All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2017 – Page 2
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Co-op filling station reopens after makeover
Central England Co-operative has reopened its refurbished petrol filling station at Haddon Road, Bakewell, in Derbyshire, after a £235,000 makeover of its convenience store. The changes have included the introduction of new fixtures and fittings including pioneering energy efficient refrigeration and LED lighting technologies to minimise environmental impact. Haddon Road ...
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Oakley Service Station celebrates 50th anniversary
Oakley Service Station in County Durham has run a fuel giveaway promotion to celebrate its 50th anniversary in business and its 20th anniversary as a Jet-branded forecourt. To mark the occasion the Jet forecourt ran a week-long free fuel giveaway, when ten Golden Tickets each worth £50 in fuel were ...
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NewsKent forecourt completes £1.3m redevelopment
A Kent forecourt owner has just completed a £1.3m investment in his business, despite plans by BP to build a service station and drive-thru McDonald’s 50m from his site. Simon Privett, who runs Tollgate Service Station, just off the A2 at Gravesend, had been a BP dealer since 1999, but ...
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MRH starts KDRB of Plymouth site
Top 50 Indie MRH has commenced a knock-down rebuild (KDRB) of its BP petrol filling station at Forder Valley Road in Plymouth, which includes an expanded convenience store on the site.Existing buildings on the site have been demolished and the target date for reopening is mid-June.David Hathaway, group company secretary ...
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Product news: ginger variant joins Pepsi Max range
A new ginger variant has been added to the Pepsi Max range, which it says is the first cola and ginger combination to hit the UK market. The Pepsi Max Ginger line-up is packaged in a black and golden bronze design, and comprises 330ml cans, 500ml, 600ml, 1.5L, 2L, 6x330ml ...
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Panasonic reveals new oven for food to go
Panasonic will be revealing its new Speed Convection Oven, aimed at visitors from the food to go sector, at the Commercial Kitchen show, at the NEC, in June. According to Iain Phillips, sales and marketing manager, Panasonic UK, with the food to go specialists (worth £4.6bn) in growth, and convenience ...
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Product news: Vimto extends Remix range
Vimto is adding a new flavour to its Vimto Remix sub-range: Raspberry, Orange and Passionfruit, which available exclusively for the wholesale and convenience channels in a 500ml price-marked pack (PMP). Ed Jones, senior customer marketing manager, said: “500ml RTD formats have been hugely popular across the Vimto range, growing 26% ...
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New marker helps to detect fuel laundering
A joint initiative by the British and Irish authorities to tackle fuel laundering has helped to detect a major operation in the Irish Republic. Revenue officers seized approximately 15,000 litres of laundered fuel at a premises in Arklow, Co Wicklow. This included 10,000 litres in an oil tanker and approximately ...
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Product news: Peperami unveils new pack design
Peperami, the meaty snack brand owned by Jack Link’s, is launching a new pack design and outer case format to increase brand awareness, shelf presence and drive sales. The new pack design is intended to improve distinctiveness and standout in-store - the messaging has been simplified and the logo has ...
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Euro Garages opens new to industry site at Chorley
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has opened another new to industry site which includes a Sainsbury’s Local store as part of its partnership with the supermarket group. Euro Garages announced a deal with Sainsbury’s for six pilot stores in October and earlier this month opened its seventh Sainsbury’s Local as ...
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Product news: Mars Chocolate unveils Google link to Sweet Nights In
Mars Chocolate UK is launching Sweet Nights In, which incorporates five out of the nation’s top 10 chocolate brands, as a new on-pack promotion which will offer consumers money off their latest in-home entertainment through Google Play. The promotion will reward consumers with 50% off the latest movie rentals and ...
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Certas Energy revamps digital platforms
Certas Energy has retained Manchester-based creative agency Lda, to work in partnership with it as the strategic and development lead across all Certas Energy’s digital platforms, both public and non public facing. MediaCity-based Lda is providing Certas Energy with strategy, content, creative and tech, to develop a new digital presence ...
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Product news: Fanta reimaged by CCEP
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has reimaged Fanta, the fruit flavoured sparkling soft drink. The transformation will see a new visual identity, a spiral bottle and a new recipe for Fanta Orange which contains a third less sugar. Simon Harrison, operational marketing director at Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), said: “The evolution ...
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Product news: Fish ’n’ Chips launches fans campaign
Burton’s Biscuit Company is announcing its biggest ever on-pack promotion for its £14m Fish ‘n’ Chips brand with the ‘Join our Fans’ campaign – a 12-week partnership with ticketmaster. Running from April 4, shoppers will be given the chance to win gift cards to purchase tickets to a host of ...
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Application to build service station near Newport
A developer has applied for planning permission for a service station on the A41 near Newport in South Wales. The filling station, a drive-through Costa Coffee, KFC and a 40-bay lorry park is planned for land off the junction of the A41 and A518 at Chetwynd Aston roundabout. The petrol ...
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Admedia rolls out large-format screens
Out-of-home media owner Admedia will be launching its new large format digital-screen network –Admedia Nexus – across major UK motorway service areas. Admedia Nexus launches with 16 full motion D-48 screens, positioned to target millions of drivers using the motorways connecting the UK’s top 20 conurbations. Admedia says the Nexus ...
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Product news: Weetabix on the go adds chocolate flavour
The breakfast drink Weetabix On The Go has added a new chocolate flavour to its Protein range to bolster its presence in the on-the-go breakfast market. To coincide with the launch of the new flavour, Weetabix On The Go has also introduced new packaging to its Protein range of drinks ...
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Product news: Singha brings 330ml can to UK
Molson Coors and Singha Beer have announced the launch of their 330ml can in the UK. The can is now available to the on and off trade, ahead of the Thai New Year festivities from April 13. Rob Hollis, head of world beers at Molson Coors, explained: “Singha is an ...
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NewsTesco cuts 2ppl from petrol and diesel prices
Tesco stole a march on its major supermarket rivals this morning by announcing it is to cut the cost of petrol and diesel by 2ppl at all of its petrol stations this afternoon. If the usual pattern is followed Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s will announce similar fuel price cuts within ...
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Essar refinery donates £3,000 to local school
Essar’s Stanlow refinery has donated £3,000 to Archers Brook SEMH Residential School Charitable Trust in Ellesmere Port, after reaching a safety milestone. The refinery recently achieved a record breaking safety target of three million hours without a recordable injury; a first in the site’s 60-year history. Essar’s Let’s Give programme, ...