All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2017 – Page 4
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Improved jerky
Meatsnacks Group is launching a new Men’s Health Fuel Beef Jerky that has been developed to create a "great tasting jerky with improved flavour and texture". With the assistance of Men’s Health magazine subscribers, the new recipe was developed throughout last year with a new pack designed to portray the ...
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Mini Penguin launch
McVitie’s has launched Penguin Mini Biscuits in a new multipack format which contains individually bagged mini penguin-shaped biscuits. The new pack, which has an rrp of £1.69, has a forecasted retail sales value of £1m, and is said to be a mark of "McVitie’s continued commitment to innovation in ...
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Pancakes love Nutella
Nutella’s ’Pancakes Love Nutella’ campaign is returning to screens this month courtesy of a £1.3m media investment. It aims to reach 99% of mums, from now until Pancake Day, which this year falls on Tuesday, February 28.Nielsen data shows that value sales of Nutella grew by 8.6% last Pancake ...
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Miles at the pumps
BP is testing new pump technology in the US which includes a tablet that enables customers to interact with an artificial intelligence personality called ’Miles’. It is being trialled at several forecourts in Chicago and New York, initially for three months.BP says it has installed proprietary voice-activation technology in new ...
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New rules
It’s all change in the vaping market as the EUTPD II regulations come into force, meaning only compliant stock can be sold from May 20 onwards. Although this places a burden on forecourt retailers to ensure the products they sell are compliant, the regulations also bring an opportunity, as experts ...
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New-build Shell site
Shell has opened a company-owned service station on a new-to-industry site in Essex. Shell Chelmsford is open 24 hours a day with a shop that serves Shell’s Deli2go food and beverage range, and Costa Coffee Express. Other facilities include three toilets, an ATM and parking for 10 cars. Built on ...
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Orange is Squash’d
Britvic has added an orange flavour to its Robinsons Squash’d family. At the same time, the brand is unveiling a new design that highlights the brand’s zero sugar credentials to consumers across the entire pocket Squash’d portfolio. Containing real fruit in every drop and with just two calories per serve, ...
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Shop Talk: Tracy West
Happy New Year to you all. Let’s hope it’s going to be a good one. After all the surprises of 2016, you can’t help but wonder what’s in store and I’m going to take that quite literally and have a look at the new products we might get to see ...
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NewsLeaders of £2.6m fuel scam jailed
The leaders of an organised crime gang, which operated a filling station as part of a £2.6m fuel scam, have been jailed. Nine people, including the owner of a Belfast-based fuel supply company, have been sentenced for their part in the laundering, concealing and distribution of an estimated 4.5 million ...
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Law firm applies for class action against VW
Harcus Sinclair UK, a law firm specialising in large group litigation, has applied for a group litigation order in claims against VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda arising out of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. A total of 1.2 million cars in the UK are believed to have been affected. A group ...
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AF Blakemore holds profits steady
AF Blakemore, the family owned food retail, forecourt, wholesale and distribution business, which celebrates its centenary in 2017, recorded annual sales of £1.31bn with pre-tax profits up from £7.59m to £7.60m for the 2015/16 financial year. Net Assets have also grown by 7.6% to £80.8m. AF Blakemore chairman, Peter Blakemore, ...
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Armed robber raids Sunderland site
Northumbria Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a petrol filling station in Sunderland. At about 3am on Friday, January 6, a man entered the Barnes Esso service station armed with a stun gun type weapon. He threatened the cashier and demanded they handed over cash and ...
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Auto bosses predict demise of diesel
UK automotive executives expect battery electric vehicles will dominate the automotive marketplace by 2025 and predict diesel technology will be phased out, according to KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2017. The report findings revealed that 62% of UK automotive executives view diesel technology as a thing of the past, expecting ...
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Driverless cars will reduce delays says DfT
Driverless cars could significantly reduce delays according to a new study by the Department for Transport (DfT). The project used computer software to create virtual models of different parts of the UK road network including urban roads and a 20km motorway section. Delays and traffic flow were all shown to ...
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Woman killed on Tesco forecourt
A fatal crash on a Tesco forecourt on Monday January 9 is being investigated by officers from Police Scotland. At around 7.10am, a 68-year-old woman was walking on the forecourt of the Tesco filling station, Lanark Road, Carluke when she was struck by a DAF lorry which was being driven ...
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Worker steals £450,000 from Asda petrol kiosks
An Asda worker has been jailed after she stole more than £450,000 from the company’s petrol kiosks over a four-year period. Wendy Clements, who worked in the cash office of the South Bank supermarket in Middlesbrough, discovered that the electronic records on the tills were not linked to the “smart ...
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ACS issues advice over snow clearing
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has advised retailers to follow the Department for Transport’s Snow Code when moving snow and ice outside their stores. Under Health and Safety law, businesses are required (so far as is reasonably practicable) to keep routes into the store free from anything that may ...
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Pharmacy added in redevelopment
Lincolnshire Co-op is carrying out a £750,000 redevelopment of its Winning Post filling station in Lincoln, which will involve the addition of a pharmacy. The work will also include a new canopy, pumps and equipment being installed and a more accessible layout, and will require closure of the filling station ...
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product news: Barefoot adds Pink Pinot Grigio
Bottled wine brand Barefoot Wine & Bubbly is launching Barefoot Pink Pinot Grigio. New Barefoot Pink Pinot Grigio (11.5% ABV) has a crisp and fruity style, full of tart apple, peach and raspberry flavours. It is a drier styled rosé but with the fruit forward flavour that is consistent with ...
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product news: Quorn unveils new TV advertising
Quorn is unveiling two new TV commercials which will run until the end of February, reinforcing its position as the highest media-spending brand in chilled and frozen. The commercials, the latest in Quorn’s ‘deliciously healthy protein’ campaign, highlight the brand’s taste and food credentials and feature two Olympic gold medal ...