All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2016 – Page 4
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State Oil buys Jarrow fuels terminal from Shell
State Oil has announced that its subsidiary, Prax Terminals, has successfully completed the acquisition of the Jarrow fuels terminal from Shell. The 40,000 cbm terminal is located near Newcastle upon Tyne and will store diesel, gasoil, kerosene, gasoline and aviation fuel. State Oil managing director Sanjeev Kumar said: “This acquisition ...
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Penny Petroleum buys two sites
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum has added two more filling stations to its estate. Both sales - Helmington Row Filling Station at Crook, County Durham, and Kip Hill Garage in Stanley, County Durham – were handled by business property adviser Christie & Co, which reported stiff competition for the sites. ...
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product news: Cadbury introduces Boost Bites PMP
Cadbury is introducing a £1 promotional price-marked Boost Bites 80g bag to help retailers drive chocolate bag sales. Launched in August 2015, Cadbury Boost Bites features bitesize portions of the countline. The new £1 (RRP) 80g promotional PMPs are intended for on-the-go occasions and aim to help independent stores make ...
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product news: Lotus Biscoff teams up with Eden Hazard
Lotus Biscoff has teamed up with Chelsea and Belgian international footballer Eden Hazard in a new viral media campaign which will feature extensively on-pack across the Lotus Biscoff retail and out of home biscuit and spreads range. The worldwide activity is due to break on the 15th March with a ...
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product news: Solero launches Red Berries variety
Ice cream brand Solero is tapping into the growing demand for healthier and more permissible ice cream choices, and the trend for fruit flavours, with the launch of Solero Red Berries. Solero is supporting the launch with a refreshed logo and new packaging design across its exotic and red ...
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product news: Ben & Jerry’s moves into on the go consumption
Following the success of its Cookie Cores range, luxury ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s is introducing a new line-up to its Fairtrade flavour family: Ben & Jerry’s ‘Wich. The ‘Wich family sand’Wiches two of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavours – Cookie Dough and Chocolate Fudge Brownie – between ...
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product news: UB expands into cake aisle
United Biscuits (UB) is expanding in the cake aisle with the launch of McVitie’s Teacakes in two flavours. The range brings the biscuit brand to the cake aisle in the form of McVitie’s Digestives and McVitie’s Hobnobs combined with soft marshmallow, layered with chocolate and topped with caramel flavoured pieces ...
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Adande exhibits range at NCS
Commercial refrigeration company Adande will be exhibiting a selection of models from its product range on stand H51 at the National Convenience Show, NEC, Birmingham, on 18-20 April. Adande will also be exhibiting one, two and three drawer modules, a compact small footprint space saving unit and a product with ...
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Greenergy wins deal to supply 18 more Applegreen sites
Applegreen UK has chosen to move to Greenergy for fuel supply at an additional 18 of its sites. This takes the number of Applegreen sites that Greenergy supplies to 23, out of 68 in Applegreen’s UK network. Applegreen, which was ranked 5th in this year’s Top 50 Indies, became a ...
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Sewell on the go opens first Subway
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has opened its first Subway franchise, at South Cave service station in Yorkshire, adding to the convenience offer at the site. The site, which reopened in November after a £1.5m extension, is a 24-hour one stop shop for all grocery and fuel needs. ...
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Fourth Essar-branded forecourt opens
Essar Oil (UK) has confirmed the opening of its fourth retail site, at Sale in Cheshire, since it entered the UK fuel supply sector. The station, which has been operated by the Akhtar family for the past five years, is located in a residential locality and Essar said it has ...
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NewsCertas Energy revamps Northampton bunkering
Certas Energy has reopened its bunkering facility at Lodge Farm Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Northampton, following an intensive three-month redevelopment project. Since its closure last October, the site has undergone a substantial refurbishment. It now offers full accessibility for HGVs, new card readers and AdBlue at pump, seven ...
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BOSS warns over cyber attack scam
BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, is warning forecourt retailers to beware of extortionists after Action Fraud received reports from businesses who have been sent online extortion demands from scammers threatening a cyber-attack. The scammers who call themselves the “RepKiller Team” have been sending emails to businesses across the UK ...
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Welcome Break upgrades accessible toilets
State-of-the-art assisted accessible toilets have been installed at a number of Welcome Break motorway service stations. Welcome Break has installed Changing Places toilets to ensure that anyone who needs the help of a carer to go to the toilet now has suitable facilities. The Changing Places toilets have been installed ...
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Applegreen UK buys 68th site
Applegreen UK, which is currently ranked fifth in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies, has acquired its 68th forecourt, in Bath. The latest acquisition is Farleigh Service Station, which was sold by the Bristol office of Christie & Co on behalf of Anthony Ball and his sister Suzanne Rawlinson. Anthony’s ...
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NewsForecourt sells £18,500 of flowers in two weeks
A Jet site in Essex has carved out a lucrative business selling plants and flowers on its forecourt, with sales totalling £18,500 over Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. Janu Patel, owner of the New North Road site in Ilford, said flower sales equate to one fifth of the site’s total ...
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Shop Talk - Tracy West
I love chocolate as much as the next person actually probably more so, and my absolute favourite is Cadbury Dairy Milk. However, I am not a big fan of what they are doing to it ie launching more and more obscure varieties. They must have done their research but even ...
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Your ticket to profits
If you’re looking for inspiration to pep up your business, then the National Convenience Show (NCS) 2016 is the place for you. From Monday April 18 to Wednesday April 20, halls at Birmingham NEC will be packed with exhibitors showcasing products and services that can help make a convenience business ...
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Wholegrain popcorn
Walkers Sunbites is venturing into the fastest- growing segment within savoury snacks popcorn to help retailers take advantage of the sales trend and help drive category growth.New Sunbites Wholegrain Popcorn comes in three flavours: Sweet & Salty, Lightly Sea Salted, and Sweet Caramel.Thomas Barkholt, marketing director at brand ...
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product news: Spar refreshes sharing snacks range
Spar Brand has refreshed its range of sharing snacks in time for summer. A new Chicken Bites sharing tub has been introduced to the range, while all products have been redesigned with bright new packaging. The new Chicken Bites addition will replace the Mini Pork Pies. This four-strong ...