All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2017 – Page 6
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product news: Spar adds cooking sauces to range
Spar UK has unveiled a new range of own brand cooking sauces. They form a key part of Spar’s campaign to offer shoppers delicious evening meals for every night of the week. The four new sauces in the own label range are Bolognese, Tomato & Herb, Tikka Masala and Korma ...
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product news: P&G launches category advice initiative
Procter & Gamble is bringing together a group of elite retailers to help boost sales in the convenience channel, across its core categories – Laundry, Health & Beauty, Homecare and Baby. Following the upgrade of its ShelfHelp category management website, P&G has recruited ‘ShelfHelpers’ to become an extension of this, ...
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NewsPolice investigate racially aggravated assault
Avon and Somerset police have released images of a man they want to identify in connection with a series of incidents including a racially aggravated assault of a petrol station assistant. On 30 November, two men filled a car with petrol at Courtfields Service Station in Mantle Street, Wellington, before ...
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product news: Wolf Blass brings back rugby labels
Australian wine brand Wolf Blass is bringing back its Limited Edition Rugby Label campaign – coinciding with the start of the Six Nations Championship. Wolf Blass rugby limited edition bottles will show 15 different labels, each one depicting a position in a rugby union team and will be available to ...
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product news: Premier extends cake-on-the-go range
Following the introduction of its Cake on the Go range in April, Premier Foods is launching Cadbury Mini Rolls Raspberry in a twin-pack format. Sarah O’Neill, head of cake on the go at Premier Foods, commented: “We’re thrilled with how our Cake on the Go range is being received and ...
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NewsGovernment dismisses call for fuel price regulator
The government has given a curt dismissal to a petition calling for an “independent pump-watch body to monitor and regulate vehicle fuel pricing”. The petition was launched on the government’s petitions website at the end of October last year by Quentin Willson and Howard Cox, founders of the FairFuel campaign, ...
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Certas Energy opens HGV site at Port of Liverpool
Certas Energy, working in partnership with Peel Ports Group, has opened a new state-of-the-art HGV refuelling site at the Port of Liverpool. Following 12 weeks of construction, the site will now provide diesel, gas oil and AdBlue for port users. High-speed pumps that deliver 120 litres of fuel per minute ...
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Council to fine stationary drivers who don’t switch off engine
Westminster City Council is about to start issuing penalty charge notices to motorists who do not switch off their engines while stationary, in a bid to cut air pollution. Leaving a vehicle’s engine running (idling) while stationary for more than a minute is an offence which can result in an ...
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product news: Wrigley creates new limited edition
Wrigley is combining two flavours from its £35m Skittles candy portfolio to create a new limited edition flavour combination. Skittles Fruits and Sours combines a mix of flavours from Skittles Fruits and Skittles Crazy Sours. Strawberry, Blackcurrant and Lime flavours from Skittles Fruits have been mixed with Sour Pineapple, Sour ...
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NewsPetrol Sign signs five-year deal with Esso Europe
Petrol Sign, a division of MS International plc, has signed a five-year supply agreement with Esso Europe. The agreement will see Petrol Sign supply Esso signage materials to the UK, Benelux, Norway, Germany, France, Cyprus and Italy. Since it was incorporated into MS International plc in June 2015, the Petrol ...
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product news: Fairfields Farm moves into Tortillas
Artisan crisp company Fairfields Farm is set to add some Mexican flavour to the snack aisle with the launch of Tortillas. Continuing its new product development, Essex-based crisp producer, Fairfields Farm, is about to enter the maize snack sector for the first time with its new Tortillas. Up until now ...
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Maxol revamps Moreish fresh food range
Irish family owned forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has announced its 2017 plans for Moreish, the company’s fresh food offering, based on growing trends in the food industry and consumer feedback. This includes the launch of a new Moreish signature sandwich range with a greater focus on healthier foods, gluten-free ...
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Strike threat to Morrisons fuel supplies
Morrisons petrol stations in London, the South East and East Anglia could run dry within days if a threatened strike by delivery drivers goes ahead, according to their union. A total of 19 drivers, employed by DHL Supply Chain and based in West Thurrock, who deliver petrol and diesel to ...
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product news: KitKat offers personalisation promotion
Nestlé Confectionery’s flagship brand KitKat is kicking off 2017 by giving consumers the chance to win their own personalised KitKat pack as part of a new promotion. The promotion will feature across a range of favourite KitKat packs, including 4 Finger and Chunky singles, multipacks and 2 Finger biscuit packs. ...
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product news: Walkers launches resealable packs
Walkers is launching a new re-sealable 175g sharing pack to give retailers more opportunity to tap into the sharing segment which has grown by 15.9% in the last five years, plus an on-pack promotion as part of its UEFA Champions League (UCL) sponsorship.The re-sealable packs are available in the four ...
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NewsPolice officer shot twice on service station forecourt
A man has been arrested after a police officer was shot twice on a filling station forecourt in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In a statement the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said: “Around 7.30pm on Sunday, 22 January, a number of shots were fired at a filling station. A police ...
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NewsForecourt gunman riddled site with bullets
A forecourt where a police officer was shot was “riddled with high velocity gunfire” which could easily have killed children who were at the service station or caused an explosion, according to senior officers. A police officer was hit by three bullets in the attack at the the Maxol filling ...
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JTI removes gantries after prosecutions
JTI has started the year by demonstrating its commitment to help tackle the illegal trade in tobacco. During the Christmas and New Year period the tobacco company removed gantries from two stores, 6 till 11 in Ilford, and Micklefield Superstore in High Wycombe. Both stores had been prosecuted for dealing ...
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NFRN warns against Welsh tobacco register
There should be more action to combat the illicit tobacco market rather than the introduction of a tobacco register, the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee at the National Assembly of Wales has been told. Giving evidence, newsagents federation (NFRN) national president Ray Monelle, and NEC member John Parkinson, warned ...
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London Mayor urged to back gas-powered HGVs
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to back gas-powered HGVs to improve air quality, by former development minister Mike Foster. Earlier this month, a Department for Transport-backed study showed that gas engines gave significant improvements in air quality over their diesel counterparts. Foster now runs a not-for-profit association working ...