the brand’s current rrp of £6.85 for 20. The introduction of the price-marked packs comes as Philip Morris increases its focus ...
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On the Pub Menu
Kepak Convenience Foods is launching two limited editions. The new Rustlers Pub Menu range comprises Rustlers beef & pepper sauce and Rustlers chicken & stuffing mayo, both available from this month. Kepak’s marketing director, John Armstrong, said: "The Pub Menu range takes inspiration from traditional pub classics that our consumers ...
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Positive momentum
The past year has been a busy one for the PRA, and its chairman Brian Madderson expects there will be no let up in 2014. Much of his time in 2013 was spent challenging and educating arms of government, such as the OFT, Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), ...
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Nisa-ly does it
Over the past 30 years Barry and Joan Raw have built up a strong business which, at its peak, sold over 15 million litres of fuel from three sites in the North East of England. Until recently, all three sites retailed under the Jet brand with what the family described ...
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One in Six wins
Mars’ ’1 in 6’ promotion is back, giving consumers the chance to win a free chocolate bar. Seven core best sellers feature the activity including Mars, Snickers, Twix and Bounty.
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Pellet potential
It’s not often that you buy a packet of chewing gum then, as a result, drive off in a brand new car. But that’s exactly what happened to Airwaves gum consumer Theresa Cowling from Oxford, who won a Ford Focus ST as part of the brand’s Full Throttle promotion. Her ...
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Rain or shine
Keeping water out of underground storage tanks is just as important as keeping the stored fuel safely inside. But while modern, well-maintained tanks seldom let in water from the surrounding soil, it continues to make its way into the fuel. Rodney Carter, managing director of Petroman Environmental Services, says: "Water ...
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What a Shocker
Bestway’s Profit Shocker promotion gives retailers the chance to earn up to 50% profit on return on best-selling own-label lines. The activity runs from January 4 to March 3.