All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2016 – Page 7
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Wham - Bam is here
ew disruptor brand Bam has launched a healthy whole milk mass-market drink in grab ’n’ go 330ml Tetra cartons. Bam comes in chocolate and banana flavours, made from whole milk, honey and fruit or cocoa. Rrp is £1.49 per 330ml pack.Bam contains no refined sugar, no artificial flavours, no colourings, ...
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Pair of robbers strike at award-winning forecourt
Two men robbed the award-winning Parkfoot Garage, at West Malling, Kent, on Wednesday February 17, threatening staff before making off with about £1,400 in cash, cigarettes and alcohol.Police were called at around 4.40am to reports of the raid at the BP petrol station and Spar store, which is open 24 ...
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E.ON launches business energy audit service
E.ON has launched a new business energy audit service which is backed by a guarantee that the audits will identify energy saving measures that will be worth more than their initial cost. The Business Energy Audits – aimed primarily at small and medium-sized businesses – interrogate the size and sector ...
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Attempted robbery in Derbyshire
Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery at a petrol station in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. On Monday, February 29 at around 9.45pm three youths entered the Junction Service Station on Wilsthorpe Road. They were all on pushbikes and approached the petrol station from the direction of the leisure ...
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Asda won’t trade below cost on fuel
Asda’s petrol pricing policy of not trading below cost, is revealed in a planning application for a new petrol filling station at its store in Fleetwood, Lancashire. Acting on behalf of Asda, Deloitte is seeking permission from Wyre Council for a fully automated filling station with three pumps and six ...
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Cranberry Enterprise launches Twist & Taste
Dried fruit and nut snacks firm Cranberry Enterprise is launching its own Twist & Taste dispenser system on to the UK market.Cranberry Enterprise says it is suitable for businesses such as service stations, airport lounges, hospitals, retailers, cinemas and gyms, and is aimed at retailers who want to offer a ...
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Crisp & Thin extension
Mondelez International is expanding its Ritz Crisp & Thin range with a new 30g bag and three promotional price-marked packs (PMPs). The popular Sweet Red Chilli variant from the sharing bag range is being made available in the 30g on-the-go format, rrp 79p and packed 22 to an outer. In ...
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Sale of Topaz goes ahead
he takeover of Ireland’s largest convenience and fuel retailer, Topaz Energy Group, by the Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard has been completed.The companies announced the completion after the EU Commission ratified the deal, which was agreed in early DecemberTopaz owns 158 service stations across the island of Ireland, supplies ...
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MacDonald warns against fuel duty hike
The March Budget could signal the end of lower pump prices if Chancellor George Osborne decides to raise petrol and diesel taxes after failing to keep a lid on government borrowing. That’s the prediction of Ramsay MacDonald, retail director of Certas Energy, who urges him to look elsewhere to balance ...
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product news: Ginsters adds limited edition sandwiches
Ginsters is launching two new limited edition sandwiches – Smokey BBQ Ham Hock with Cheddar & Slaw and Chicken & Pesto. The new flavours will be available through Ginsters van sales across the impulse channel. The new flavours have been created to help retailers boost sales by generating additional interest. ...
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Adding real bite to the biscuit market
nited Biscuits (UB) has announced its biggest NPD for 2016 with the launch of McVitie’s Digestives Nibbles.The company is describing the new chocolatey bitesize biscuits as the first innovation of its kind for the UK biscuit category.Available in a resealable pouch in four variants Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Double ...
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product news: Britivic unveils 7UP Free Mojito
7UP is refreshing the sugar-free fruit flavoured carbonates category with the launch of 7UP Free Mojito. The new variant is aimed at grown-up taste buds and will tap into the growing consumer interest in cocktail flavours by combining the popular minty flavour of the classic mojito cocktail with the citrus ...
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Phillips 66 introduces new tankers to fleet
Phillips 66 has replaced 70% of its total road tanker fleet with 32 new MAN, Scania and Merc vehicles. The vehicles conform to Euro 6 emissions standards thus delivering lower emissions and improved fuel efficiency, among a number of other benefits.Mary Wolf, managing director of Phillips 66 UK & Ireland ...
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Merril Boulton:Top 50 - a decade on
Another successful Top 50 Indies dinner took place last month, and as we reach a milestone 10 years of the report, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the launch of the listing, which was first published in 2006. As you can imagine, it makes for very ...
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Top 50 Indies own 25% of UK sites
The Top 50 Indies now account for almost 25% of the forecourts in the entire UK market, according to Forecourt Trader’s latest report on the biggest independent retailers.Editor Merril Boulton told an audience of more than 150 at the 2016 Top 50 Indies Dinner that between them they added 361 ...
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product news: Carlsberg reveals UEFA EURO 2016 activity
Carlsberg, the Official Beer of UEFA EURO 2016 and the England team, has created limited edition packaging for its Carlsberg and Carlsberg Export beers. The packs feature official UEFA EURO 2016 branding intended to create on-shelf stand-out and reinforce the brand’s status as the official beer of the tournament. Carlsberg ...
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Government admits last Sunday trading research was in 2006
Business minister Anna Soubry has admitted to parliament that the Government has failed to commission any research over the past 10 years to look into the impact of Sunday trading deregulation. In an answer to a parliamentary question tabled by Kevin Brennan MP, she said: “In 2006 Indepen were commissioned ...
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Car sales highest in February for 12 years
New car registrations continued the positive start to 2016 in February, growing 8.4% compared with the same month in 2015, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The total of 83,395 new cars registered in the month was the biggest in February since ...
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Robber threatens worker with machete
A robbery at a service in Runcorn, Cheshire, is being investigated by police. At 6.40am on Monday 29 February, police were called to the Shell Garage in Hallwood Link Road in Runcorn. A man had entered the garage and threatened a member of staff with what appeared to be a ...
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HMRC crackdown in Leicester
A two-day operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol in Leicester, has uncovered more than 30,600 cigarettes, 51kg of tobacco and 919 litres of alcohol, all believed to be illicit. HMRC officers, supported by police in Leicestershire and Trading ...