All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2018 – Page 7
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NewsMFG recruits Paresh Patel as its new IT director
Top 50 Indie forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced the appointment of Paresh Patel as its new IT director. Patel has joined MFG from convenience and forecourt EPOS, payment and loyalty solutions provider HTEC. Starting with Indigo Retail as director of service in 2006, Paresh was promoted to ...
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NewsDiesel decline is pushing up greenhouse gases
New figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that carbon tailpipe emissions have risen for the first time since 1997, with new cars averaging 121.04g per km, up 0.8% on 2016. Last year, UK new car CO2 emissions fell for the 19th consecutive year ...
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product news: Coca-Cola launches Fuze Tea in UK
Coca-Cola European Partners has announced the launch of its premium iced tea brand Fuze Tea in Great Britain. Already established in 40 markets and one of the fastest growing brands in The Coca-Cola Company portfolio, Fuze Tea GB – a fusion of the flavours of fruits, botanicals and tea, with ...
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product news: Cadbury Creme Egg returns to TV
Cadbury Creme Egg has returned to TV as part of a £4m marketing investment for the brand during the run up to Easter, and will be supported by PR, experiential and digital activity. January also sees the start of a hunt exclusive to the convenience channel – Hunt the White ...
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product news: Cadbury Premier League tie-up reaches biscuits
Cadbury’s Premier League partnership will move into biscuits this month with the launch of an on-pack promotion with Cadbury Fingers – Finders Keepers. The promotional packs will see Cadbury Fingers renamed for a limited period while its Finger characters will play goalie on promotional packaging which offers consumers a chance ...
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product news: Country Choice spices up Savoury Bakes
Country Choice has spiced up its range of Savoury Bakes with two new flavours, bringing the tastes of Morocco and Mexico to the mix. The new Moroccan Style Bean Bake is a spicy medley of tomato, mixed peppers, haricot and butter beans, date and dried apricot filling, wrapped in a ...
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product news: AG Barr introduces San Benedetto
AG Barr is introducing San Benedetto – a premium Italian soft drinks brand – to the UK. “Soft drinks shoppers are looking for premium, exciting and indulgent products that deliver on taste, and this trend has helped drive 15% growth in high fruit adult carbonates,” said Adrian Troy, marketing director ...
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product news: Ginsters adds twist to pasty
Ginsters has launched Cornish Cheddar & Caramelised Onion Pasty to welcome in the New Year. Cornish born Michelin-starred restaurant head chef, Chris Eden, has collaborated with Ginsters’ development chefs to add a new twist to the vegetarian pasty. Chris Parkinson, Ginsters brand manager said: ‘Our Cheese & Onion pasty has ...
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NewsMPs call for 25p tax on disposable coffee cups
A cross party committee of MPs is calling for a 25p tax on single use coffee cups, and wants them to be banned if an effective way of recycling them cannot be established. A report on disposable coffee cups by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee said 2.5 billion ...
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NewsNew contracts help Nisa push up Christmas sales by 17.7%
An increase in the number of stores served, and a positive like-for-like performance pushed sales up 17.7% to £277m over the Christmas period (10 weeks to 31 December 2017), according to Nisa Retail. During the 10-week period there was an increase of 269 stores served, with organic growth of 106 ...
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NewsWilliam Reed acquires Pro-Retail trademark
Forecourt Trader publisher William Reed - which organises leading independent trade exhibitions including the Forecourt, National Convenience and Farm Shop & Deli shows, and also publishes The Grocer and Convenience Store - has acquired the Pro-Retail trademark from the administrators of Palmer and Harvey for an undisclosed sum. Pro-Retail was ...
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NewsCelebration of life of Cornwall Garage founder
A celebration of the life of John Murray, the founder of Cornwall Garage Group who died recently, will be held on the evening of February 21. His son Grant said all would be welcome and people can contact him by email on grant@cgg.lcbroadband.co.uk for details. John Murray had a successful ...
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NewsShell buys household utilities provider First Utility
Shell is expanding into provision of utilities to the household sector. It has signed an agreement to buy First Utility, an independent UK household energy and broadband provider. The deal is subject to regulatory and other approvals and is expected to complete early this year. In a statement, Shell said ...
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NewsPolice seeking gang who tried to steal ATM from Reading forecourt
Thames Valley Police is appealing for information following the attempted theft of an ATM from a forecourt in Reading. At around 2.20am on Saturday December 30, a group of men approached the BP Garage in Basingstoke Road, Three Mile Cross, Reading, in a dark coloured vehicle similar to a Subaru ...
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NewsACS teams with PayPoint to deliver Assured Advice
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has announced a new partnership with PayPoint to make its Assured Advice programme available to all retailers via their PayPoint One platform. Retailers can access support on all aspects of regulatory compliance for convenience retailing via their device or the PayPoint website. Steve O’Neill, ...
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NewsAshford site reopens after spend of more than £2m
A new service station and Budgens store has opened in Ashford after an investment of more than £2m by local businessman Kanagaratnam Rajamenon. He took over the former petrol station and garage in Hythe Road in August, and has invested in new petrol tanks, an extended canopy and extra pumps. ...
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NewsCo-op announces plans for 100 new stores
The Co-op has has said it plans to open 100 new food stores across the UK in 2018, creating an estimated 1,600 jobs. The retailer claims it will invest more than £160m in new stores and major makeovers for a further 150 of its outlets. More than 20 new stores ...
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NewsHarvest Energy acquires Top 50 Indie Retail Fuels
Top 50 Indie Retail Fuels Ltd has been acquired by fuel brand Harvest Energy, part of the Prax Group. The acquisition was completed just before Christmas and reflects the group’s strategic objective to expand its retail footprint and brand presence across the UK marketplace. Retail Fuels Limited, owns and operates ...
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NewsMFG buys 14 sites from Golden Cross Group
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG), ended 2017 with another acquisition to boost its UK network. The company has acquired 14 stations from forecourt operator Golden Cross Group Limited, which follows the purchase of sites from FW Kerridge, Burns & Co. and Manor Service Stations earlier last ...