All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2006
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Ready, steady Show
this year’s International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment (IFFE) show will see no less than six oil companies presenting their different retailer offers. BP will be promoting its new Connect Franchise deal by running a real Wild Bean Café in the Networking Lounge. Howard Nunn, BP’s franchise development manager, says: "We ...
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exhibitor profiles: IFFE 2006
Air Serv Stand D40 AIR-Serv will be showing all its latest equipment including jetwashes, vacuums and air equipment. Its staff will be pleased to discuss your individual requirements including outright purchase, rental and partnership deals. T 01942 722333 API Security/Solutions Direct Stand G41 API, is a leading international designer and ...
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exhibitor profiles: CRS 2006
AA PublishingStand A59AA Publishing supplies more than 900 titles including travel guides, road atlases and maps. New products being launched at CRS include the Patrolman Pete children’s range and some car accessories.T 01256 494802Advance SpecialistProductsStand F91The company is the UK’s sole distributor of the Autofry and Thermodyne cooking solutions. Look ...
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NewsPeacock heads the Top 50 Indies listing
Graham Peacock, managing director of the Malthurst Group, heads the first listing of the Top 50 independent fuel retailers, which has been launched this month in a commemorative supplement enclosed with this issue of Forecourt Trader. A Top Indies Dinner is also being held at the Crowne Plaza, NEC, Birmingham, ...
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NewsACS calls for help with fighting fund
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned that independent fuel retailers will need to raise their game to survive as it launches a fighting fund to stave off the march of the supermarkets. With the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) expected to publish an interim verdict on whether or ...
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Autoequip in UK
Stream Car Care has been appointed as the sole UK distributor for Italian car wash manufacturer Autoequip. Based in Northern Italy, Autoequip was formed in 1963 and was one of the first companies to design and manufacture automatic car washing equipment. The company has made major gains in market share ...
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Milky Babies are back
Bassett’s Milky Babies are bouncing back into distribution. Originally launched alongside Bassett’s Fruity Babies last August, Milky Babies sales exceeded £1m in their first 10 weeks.Mike Tipping, head of customer relations for Cadbury Trebor Bassett, says: "The manufacturing issues we had with the product have now been resolved. We are ...
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Beef Jerky duo
Two new flavours have been introduced to the Rocking JC Beef Jerky range. Following the success of original Rocking JC, teriyaki and peppered variants have been added in 25g and 57g bags. Both pack sizes are available in clip-strips and case caddies. The high-protein, low-fat snack has great lad-appeal. Dual-siting ...
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The best of British luck
GlaxoSmithKline has launched a major new on-pack promotion for Ribena. The ’95% chance to win the best of British prizes’ message appears on special packs and plays on the fact that 95% of all Britain’s blackcurrants go into making Ribena.Top prize is a Mini Cooper convertible. Other prizes include V-festival ...
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The big chill
Attracting higher spending top-up shoppers should be a key aim for forecourt retailers, according to the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD), and chilled and fresh is the category that’s most likely to draw them to your store. Indeed, 37% of consumers have said that stocking up on fresh foods was ...
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NewsForecourts need to boost grocery image
Twice as many shoppers now regularly use forecourts compared to two years ago, according to a new report from the Institute of Grocery Distribution’s shopper research programme. Entitled ’Forecourt Shoppers’, the research found that 15% of shoppers regularly use forecourts today, up from 7% in 2004. However, usage figures vary ...
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NewsShop Doctor: The Co-op, BP forecourt, Romsey, Hampshire
Just outside Romsey, on the Dorchester to Guildford A31, is a forecourt with a Co-op c-store and BP fuels. The Co-op is part of the Southern Co-operatives, a regional society that operates some 90 convenience stores of which only two have a forecourt.Forecourt: The total site is fairly long but ...
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In brief
Roy Roley, Jet’s brand communications manager, died suddenly on February 26, just two days before he was due to retire from the company and pursue other interests both within and beyond the fuel industry. Patrick Hudson, Jet’s dealer business manager, said: "All of us at Jet are shocked and deeply ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
PENALTY CULTUREWhy follow fair practice when you can let things ride for a bit and then chase up your victims demanding penalties? And the two prime examples springing to mind at the moment are not some backstreet shysters, but government - both local and central.Steve Dyer, who runs Thornfalcon Garage ...
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Chocolate moment
Masterfoods has launched a luxurious hot-chocolate drink. Made from Belgian chocolate and milk, Moment Du Chocolat is a ready-made drink. It comes in a 200ml single-serving cup to be heated in a microwave, offering additional profit opportunities for retailers who provide in-store microwaves. It is available in a choice of ...
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Chunky gets manly
Nestlé Rowntree is re-positioning its KitKat Chunky brand to appeal more to young men. Available this month, KitKat Chunky has a new design and improved packaging. There is also a new peanut butter variant which has a layer of peanut butter running through its centre.The range will be supported by ...
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At your convenience
Running alongside IFFE 2006, the Convenience Retailing Show gives forecourt operators the chance to discover the latest product innovations for the whole convenience market.More than 200 companies will be promoting bakery products, confectionery, food-to-go, hot beverages, snacks, soft drinks and sandwiches, plus much more.== Food2Go ==Food-to-go is a huge growth ...
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NewsNew scheme to cut forecourt crime
A new vehicle number plate recognition scheme ’Pay for Fuel’ has been launched by Integrated Security Management (ISM) in partnership with BOSS and the Avon & Somerset constabulary.Described as the ’Forecourt Network Solution’, Mark Davis, ISM project manager, claims the scheme results in a 90% proven reduction in forecourt crime. ...
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Price cuts from fuel website
A website that claims it can get drivers discounts on fuel has more than 200,000 motorists registered already.Pipelinecard.org’s aim is to attract enough members to be able to negotiate a bulk-buying discount on fuel. It says "the more registrations we get, the bigger discount we can negotiate".The organisation says it ...