All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2018 – Page 5
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Sewell on the go invests £1.6m in its latest site
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has invested £1.6m in buying and upgrading its 13th site in the North East and is on the look out for further acquisitions. Sewell on the go on Beverley Road, Dunswell, has had its hours extended to 24 hours a day and now ...
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Cimbali extends range of coffee machines
Cimbali has extended its range of automatic professional coffee machines with the launch of the S20, a smaller version of the S30 Perfect Touch. The S20 is designed to deliver up to 200 cups of coffee and milk-based beverages a day and with its compact size and small footprint it ...
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product news: Fox’s Glacier marks centenary with new duo
Fox’s Glacier, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary, is set to expand its range with the launch of two new products this Spring. Spearheading the anniversary year will be the first new mint product since the launch of Glacier Mints in 1918. Made with natural mint oils, the new ...
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NewsMetropolitan Police unveils fleet of hydrogen fuel cell cars
The world’s largest fleet of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric police vehicles is being set up by the Metropolitan Police Service. Eleven Toyota Mirai cars will be equipped to work as both marked and unmarked vehicles for overt and covert response, as well as general purpose use. The only tailpipe ...
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product news: Kepak extends Rustlers into breakfast
Kepak Convenience Foods is introducing its Rustlers microwavable snack and chilled ready meal brand to a new eating occasion with the launch of the Rustlers All Day Breakfast Sausage Muffin. The new breakfast product features a sausage patty in a muffin bun, topped with cheese and tomato ketchup, with an ...
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NewsMPs call for ban on diesel and petrol cars to be brought forward
The Government’s plan to ban the sale of new conventional diesel and petrol cars from 2040 “lacks sufficient ambition” and should be brought forward, an influential group of MPs have said. They also warn the government will have to do far more if it is not to miss its targets ...
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NewsAward-winning retailer opens his fifth forecourt site
Award-winning forecourt retailer Darren Briggs has extended his estate with the announcement that he is to open his latest Best-one forecourt store in Stoke bringing the number of stores operated by his Ascona Retail Group to five. Following on from the launch of his Hinton forecourt in October – ...
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product news: Avocado on-the-go snack launched
Snackamolé, a pure avocado snack for people on the go, has been launched in the UK. Created by Born Tasty, Snackamolé is made using Hass avocados and a squeeze of lime added for a touch of piquancy. It is produced in Mexico using the high-pressure processing (HPP) hiperbaric method - ...
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product news: Barr Soft Drinks signs franchise deal with Aussie brand
Barr Soft Drinks has signed a new franchise agreement for UK and Ireland with Bundaberg Brewed Drinks, an Australian family-owned business based in Queensland. Bundaberg Brewed Drinks was established 50 years ago and focuses on craft-brewed premium non-alcoholic beverages. In addition to its home markets of Australia and New Zealand, ...
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Oyslans launches stock control app for iPhone
Oyslans has launched Echo-hht, an IOS app that covers all stock control processes. The app works on any iPad or iPhone and therefore removes the need for any investment in a hand-held terminal. It has also been developed with active in-line sync technology, which means there is no need to ...
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NewsHMRC leads anti-smuggling operation in Banbury
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in Banbury uncovered 4,700 cigarettes, more than eight and a half kilos of hand-rolling tobacco, two kilos of chewing tobacco, and a bag of tobacco leaves, all believed to be illicit. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers, supported by ...
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product news: Ben & Jerry’s brings out birthday cake flavour
Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the launch of Birthday Cake flavour ice cream. The launch is being supported by a £3.5m marketing campaign spanning TV, digital, PR and outdoor communications. Christina Dunn, country business leader at Ben & Jerry’s UK and Ireland, said: “We know that ...
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product news: Grace Foods adds mango variant to drinks range
Grace Foods UK is introducing a mango variant to its Grace Say Aloe Zero Sugar range. Available from April, the new sugar free variant (RRP £1.39) contains 10 calories per 500ml bottle and joins Grace Say Aloe Zero Original. “At a time when consumers are focusing more on sugar content, ...
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NewsJailed shopkeeper ordered to pay back £478,693
The jailed ringleader of an illegal cigarette network in Blackburn has been ordered to pay back £478,693. Former postmaster Iqbal Haji, of Whalley Street, Blackburn, was ordered to repay the money within three months, or face a further four years behind bars and still owe the money. The 52-year-old was ...
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NewsUNITI Expo 2018 gives special focus to alternative fuels
There will be a special focus on alternative fuels at this year’s UNITI expo, the European trade fair for the fuel retailing and car wash industries, which will be taking place on May 15-17 in Stuttgart, Germany. This year the trade show will be highlighting alternative fuels, exploring the development ...
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NewsTobacco smuggling shopkeeper jailed
A Hull shopkeeper, who was caught with more than one million illicit cigarettes stashed in self-storage containers, has been jailed for five years after being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Aras Rasul Rashid, of Spring Bank, Hull, was caught when sniffer dogs detected the haul of illicit goods ...
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NewsSlavery investigators target car washes
Car washes were among businesses targeted during a four-day operation to tackle modern slavery in Cornwall. The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) worked with a range of partners in East and West Cornwall to prevent and identify exploitation of vulnerable workers. Between Tuesday and Friday (6 - 9 March), ...
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NewsThree men convicted of blowing up cash machines
Three men have been convicted for blowing up cash machines across across south-east England, including several attacks on forecourts. In total they stole £150,000. Ermias Fekade, Joel Spears and Stephen Fahri will face sentence next month for their parts in the raids, which took place in a three-month period between ...
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NewsACS welcomes decision to bring forward business rates reform
A decision to bring forward changes to the business rates system, announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The Chancellor said he was bringing forward more frequent business rates revaluations to 2021, with revaluations every three years thereafter and confirmed that ...
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NewsLatest HTEC epos system installed at 70 Rontec sites
HTEC’s latest epos solution has been installed into 70 Rontec forecourt sites. Top 50 Indie Rontec operates more than 240 forecourts across England and Wales. HTEC, which was already the supplier of payment systems to Rontec, started the roll-out of the new system in 2017. Wayne Swallow, managing director of ...