All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2017 – Page 3
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NewsDorset service station sale expected to attract major interest
A high volume service station and convenience store that has just come to the market is expected to attract a wide range of interest, according to its agents. Hinton Service Station in Christchurch, Dorset, has come to the market through specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co. The forecourt is ...
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NewsMaxol opens first Asian cuisine restaurant
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol, has opened its first Asian cuisine restaurant Kanoodle, along with its fourth Freshly Chopped, the heathy fast food franchise, at the newly refurbished service station at Lucan Road.Maxol has extended its relationship with Brian Lee and Andy Chen of award-winning franchise Freshly Chopped, who ...
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product news: Ribena introduces doodling app
Ribena is launching a £4m fully integrated campaign this summer ‘Doodle Your World – Make It More #Ribenary’. The interactive programme kicks off with a refreshed TV commercial that champions the new augmented reality app. The ‘Doodle Your World’ app allows consumers to create their own video content with colourful ...
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product news: Mars Chocolate launches M&Ms Peanut & Hazelnut
Mars Chocolate UK has announced the launch of M&Ms Peanut & Hazelnut, a limited edition variant that combines the most popular M&Ms variant with one of the most popular flavours in the UK. Bep Dhaliwal, trade communications manager, Mars Chocolate UK, said: “We know retailers and consumers love seeing new ...
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product news: Kinder Bueno adds coconut special edition
Ferrero is launching a coconut variant of Kinder Bueno as a special edition product. Levi Boorer, customer development director at Ferrero, commented: “We are always looking to bring a bit of different to shoppers and this time it’s with a touch of tropical; perfectly timed for the busy summer season ...
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NewsTesco fined £8m for petrol leak from service station
Tesco has been fined £8m after a massive leak of petrol from one of its service stations. The Environment Agency said 23,500 litres of petrol escaped from a tank over a 29-hour period in Haslingden, east Lancashire, in 2014. The firm’s “recklessness” resulted in homes being evacuated, residents suffering sickness, ...
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product news: Cantona image returning to Kronenbourg 1664
French football star Eric Cantona’s image is returning to packs of Kronenbourg 1664, and will feature across the full range. “We’re thrilled to be featuring this true icon on our packs once again,” said Toby Lancaster, category and shopper marketing director at Heineken. “With Eric’s help, last year’s campaign grew ...
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NewsEuro Garages parent in deal to buy 1,176 Italian sites
Euro Garages’ parent company, Intervias Group, has reached an agreement with Esso Italiana – an ExxonMobil company – for the purchase of 1,176 Esso-branded service stations, located in several Italian regions. A long-term branded fuel supply agreement will retain the Esso fuel brand. The purchase is subject to competition authority ...
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NewsGang tapping into pipelines stole fuel worth over £1m, court told
A gang stole more than £1m of fuel from the network of underground pipes linking refineries and terminals across the UK, a court has been told. The gang are said to have siphoned off petrol, diesel and aviation fuel from the pipelines in Kent, Essex, Hampshire, Northamptonshire and Cheshire. Roger ...
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NewsBig four supermarkets cut up to 2ppl off fuel prices
The big four supermarkets have all announced cuts of up to 2ppl in the price of unleaded petrol and diesel. Asda was the first to announce the cut on Thursday June 15 saying it would apply from the next day, but Tesco implemented its cut from Thursday afternoon, with Sainsbury’s ...
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NewsTobacco smugglers sentenced for evading excise duty
Three men, who were caught supplying or receiving almost half a million smuggled cigarettes in Surrey, have been sentenced for evading more than £115,000 in excise duty. One of the men, Dominik Mrzyglod, 38, was jailed for four years earlier this year for his role in this crime, and for ...
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NewsMaxol introduces customer feedback system
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has partnered with TruRating in the Irish Republic to launch a new way for customers to provide feedback at the time of their visit. TruRating comes into operation as customers are about to pay, with a single question popping up on the payment terminal ...
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NewsTwo men prosecuted for multiple drive-offs in Coventry
Two men have been prosecuted for stealing fuel from petrol stations in Coventry by driving off without paying. Adam Wilson and Gary Pritchards, both from Nuneaton, admitted stealing the fuel in April this year when they appeared at Coventry Magistrates’ Court. Wilson, 32, of Mancetter Road, pleaded guilty to three ...
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NewsBOSS Forecourt Crime Index hits highest-ever reading
An index measuring the level of crime on forecourts has hit its highest ever reading, according to BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate). The latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index for the first quarter of 2017 (January to March) has shown it has risen by seven points to 104, compared the previous ...
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NewsUKPIA appoints new director general
Oil industry body UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association) has announced that director general Chris Hunt will be retiring in November after 20 years in the post, and that it has recruited a successor. Paul Bray, UKPIA president and Valero’s director, European government and public affairs, said: “I am very pleased ...
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NewsArmed gang sought after raid on Esso site in Suffolk
Suffolk Police are appealing for information following a robbery by a gang armed with hammers and knives at Gainsborough Service Station in Sudbury. The incident happened just after 10.30pm on Monday 12 June, at the Esso-branded premises in Northern Road. Three men wearing balaclavas entered the service station armed with ...
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NewsStaff praised after car crash demolishes pump
The quick reactions of staff members at a Welsh service station have been praised after a car crashed into one of its pumps. The car demolished the pump at the Forge Filling Station in St Clears at around lunchtime on Saturday June 10, but neither the four occupants of the ...
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Paul Muncey joins TLM Technologies from Certas Energy
TLM Technologies has recruited its new sales director Paul Muncey from Certas Energy, and he will join the company at the end of June. Muncey has over 30 years’ experience in the convenience and fuel retail industry including 15 years with Certas Energy, most recently as head of network sales. ...
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Tracy West: Shop Talk
Most independent businesses trade on their personal service knowing their regular customers, chatting to them and generally keeping them happy. But what about recommendations? This is something I think more independents should do more of. Book shops (I know there are very few left, unfortunately) often have recommendations from staff ...