All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2023 – Page 2
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Product NewsConsumers and retailers can win with Costa Coffee
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced the launch of the first-ever on-pack promotion for its Costa Coffee ready-to-drink (RTD) chilled coffee Latte range. And to celebrate this landmark, the company is giving independent convenience retailers the chance to win a share of £7,500 in cash for themselves and for a local good cause or charity in their community.
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Product NewsPukka launches single pack frozen pie
Pukka, the nation’s number one pie brand (Kantar), is launching its first-ever single pack frozen pie. Specially-developed for the convenience channel, the Chicken Pie is available in a £1.49 price-marked pack (PMP).
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Dole partners with Jumbo Visma cycling team
The Dole Sunshine Company has announced an official partnership with leading Dutch cycling team Jumbo Visma. Dole will provide the athletes, including the UK’s Thomas Gloag and Anna Henderson, with a selection of healthy snacks to be enjoyed as part of their training and nutrition regime or as an on-the-go snack during race days on the road. The team headquarters will also be fully stocked with sun-ripened fruit snacks for staff and athletes to enjoy 365 days of the year.
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Product NewsAscona chooses Riverside Greetings
Riverside Greetings is partnering with Top 50 Indie Ascona to help develop the greeting card business in each of the group’s 62 forecourts.
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Product NewsSnickers Ice Cream on TV
Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats has launched a new £1.26m marketing campaign to drive increased awareness and sales of its Snickers Ice Cream products during peak ice cream season.
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Product NewsBeef & Mustard added to Burts Ridges range
Burts is adding a new Beef & Mustard flavour to its hand-cooked Ridges range. Available from September, the new flavour will sit alongside the Reaper Chilli & Lime Ridges as Burts focuses on growing its brand into the expanding hand-cooked crinkle market.
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Product NewsSHOP TALK: Can you help damsels in distress?
I have a confession to make. I don’t like to get my hands dirty when it comes to cars. I know the BHP of my car and that it usually gets me away from the lights first. And, of course, I am quite able to fill my car up with petrol but when it comes to tyre pressure, punctures, oil and the like, I haven’t a clue and really don’t want a clue.
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NewsApplegreen thief faces crown court
A man who stole £4,500 from an Applegreen petrol station by stuffing cash bags with ripped pieces of paper will now face sentencing at crown court.
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NewsDouble stabbing at London forecourt
A teenager and a man were rushed to hospital after a double stabbing at Esso Park Royal in North London yesterday. According to MyLondon, the pair were attacked by a group of men at around 11.25am on July 6.
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NewsEV charging installations up 36% year-on-year
There are currently more than 44,000 public EV charging devices installed across the UK, representing overall year-on-year growth of 36%, according to the latest Zapmap figures.
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NewsNew company wants to make having an EV charger easier
A new EV charging company – Pumpt – says it is on a mission to combat concern and confusion in the UK charging market. It wants to make buying, installing and running an EV charger easier and more affordable.
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NewsMPK moves 17 more stores to Nisa
Top 50 Indie MPK Garages and Nisa have announced the addition of 17 new co-branded Pop-In Daily/Nisa stores.
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NewsRugby Services named best for EV drivers
Rugby Services on the M6 has been named the best motorway services for EVs, according to a survey conducted by Drive Electric.
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AnalysisMONEY TALK:‘Gross Margins’ aren’t even half of the story
It was interesting to see a collection of senior representatives of some of the largest retail chains being ‘grilled’ (as the popular media like to call it) by a collection of MP’s from the Business & Trade Committee on the subjects of prices and inflation, particularly their alleged ‘profiteering’ in the current inflationary period – not least in the area of fuel retailing.
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NewsEssar Oil UK expanding its fuel distribution into London and the South East of England
Essar Oil UK is expanding its fuel distribution into London and the South East of England.
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NewsMan hospitalised and forecourt badly damaged after blaze at Morrisons site
A man has been hospitalised and substantial damage caused to a forecourt in Northamptonshire after a camper van caught fire.
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NewsCCTV images of three men released in investigation into attempted burglary
Officers from North Yorkshire Police have released CCTV images of three masked men as part of their investigation into an attempted burglary at a petrol station.
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NewsPolice linking overnight break-ins at two petrol stations in Glasgow
Police in Scotland believe two overnight break-ins at petrol stations in Glasgow are linked.
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NewsEV charging operator appointed to drive logistics electrification across London
EV charge point operator Believ has been chosen by London’s Cross River Partnership (CRP) as the sole supplier of EV charging facilities to the Defra-funded Smarter Green Logistics (SGL) project.
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NewsRecommendations by New Deal for Business Group in Scotland welcomed by the Fed
The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) has welcomed recommendations announced by the New Deal for Business Group in Scotland, but says actions speak louder than words.