All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2008 – Page 2
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Pipers targets just the indies
Gourmet snack company Pipers Crisps Ltd will target smaller, independent retailers - and not major multiples - to sell its range of ’handcooked, 100% natural’ products. The crisp range is flavoured with ingredients sourced from independent suppliers and include Anglesey Sea Salt, Biggleswade Sweet Chilli Parsnip, Sea Salt & ...
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Ribena gets juicy
Ribena is supporting its new 100% Pure Juices with the launch of a £3m TV and radio ad campaign.The Juicer campaign shows the difficulty of juicing your own fruit through a series of slow-motion shots - including a woman getting splatted with juice.The company is spending £2.6m on the summer ...
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Full of the joys of spring
Spring Petroleum has become the first retailer to install Dresser Wayne’s Global Ovation fuel pump.The state-of-the-art dispenser is in use at the Top Indie’s Shell Midway Service Station.Farook Asmal, Spring Petroleum owner, says: "The design looks fantastic on our forecourt and our customers are delighted to operate this easy-to-approach, easy-to-use ...
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Filling a gap
Forget salads, soups and sushi - British consumers still choose a sandwich (chicken salad is their favourite) for their lunchtime nosh. Last year, according to Mintel, UK consumers spent around £4bn on sarnies, up from just £3.3bn in 2002, and the market is expected to grow further - to reach ...
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Yeo Valley gets Festival fever
Yeo Valley Organic is once again sponsoring the Glastonbury Festival.As well as having two stands at the music event, which runs from June 27-29, the company is also sponsoring the limited-edition Bags for Life.Each of the 150,000 visitors to the festival will receive one of the limited-edition bags, which ...
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HOW TO ENTER GIVEAWAYS
To claim your Giveaway, simply write your name, address and telephone number on a postcard or sealed envelope stating what you want - Sneaky Snacks, Wkd, Wilkinson’s Sword and Kiveton’s Kitchen - and we’ll do the rest, including delivery. Send it to us at Forecourt Trader, William Reed Business Media, ...
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End of the road
June 6 will be a big day in the Dearing household. It will mark the end of an era for Mike and Julie as they hand over the keys of the service station which they have nurtured to success for the past 14 years. Following much discussion with close family, ...
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Analysis
Running on empty
Gordon Brown met oil industry chiefs last week amid mounting pressure to act over spiralling fuel prices. The PM used the meeting in Scotland to warn that high oil prices were here to stay, and were not just a UK problem but part of global demand outstripping supply. The comments ...
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Milky way to drink
Amia Foods is launching a Milky Way powdered milkshake this summer.The chocolate-flavoured drink, made under licence by Amia Foods, is designed to build on the strength and heritage of the Milky Way brand, which at £49m is showing annual growth of 13.3%.The company says it wants to capitalise on the ...
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Dream Team promotion
Pringles is running a promotion to coincide with Euro 2008, offering consumers the chance to meet Michael Owen and star in the next Pringles Football TV ad.The Join The Dream Team on-pack promotion features on its four top skus, Original, Sour Cream & Onion, Salt & Vinegar and BBQ.0800 5973388
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Handy directory
Independent retailers will have received their copy of the annual Forecourt Trader Business Directory free with this issue.Packed with a comprehensive listing of key industry contacts, latest tax information and a wealth of shop sales data from EKW, as well as 10 pages on the latest legislation affecting your business, ...
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Devon site Loves the Flavour
A forecourt store in Devon has become the first in the county to open a franchised ’Love the Flavour’ branded ’shop in a shop’ for Food & Drink Devon.The pilot Love the Flavour franchise has opened in Townstall Road Garage in Dartmouth, a BP filling station and Spar convenience store ...
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Cutting red tape
A new handbook aims to help retailers deal with red tape relating to issues like health & safety, fire and food safety.The Regulatory Trade Guide is a quick reference guide for those confused by changing legislation. It has been published by environmental health consultants Perry Scott Nash Associates and ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
== Callers having to drive really hard bargains ==I’ve had two calls lately about cars. Fair enough I suppose - for people running forecourts it’s a not-unrelated subject although not one where I can profess much expertise.I can spot Porsches, Jags and Minis (because I have one) but after that ...
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in brief
The Scottish government has outlined proposals to ban displaying tobacco products in shops in its Measures in the Smoking Prevention Action Plan document. According to the Tobacco Alliance, retailers say the plan threatens the livelihood of hundreds of small shops.The main focus of the APEA 2008 Conference will be the ...
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Musgrave spend is boost to retailers
A multi-million pound package of investment in supply chain improvements was announced by Musgrave Retail Partners at the group’s annual retailer conference in London last month. The event celebrated "new beginnings" and a "major milestone in the history of the brand" and included sessions to help Budgens retailers improve their ...
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Homemade biodiesel
A Yorkshire retailer is probably the cheapest forecourt in the country for selling biodiesel at 94.9p a litre. ID Oils, near York, has just one pump and has been selling the fuel made from old cooking oil for 20 years. Word is spreading and the site has been swamped with ...
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Fox’s biggest fan
Fox’s biscuits is running an ad campaign which features characters developed with animators behind Disney’s Chronicles of Narnia.The promotion is part of Fox’s relaunch which also includes investment in new product development, logo, packaging and website design.The ads feature new character Vinnie, who is dubbed Foxes biggest fan. All this ...
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The big smoke
With all the legislative issues affecting the tobacco market, it could be easy to lose sight of the category’s importance to the forecourt sector. And important it is. After all it’s not that long ago that the forecourt ’shop’ was more of a kiosk selling cigarettes and a bit of ...
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BP launches small format Wild Bean
BP has launched the first small-format version of its Wild Bean Café (WBC) to the UK. The specially tailored version of BP’s successful food-to-go offer, which includes hot and cold drinks and snacks as well as pastries and cakes, opened at Boongate Service Station in Peterborough on May 7.BP’s UK ...
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