All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2020 – Page 8
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Kepak Consumer Foods launches its first vegetarian burger
Kepak Consumer Foods, owner of the Rustlers brand, is launching its first vegetarian burger. The Rustlers Moroccan Vegetarian Burger (RRP £2.00), made with chickpea, grated carrot and coriander and served with mango chutney and a yoghurt and mint sauce, has been developed to drive penetration among younger shoppers. Kepak believes ...
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Meat-free brand Quorn introduces new snacking product
Meat-free brand Quorn is launching a new snacking product this month. Southern Fried Poppers (RRP £1.29, 60g) consist of a Quorn vegetarian chicken centre, encased in a southern fried breadcrumb coating. “As more than half of all UK consumers (53%) are now reducing their meat consumption, it’s important that we ...
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NewsRizla introduces solution to Menthol ban
Imperial Tobacco has unveiled new products from Rizla to help retailers protect their sales ahead of the menthol ban in May. Rizla Flavour Infusions comprise flavour cards that can be used to mentholate traditional factory-made cigarettes or roll-your-own tobacco products. The Rizla Flavour Infusions range of flavour cards offers two ...
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NewsMotor Fuel Group appoints new property director
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has appointed Graham Wilson as its new property director.Wilson, who is a qualified chartered surveyor, joins MFG from McDonald’s Restaurants where he was a senior acquisitions manager. Previously, he spent five years with Sainsbury’s as a development ...
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NewsGovernment announces grants for alternative fuel development
Household waste, unused straw from farmland and old wood will be among the components used by four UK-based plants to produce green fuels with support from a new round of government funding. Between 2018 and 2032 low carbon fuels are expected to save nearly 85 million tonnes of CO2 – ...
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Kettle Chips unveils vegan alternative to cheese & onion
Kettle Chips has introduced a new alternative for vegan shoppers seeking a Cheese & Onion flavour. Vegan Sheese & Red Onion (RRP: £1.99) was developed by the brand’s innovation chef, Phil Hovey, alongside expert vegan chefs BOSH!. The new edition features vegan Red Leicester-style from Sheese, one of the vegan ...
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NewsHand car wash closed down after multi-agency operation
A hand car wash in Northern Ireland has been closed down temporarily after a multi-agency operation.Detectives from Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit (MSHTU) along with colleagues from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team and partners in HMRC and the Health and Safety Executive for NI ...
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NewsACS calls on Link to cancel fee cut for cash machine operators
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on Link, which manages the UK’s ATM network, to cancel its next planned fee cut and stop large numbers of machines being lost from local communities.Link’s cuts to the fees that are paid to cash machine operators have resulted in thousands of ...
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NewsGovernment hikes National Living Wage by well above inflation rate
The Government has announced what it called “the biggest cash increase ever” in the National Living Wage rate, which will take effect from April this year.In April the National Living Wage will rise by 51p in April from its current rate of £8.21 to £8.72 per hour.The new hourly rates ...