All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2018 – Page 3
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NewsEG Group becomes Esso’s largest retail customer
Euro Garages parent EG Group is set to become Exxon Mobil’s largest retail fuels customer following its latest deal with the oil giant. It has announced it will convert several hundred filling stations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg (Benelux) to ExxonMobil’s Esso brand. Currently it has a network of ...
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product news: Burton’s backs Maryland brand
Burton’s Biscuit Company is announcing a new advertising campaign for its £50m Maryland brand which will see it return to TV, supported by social media activity and in-store activation, with a £1m marketing budget. From 4 February the campaign will run until the end of June, with TV advertising running ...
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product news: Ben & Jerry’s introduces non-dairy line-up
Ben & Jerry’s is adding a non-dairy line-up to its portfolio and is backing it with an investment of more than £1m spanning digital, PR and outdoor communications. The vegan certified, almond-based range of ice creams comprises three variants: Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Chunky Monkey and a non-dairy exclusive flavour, Peanut ...
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product news: Häagen-Dazs serves up Dimitrov as ambassador
Häagen-Dazs has announced world number three tennis player and self-confessed ice cream fanatic, Grigor Dimitrov, as its new global ambassador. The move, following its sponsorship of The Championships Wimbledon and LTA British Tennis events, further extends the brand’s association with tennis. Dimitrov’s involvement as global brand ambassador will see ...
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product news: Mondelez adds to Mikado range
Mondelez International’s is bringing a new flavour to its Mikado biscuit brand with the launch of Mikado Dark Intense. The new product combines the Mikado biscuit with melted cocoa, layered with 70% dark chocolate and sprinkled with a hint of salt. Katie Dade, Mikado brand manager, commented: “Mikado has flourished ...
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NewsRoll-out of chargers to MFG sites to reach 60 by end of March
ChargePoint Services and Motor Fuel Group (MFG) have reported promising early results for their partnership for provide widespread electric vehicle charging across UK forecourts.With 14 tri-connector rapid chargers already installed at MFG forecourts, driver usage is rising. With a further 20 being built in January, 25 programmed to follow in ...
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NewsThieves steal vintage pump from outside Shropshire garage
West Mercia Police have reported that a vintage petrol pump was stolen from a garage in Prees Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire, at the start of the month. The 1940s item featured an Esso bowl and formed part of a display that had been beside the business for 15 years. It was ...
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NewsRobbers take cigarettes and cash from Wigan forecourt
An appeal for witnesses has been issued by Greater Manchester Police after staff at a Wigan petrol station were robbed on the night of Monday January 15. Police say two men went into the Esso garage, in Woodhouse Lane, between 9pm and 9.10pm. The pair escaped with a quantity of ...
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NewsCouncils reject ministers’ calls to provide chargers
Local councils cannot take on responsibility for providing electric charging facilities, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). After ministers criticised councils for not taking up funding for charging facilities, LGA transport spokesman Martin Tett suggested the private sector had to take the lead. He said: “Councils are keen to ...
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NewsMRH renews membership of BOSS
MRH, number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has renewed its membership of BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, to maintain its use of the BOSS Payment Watch debt recovery scheme. MRH joined BOSS in 2013 and the new agreement will see 475 MRH sites throughout England, Scotland and ...
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NewsBestway Wholesale takes over P&H’s van sales
Bestway Wholesale has announced that it will to start up a new van sales operation in light of P&H’s Snacksdirect and Sweetsdirect businesses entering into administration. The van sales business will service more than 20,000 retail customers with a fleet of 180 vans that Bestway has acquired from P&H’s administrators. ...
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NewsHuman trafficking arrest at car wash
A man has been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking after a raid on a car wash business on Old Kent Road in London. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service in Southwark, along with investigating officers from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), executed a warrant at the premises ...
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NewsACS calls for transparency in Welsh rates consultation
ACS has responded to the Welsh Government consultation on reforming the business rates appeals system, calling for greater transparency for the data used to arrive at valuations and warning against repeating the new Check, Challenge, Appeal appeals system in England. The Welsh Government’s consultation aims to reduce speculative appeals and ...
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NewsRAC warns pump prices are on the way up
The RAC is warning pump prices are likely to rise after the price of a barrel of oil went above $70 on Tuesday January 9, the first time it has reached this level in more than three years. Data from RAC Fuel Watch shows that the cost of a barrel ...
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Sky-high prices
In the forecourt property world, some dealers are being made offers on their sites that they can’t refuse. Not, of course, in the sense of the infamous Don Corleone quote from The Godfather, but more along the lines of a once-in-a-lifetime offer that they can’t resist.Matthew Williamson, director automotive and ...
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What’s in the pipeline?
With so much technology being introduced on forecourts and in stores it could be easy for attention to waver from the tanks and pipework buried underground, but constantly ensuring they are in good condition is one of the most crucial tasks facing dealers. The fine of £8m imposed on Tesco ...
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Retailers can win a new van with Weetabix
Weetabix is running a competition which gives convenience retailers the chance to win a van. Three Ford Transit Courier Base vans are up for grabs in the promotion. Running via Bestway, Landmark and Today’s Group wholesale depots, the competition uses a Text to Win mechanic.Retailers need to purchase three cases ...
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Northern lights
midlands: up to 4mlpaSpar Bilsby: Bilsby Filling Station in Alford, Lincolnshire, had been facing an uncertain future until the management team decided to give it a new lease of life with a £600k refurbishment. The site is in a rural village with around 150 houses, on the A1111 which ...
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Letting the juice loose
The good news is that the UK vaping market is booming worth over £1bn according to Nielsen. The not-so-good news is that sales through traditional retail channels (think supermarkets, convenience stores and forecourts) account for just under £160m of that and Sophie Hogg, head of next-generation products (NGP) at Imperial ...