All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2005 – Page 2
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Thieves bungle cash raid
Three thieves were forced to flee empty-handed after a bungled attempt to steal a cash machine from a garage forecourt.The gang used a stolen Mercedes car transporter to lift the machine off the ground at Thurnby Garage, Uppingham Road, Leicester, in the raid, which took place just after midnight.Police believe ...
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NewsA lot more bubbles
Nestlé Rowntree has unveiled a programme of activity for its £75m Aero brand, including the launch of a bitesize product expected to add £28m in sales this year.Available from April 4, Aero Bubbles are dual-coloured, bitesize balls of bubbly peppermint Aero and comes in a 42g impulse pack (rrp 43p) ...
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News in brief
FORECOURT MARKET DATA COMPANY CATALIST will be running a daily prize draw for a one year’s subscription to its PriceViewer service at the International Forecourt and Fuel Equipment Show this month. There will also be a second draw for a free Catalist Site Report – together worth nearly £500. The ...
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Building with bricks
Just enough space left to tell you about a nifty little service you can register with, for free, which passes on an interesting range of ideas/thoughts/opinions to nearly 10,000 small business owners who have already subscribed. Run by the government-funded Small Business Service, ‘Business Bricks’ is written and sent out ...
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fresh breath with Polo orbs
Nestlé Rowntree’s mint brand Polo is targeting the trend for portable breath freshening, with the launch of two products – Polo liquid orbs and Polo + Vivazol.Available now, Polo liquid orbs (rrp 75p) are packs of 30 sugar-free orbs filled with a liquid mint that provide instant minty freshness. POLO ...
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NewsSnack for the boys
United Biscuits UK is launching a new range of McCoy’s, and relaunching the Hula Hoops brand.Introduced to fill a gap in the market for a male-targeted sharing snack, McCoy’s Specials are ridge-cut crisps with premium flavours.There are four flavours in the sharing range (rrp £1.35) – jalapeno chilli with cheese; ...
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Energy boosting loaf
Warburtons has introduced a new white bread with the fibre and wheatgerm goodness of a wholemeal loaf, but with a low Glycemic Index for longer lasting energy. The new All-in-One loaf, available from March 3, comes in 800g loaves with a rrp of 95p. The slices have a square profile ...
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Bigger peaks and troughs warn Sims
The peaks and troughs in the retail fuel market are going to get much bigger this year, according to BP’s retail director Graham Sims. “The volatility this year of the British petrol retailing market is going to change, and we’ve got to get used to the great times and the ...
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Fender steps in to defend ATM charges
ATM suppliers charging customers for cash withdrawals have been defended by Tom Fender, managing director of shopper research company Harris International Marketing, following adverse national press coverage.“Many ATM companies are relatively new start-ups without the capital reserve of the high street banks and building societies,” he said. “So it is ...
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NewsBake & Bite
Country Choice has given Bake & Bite a major rebrand and launched a range of products, display options and new services.After 18 months in development, the new-look brand sees an ampersand replace the ‘n’; and IGD research commissioned by Country Choice has allowed the company to establish who is buying ...
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Advice on hand with pos guide
UK Point of Sale has launched its biggest ever catalogue packed with more than 1,500 lines. The bumper Display Buyers Guide has almost doubled in size and reflects a vastly expanded product range, incorporating 300 new innovations. Leaflet dispensers, show-card stands, shelf displays, ‘A’ board and pavement stands, banner systems ...
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All white for 2005
Following a tough year blighted by the weather, Masterfoods is hoping to stir some interest in the ice cream market with two launches – White Maltesers ice cream stick, and Mars Midnight ice cream bar.The White Maltesers ice cream stick is a variant of the Milk Chocolate Maltesers ice cream. ...
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Kingsmill bread gets new look for 2005
Allied Bakeries is giving its Kingsmill Soft White brand a new look, as well as launching a range of bagel products under the Kingsmill brand.The relaunch aims to boost sales by highlighting the brand’s authentic farmhouse style and increasing visual differentiation from other products in the range.Soft White will benefit ...
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NewsBenchmark 2004
The easiest way of summing up 2004’s results would be ‘steady as she goes’. It didn’t produce many really dramatic trends on the forecourt. Yes, consumers railed against high fuel prices, and some majors are now reporting astronomical profit levels, just as we are reminded those profits originate ‘upstream’, and ...
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Best motorway site 2004
Since RoadChef’s forecourt on the M6 toll road opened in December 2003, business has gone from strength to strength as the new road becomes more popular with motorists.But for the manager of the BP Connect-branded site, Beverley Hollings, it’s converting the main-building customers into forecourt customers that presents the biggest ...
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Plans underway for new M11 services
A public consultation document about possible improvements to the M11 motorway in Essex and Cambridgeshire over the next decade includes the prospect of another service area on the northern section of the 52-mile route.The Highways Agency route manager, Stephen Davy, says he also wants the public’s views on such issues ...
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ACS offers advice amid Sudan 1 chaos
Retailers have had a major headache on their hands since the warning announcement this month from the Foods Standards Agency about food products containing Sudan 1. Many have complained that not enough information has been forthcoming from official sources – but there has been plenty of speculation in the media ...
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