All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2015 – Page 6
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Two arrests in Kent over large-scale fuel fraud
A man and woman from Kent have been arrested by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on suspicion of being involved in a large-scale fuel fraud. It is believed that the fraud duped unsuspecting motorists and robbed taxpayers of more than £200,000 in unpaid fuel duty and VAT. HMRC officers searched ...
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NFRN in talks over alliance with sub posmasters
The membership associations representing Independent newsagents and sub postmasters have held “positive” talks about forming an alliance, according to NFRN chief executive Paul Baxter. Senior representatives from the NFRN met with officials and members from the National Federation of SubPostmasters on Tuesday (January 13) to discuss the possibility of a ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Activia encourages healthy eating
Danone Activia is launching a £2.5m media campaign to kick start a healthy 2015. Featuring Activia Fibre, the campaign encourages consumers across the UK to join the happy tummy movement and start the year looking after their digestive wellbeing. The campaign features the brand’s ambassador, Gok Wan, as well as ...
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Tobacco smuggling gang jailed
Four men have been sentenced for their role in a plot to flood Greater Manchester with duty free cigarettes and tobacco and launder their criminal profits. The gang – Mark O’Neill, 50, of Littleborough, Rochdale; Christopher Bridgeman, 49, of Failsworth; Cyril Crowe, 57, of Harpurhey; and Gerard Melville, 49, of ...
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Falling fuel prices depress Morrisons’ sales figures
Falling fuel prices depressed Morrisons performance over the Christmas period, the company has disclosed. In its trading statement covering the six weeks to 4 January the company revealed that total sales excluding fuel were down by 1.3% compared with the same period a year ago, and like-for-like sales excluding fuel ...
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National Pothole Day supported by RAC
National Pothole Day has been set for Thursday 15 January 2015 by Street Repairs and supported by the RAC. In 2014 the RAC teamed up with Street Repairs to create a free Report a Pothole App and web-based plug-in tool. This enables motorists, motorcyclists, cyclists and other road users to ...
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Autogas emphasises savings despite petrol price cuts
Drivers in the UK saved an estimated £66m on their fuel bills in 2014 by driving on autogas LPG, according to latest estimates from leading LPG supplier Autogas Ltd. Despite petrol prices falling in recent weeks, 150,000 drivers in the UK are making far greater savings by driving on the ...
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£5m fund to promote low emission vehicle use
Up to 35 public sector organisations are being asked to bid for funding from a £5m scheme to support ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV), transport minister Baroness Kramer announced on Tuesday January 14. Organisations including the police, fire services and the NHS will be able to test their ULEV-readiness, as part ...
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NewsIndependent takes unleaded under £1 per litre
An independent retailer in the West Midlands is believed to be the first to offer unleaded petrol at less than £1 a litre since the recent slide in fuel prices began. Velautham Sarveswaran, who runs four Harvest-branded sites with his wife, Ananthi, cut prices at his sites in Birmingham, Redditch ...
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NewsPrice cuts take Asda unleaded down to 103.7ppl
Competition on fuel prices between the big four supermarkets ratcheted up another notch today (Monday January 12), and edged ever closer to £1 per litre on unleaded petrol, as all four announced another round of price cuts. Asda beat the others to the punch on Twitter at 1.48am saying it ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: DeliChoc given its UK debut
United Biscuits (UB) has launched McVitie’s DeliChoc in the UK. DeliChoc, a crunchy thickly-coated Belgian chocolate biscuit, is already available in Europe, having originated in France and Belgium as part of UB’s Delacre portfolio. Part of the everyday special treats category, the product comprises a slab of thick Belgian chocolate ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Pancake Day promotion from Nutella
In the lead-up to Pancake Day on Tuesday, 17th February, Nutella is aiming to excite shoppers with a £1.4m integrated campaign. Carrying the strapline of ‘Pancakes love Nutella’, the activity will kick off at the start of February and will feature a standalone Pancake Day TV ad which will show ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Dairylea launches cinema promotion
Dairylea is launching a new on-pack promotion this month giving consumers the chance to win unlimited Vue 3D cinema passes for the whole family. There are 13 annual family passes to be won, one per week, with additional Vue cinema family tickets being given away every day. The promotion will ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Heinz partners Starlight charity
Heinz Soup has again partnered national children’s charity Starlight to launch its ‘Get Well Soup’ campaign, raising funds for seriously and terminally ill children across the UK. The campaign will run from 1st January to 28th February 2015. The Get Well Soup campaign will be supported by a TV Tag ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Tsingtao celebrates Chinese New Year
Drinks manufacturer Halewood International drinks has launched limited edition packs for Tsingtao Beer to coincide with Chinese New Year. The commemorative packaging will feature on 12 x 640ml, 24 x 330ml and 4 x 330ml packs across all channels from the beginning of January to promote Chinese New Year, which ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Ferrero introduces Kinder Bueno Dark
Ferrero is set to build on its chocolate countline brand, Kinder Bueno, with the introduction of a limited edition Dark variant. Kinder Bueno Dark will be available exclusively for the impulse channel, following a new on-pack offer for Kinder Bueno Classic in January. The on-pack activity will give shoppers £5 ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: KitKat celebrates the breaks
Nestlé Confectionery’s flagship brand KitKat is to launch a new marketing campaign for 2015. The ‘Celebrate the Breaks’ campaign will feature a variety of activity from the brand ranging from new products to advertising campaigns. Celebrate the Breaks recognises that no two individuals are the same, so why should their ...
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Tesco filling stations boost its sales performance
Tesco’s filing stations are helping to boost its sales performance according to latest figures it has just released, despite deflation in fuel prices over the period and its Fuel Save promotion which it says enables its Clubcard customers to obtain the cheapest fuel in the UK. In its trading statement ...
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NewsMFG offers to sell site to avoid competition investigation
MFG has offered to sell the Murco petrol station in Hythe in a bid to avoid a full merger investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into its acquisition of Murco’s retail business. Last month the CMA said the acquisition might be expected to result in a substantial lessening ...
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Female assistant injured by robber
Bedfordshire Police are seeking information after a robbery at the A6 Filling Station on the A6 at Rushden Road, Souldrop at 8.05pm on Tuesday 30 December. It began as a female employee was locking the main entrance and a man barged into her and forced her back inside the shop ...