All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2015
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PRODUCT NEWS: Princes introduces PMPs
Canned fruit brand Princes has launched a new £1 price-marked pack (PMP) in cases of six along with an improved pack design. The new £1 PMP formats, designed specifically for convenience, symbol and independent retailers, will feature across some of the brand’s best-selling canned fruit products. These include Peaches, Pineapple, ...
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HMRC raids shops in Midlands and London
Shops in the West Midlands and west London have been raided in operations to clampdown on illegal tobacco and alcohol. More than one million suspected illicit cigarettes have been seized during an operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in Birmingham and Smethwick. Officers from HM Revenue ...
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Franklin unveils new Overfill Prevention Valves
Franklin Fueling Systems has launched the new Defender Series of Overfill Prevention Valves (OPVs). The company says the new line-up of OPVs employs a revolutionary new magnetically-coupled actuator system to provide positive shutoff. It adds: “Simple to install, service and test remotely, the Defender Series OPV is the industry’s most ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: New format of Monster Energy unveiled
Monster Energy is aiming to drive further incremental growth in the energy drinks sector by launching Mega Monster - a new format of its Monster Energy (Green) can with a re-sealable cap. Mega Monster will be available to retailers in 553ml re-sealable cans. The new pack is designed to allow ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: UB drives limited edition Stiglets
United Biscuits (UB) has launched a limited edition range of ‘Stiglets’, with an on-pack promotion teaming up Twiglets with BBC Worldwide’s Top Gear Track Experience and the ‘tame racing driver’, The Stig. Twiglets adopts its new name and design for a limited period, offering consumers the chance to win one ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Marlboro design revamped
Philip Morris has unveiled new designs and product upgrades for Marlboro, Marlboro Red, Gold, Silver Blue, Ice Blast and White Menthol. These packaging and product design upgrades are intended to reflect the constant evolution of the brand over its 90-year history, but the taste remains the same. The new packs ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Britvic extends Robinsons range
Britvic Soft Drink, is launching an extension to its squash brand Robinsons. Robinsons Kids is a range of single concentrate squash drinks designed with kids in mind. The Robinsons Kids range consists of three fruit flavours developed for kids, all available in the 1L, no-added-sugar, single-concentrate product format. The flavours ...
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Morrisons trials BOSS Payment Watch scheme
Morrisons has begun trials with BOSS (The British Oil Security Syndicate) and its Payment Watch scheme. Morrisons is running a trial of the BOSS Payment Watch scheme over several forecourts within its estate. Fuel service stations within Morrisons’ trial group have become individual members of BOSS’s debt recovery scheme that ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Bon Bon Buddies launches new collectable
Bon Bon Buddies is launching an innovative new kids’ collectable confectionery onto the market, adding to its ‘Surprise’ range. Surprize Qubes is a building block-shaped confectionery that has been designed and brought to the market by Bon Bon Buddies to offer children a sweet treat, which can be consumed, collected ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: New campaign celebrates Mars bar
Mars Chocolate UK is launching a news campaign for its Mars brand celebrating the little opportunities to win in everyday life. The campaign seeks to highlight the universal joy at the little day-to-day wins – anything from getting the last seat on the bus to your luggage coming out first ...
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Tesco filling stations avoid the axe
Tesco has said that none of its 500 filling stations are involved in the store closures that were confirmed this week. Earlier this month Tesco said it planned to close 43 loss-making stores, and on Wednesday January 28 it published the list of the sites it was closing. In total, ...
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Armed robbers strike at Greater Manchester garage
Robbers armed with a large knife have stolen money from a petrol station in Flixton, Greater Manchester. At 7.45pm on Wednesday 28 January, two men ran into Village Service Station on Flixton Road and jumped over the counter. They demanded money while threatening the cashier with a knife. She was ...
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NewsBarber Wadlow advises MFG on Hythe divestment
The Seapoint Filling Station at Hythe, Kent, which MFG is selling to resolve competition concerns over its acquisition of Murco’s retail business, provides buyers with a rare opportunity, according to the property adviser working on the sale. Adam Wadlow, director of Barber Wadlow, said: “For a single site in the ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Levi Roots adds new soft drink
Levi Roots Soft Drinks has introduced a new 500ml carbonate flavour for Convenience to help retailers respond to the growing demand for exotic drinks. Jamaican Sunset is a new addition to the brand’s range of soft drinks for the Impulse channel following its introduction as a 2L format into the ...
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UNITI expo hones event for 2016
The organisers of the UNITI expo, the trade fair for the petroleum sector, have announced a number of enhancements for the next event. The UNITI expo was held for the first time in June last year, attracting 11,000 professionals from 92 countries, and 344 exhibitors from 29 countries, and the ...
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Three arrests of £12m tobacco fraud
Three men have been arrested in connection with a suspected £12m tobacco fraud as part of an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC officers, assisted by Essex Police, raided three private addresses in the Nazeing area of Essex early on January 27, where they seized documents, computers and ...
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NewsLake District services get Shell rebrand
Auk Ltd, an independent dealer in the North West, has revamped its Prizet Services sites northbound and southbound on the A591 near Kendal at the gateway Lake District National Park, and switched its supply contract to Shell. Simon Hockings, one of Auk’s three directors, said: “We are very pleased with ...
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DSL extends reach on contract with MFG
DSL Group, the specialist in petrol pump top promotions and distributions, has secured a further 228 forecourts across the UK as a result of an agreement with Motor Fuel Group (MFG) to supply its Murco branded sites. The deal strengthens a relationship between MFG and DSL which was established in ...
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Call to change guidelines on sentencing for robbery
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on robbery guidelines, calling for operation disruption in store to be included in the harm factors for sentencing. The Sentencing Council is consulting on which factors should be considered when dealing out sentences for offenders, with a ...
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Assistant threatened during robbery in Somerset
Police have appealed for witnesses after a shop assistant was threatened and cash was stolen during a robbery at a petrol station in Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, late on Monday, January 26th. The incident occurred after two men entered the Esso garage in Burnham Road at about 11.25pm. They threatened a cashier ...