All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2014
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NewsMurphy Oil agrees refinery sale
A deal to purchase Murco’s Milford Haven Oil Refinery has been agreed in principal over the weekend between refinery owner Murphy Oil and oil entrepreneur Gary Klesch, according to media reports. In a BBC interview, Wales office minister Stephen Crabb said: “We’ve had a real breakthrough in the negotiations between ...
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PRA reinforces opposition to plain tobacco packs
The PRA has reinforced its opposition to plain packaging for tobacco with meetings with health officials in Scotland and promises of a robust response to the Westminster government’s new consultation announced on Thursday June 26. Last week PRA chairman Brian Madderson together with two members of the PRA’s Scottish Regional ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: New Walkers on-pack promotion
Walkers has launched a new on-pack promotion across its core snacks range in association with Merlin Entertainments. The promotion offers half price entry to 27 top attractions including Legoland, Thorpe Park and Alton Towers. It is running across all standard and grab bags with every pack having a voucher for ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: KP launches price-marked McCoy’s
McCoy’s, the UK’s number one ridged crisp, is set to launch price-marked packs (PMPs) across its best-selling flavours to help retailers deliver value to shoppers and grow their sales. Available exclusively to convenience and independent retailers on a ‘three for two cases’ deal via select wholesale from July, the new ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: GSK unveils new sports products
Protein is the next big thing in the sports nutrition category according to GSK, which has launched two new products – MaxiNutrition protein bar and Cyclone milk – into the fastest-growing impulse lines of the sector to capitalise on its potential. GSK is claiming a world first for the Cyclone ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Tropicana Energy launched
Launching this summer into the convenience sector is Tropicana Energy – a blend of fruit juices with extract from the guarana berry and naturally sourced caffeine. As such, each bottle of Tropicana Energy contains 75mg of caffeine, which is similar to a regular cup of home-brewed coffee. The drinks are ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: OPW unveils new CNG fuelling system
OPW has launched its its new CNG Type 2 Fueling System, which incorporates OPW’s Type 2 Nozzle with a three-Way valve for time-fill or fast-fill service in commercial and industrial CNG fueling applications. OPW says the CNG Type 2 Fueling System represents the latest innovation in industrial and commercial fueling ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: WashTec MD stands down after seven years
Michael Harris, managing director of WashTec UK, has announced that he will be leaving the business at the end of July after seven years in charge. He said he had decided that the time was right to move on and confirmed that Michael Fleetham, who has occupied the role of ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Imperial adds Menthol to Player’s range
Imperial Tobacco has introduced Player’s Menthol to its Player’s Range. Player’s Menthol will be available to retailers from early August in Super King Size 19s, with an RRP of £6.49. Price-marked packs will also be available for a limited time at £6.25, while stocks last. Madeleine Pearce, senior brand manager, ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Linpac adds to food-to-go pack range
Linpac Packaging is set to expand its LeanBake bakery packaging range later this year with new portion packs for the sweet confectionery food to go market such as individual cake slices and muffins. The packs have been designed for the on the go consumption market and will sit alongside the ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: £4m campaign to back go ahead
United Biscuits (UB) has launched a £4m marketing campaign for its go ahead! range, signifying the next step in its brand strategy for 2014, which has already seen the successful re-launch of the Jacob’s and McVitie’s masterbrands. UB has invested a total of £26m in its brand re-launches this year; ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Mondelēz introduces cross category promotion
Mondelēz International is bringing its portfolio of brands together in a new promotion – “Happy Summer Dayz”. By entering a barcode from any participating product at www.happysummerdayz.co.uk, consumers will be entered into a daily draw for the chance to win a day out for their family – and to give ...
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NewsCostco opens first UK filling station
American giant Costco claims it is selling the cheapest fuel in the UK after it opened its first filling station in this country on Thursday June 26. The filling station is in the car park of its site in Liverpool and is only available to Costco members. Costco UK managing ...
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Talks nearing conclusion on Murco sale
Negotiations about the sale by Murphy Oil of its Murco business in the UK, including its Milford Haven oil refinery, are in the final stages according to a number of reports. According to Reuters oil entrepreneur Gary Klesch was in the final stages of exclusive talks with Murphy Oil and ...
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Two thirds of motorists would not consider electric car
Sixty-nine per cent of drivers would not consider buying an electric car, according to analysis of the latest government research by road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The research from the Department of Transport, titled Public Attitudes to Electric Vehicles, shows the most important factors deterring motorists ...
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ACS welcomes measures in Small Business Bill
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the publication of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill. Published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Bill aims to remove barriers to growth for small firms, strengthen the foundations for a sustainable recovery, and create jobs. Measures ...
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Arrest in £11m tobacco fraud investigation
A 56 year-old company director has been arrested in connection with a suspected tobacco smuggling fraud worth an estimated £11m. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers carried out searches of a private address in the Widnes area of Cheshire on Tuesday (24 June) where they seized computers, phones and business ...
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Forecourt manager helps community raise funds
A forecourt manager in Southend has helped the local community raise funds to replace a fish tank, at a pre-school, that was smashed by vandals. Mark Dance, store manager, Toomeys of Southend, read in his local paper that vandals had smashed the fish tank at Mini Marvels, a local charity-run ...
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Cigarette smuggler jailed for two years
A smuggler who could have flooded west Wales with contraband cigarettes has been jailed for two years. Ramji Kanth, a company director of IT firm UC Solutions Ltd, illegally imported 4.4 million cigarettes. He was arrested at his office in Slough after freight documentation revealed his involvement in the crime. ...
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NewsPRA chairman says Iraq crisis will push prices up
The chairman of the PRA has warned the crisis in Iraq will lead to fuel price rises and has slammed motoring organisations for suggesting he is scaremongering. Interviewed on BBC Breakfast yesterday, Brian Madderson told Steph McGovern that the price of Brent crude had hit a nine-month high of more ...