All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2014 – Page 2
-
News
Certas agrees competition deal in Western Isles
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted binding commitments from Certas Energy and DCC plc which aim to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The commitments bring an end to contracts which provided for many filling stations ...
-
News
Fuel laundering plant uncovered in HMRC raid
A diesel laundering plant capable of producing over eight million litres of illicit fuel a year has been uncovered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in a cattle shed in Northern Ireland. Officers from HMRC, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the DOE Environmental Crime Unit searched a ...
-
News
SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Nutella launches into confectionery
Ferrero is taking Nutella into the confectionery category with the launch of Nutella & Go in August. It is targeted at teens and young adults, and comprises a portable pack containing hazelnut and cocoa spread on one side and breadsticks for dipping on the other. “Offering a new and interesting ...
-
News
SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Lucozade reveals on-pack offer
Lucozade is launching a new on-pack offer (OPO) across the full Lucozade Sport range. ‘The Kit Out Project’ will see shoppers collecting codes and redeeming them in return for free sports kit and equipment. The OPO forms part of the brand’s wider £10m ‘Fuel to Rule campaign, and its roll ...
-
News
Government invests in repairing potholes
The government has outlined plans to help fill more than three million potholes as part of a massive investment in England’s roads. Councils across England have been allocated £168m of funding from a dedicated Pothole Repair Fund. As a condition of receiving the money local authorities are required to publish ...
-
News
SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Wall’s pastries given a makeover
Kerry Foods is giving its range of Wall’s savoury pastries a packaging makeover to increase shelf standout and drive new sales. Focusing on celebrating Wall’s heritage, taste and quality, the new packaging is being rolled out to chillers now to also celebrate new additions to the range, as well as ...
-
News
EQUIPMENT NEWS: Verco introduces low energy chillers
Verco – the supplier of refrigerated open-chill and glass-door cabinets for the UK convenience store sector – is introducing Energy Plus a low-energy, high-performance option for its Kingston and Verwood chillers. It says it has made the move to help customers who are striving to reduce energy consumption and are ...
-
News
SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Mocha flavour added to Nurishment range
Grace Foods UK has added a mocha flavoured variant to its Nurishment range of nutritionally enriched milk drinks. “Mocha is a really strong addition to the Nurishment range,” says Nyree Chambers, head of marketing at Grace Foods UK. “In consumer research, mocha is always one of the flavours that brand ...
-
NewsDiesel 3 pence per litre more than it should be says AA
Drivers of diesel vehicles in the UK are paying up to 3ppl more than they should for their fuel, according to the AA. In its latest Fuel Price Report it says the average gap between petrol and diesel prices at the pump is 5.23ppl, but the gap at wholesale level ...
-
News
Topaz offers special prize for millionth player in loyalty game
Topaz, the largest fuels and convenience retailer in Ireland, has announced that the customer who makes the one millionth play in its loyalty game Play or Park will win an experience of a lifetime of their choice. More than 250,000 Topaz customers have registered for Play or Park and the ...
-
News
EQUIPMENT NEWS: Spar upgrades lighting
Two hundred and fifty Spar stores across the UK have converted their old fluorescent lighting to Nualight’s Blaze LED solution. These 250 conversions are the first phase of a roll-out across Spar in the UK by Cross Group (specialists in refrigeration, air-conditioning and energy efficient technologies) and Nualight (specialists in ...
-
News
Police crackdown on drive-offs in Lancashire
Lancashire police have launched a crackdown on ‘drive-offs’ after a surge in the number of cases across the county. Last year 1,323 ‘drive-offs’ were reported in the county, up 19.3% on the 974 cases in 2012, and there have been 270 cases reported since April this year. As part of ...
-
News
Cigarette smuggler jailed for three years
A self-employed lorry driver from the West Midlands who tried to smuggle more than eight million cigarettes into the UK by claiming he was delivering textiles, has been jailed for three years after attempting to evade £1,600,000 in duty. David Brian George, 59, from Bilston, was stopped at the Humber ...
-
News
SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Limited edition Marlboro and Chesterfield packs
Philip Morris Limited (PML) has released limited edition packaging for its Chesterfield and Marlboro Gold Original brands ahead of the summer season. The packs will be available from late June, and have been designed to celebrate the summer festival season in the UK, a key sales period for tobacco. PML ...
-
News
SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Capri Sun puts squeeze on summer sales
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Capri-Sun brand is aiming to help retailers to drive summer sales with the launch of an on-pack promotion offering consumers the opportunity to win 100 once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The ‘Squeeze The Day’ promotion is designed to increase the appeal of 330ml packs of Capri-Sun to its target 20-30 year ...
-
News
New European deal to limit food-based biofuels
EU ministers have agreed a 7% limit on the amount of biofuels made from food crops in transport fuel. The deal breaks the deadlock reached late last year, when European Union governments failed to agree on a proposed 5% cap on the use of biofuels based on crops such as ...
-
News
Tesco pilots new service station concepts in Czech Republic
Tesco is piloting new service station concepts in the Czech Republic, in line with the growing convenience trend in Central Europe, according to a report on the IGD website. The report says Tesco is the market leader in the Czech convenience store market, operating two banners: Tesco Express and Zabka. ...
-
News
Nicolites welcomes report dismissing e-cigarette ’gateway’ claims
A Public Health England (PHE) report scotching concerns that non-smoking children who have tried e-cigarettes will go on to smoke tobacco has been welcomed by a leading supplier, Nicolites. The company made the comments after the PHE-commissioned study, undertaken by the University of Stirling, found no evidence that under-age users ...
-
News
Petrogas starts work on £25m motorway services project
Petrogas Global, trading as Applegreen, has started work on the first two of its four motorway service areas in Northern Ireland which, when completed will represent a total investment by the company of £25 million and the creation of 250 permanent jobs. The first pair of super service areas are ...
-
News
UK roads ranked 24th in the world, says RAC report
With 4.2m motorists choosing to travel to Europe by car every year, many motorists are witnessing first-hand how far Britain’s roads are lagging behind our European counterparts in terms of quality. A new report by the RAC has found that an increasing number of Brits driving abroad ...