All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2009 – Page 4
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Flamin’ good launch
Walkers launches a new spicy flavour of Doritos on to the market this month called flamin’ cheeseball.The snack is available in a 225g sharing bag (rrp £1.77) as well as a 40g bag (rrp 38p).The company is also running a competition giving away a trip to Las Vegas every day ...
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Motorway shop prices under fire
Which Car? magazine is urging consumers to stop but not shop at motorway service stations. The magazine surveyed 51 sites and bought a selection of snacks (500ml still water, 250ml can of Red Bull, 215g bag of Jelly Babies, a large chicken salad sandwich and a 50g packet of Walkers ...
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NewsWall’s new Full of Filling offer
Wall’s says it has used all of its ’meat expertise’ to create its new Full of Filling pasty range. According to the company, the range has reinvigorated the impulse sector with its selection of quality savoury pastries packed full of filling. To celebrate the launch, Wall’s is giving Forecourt ...
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Get your fill
Gone are the days when petrol pumps were simply about dispensing fuel. The technology fitted to dispensers has moved on considerably in the past decade, with manufacturers continuing to bring new technology to the UK market.Adrian Beeby, sales director at Tokheim UK, says retailers are looking for the whole package ...
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Euro Garages: three new sites and more on the way
Blackburn-based Euro Garages, number four in our Top 50 Indies list, has acquired three more sites taking its total to 75. The new acquisitions are a one-acre brownfield site on the Runcorn Expressway, and two trading forecourts - one on the A6 in Hazel Grove, Stockport, the other in Fallowfield, ...
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HOW TO ENTER GIVEAWAYS
Write your name, address and phone number on a postcard or sealed envelope stating what you want – Wall’s, Appletiser, Mars or Ribena – and we’ll do the rest, including delivery. Send it to us at Forecourt Trader, William Reed Business Media, Broadfield Park, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9RT by ...
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Energy surge
Cola and pure fruit juice may be the biggest sub-categories within the soft drinks market but it’s the energy drinks sector that is the fastest growing. According to Britvic’s Soft Drinks Report 2009, glucose/stimulant drinks achieved 12% growth last year, with sales amounting to £522m in the total take-home market ...
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New-look Mace drives sales
Wholesale distributor Palmer & Harvey unveiled a new format for its flagship symbol offer, Mace – which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary – at last month’s Pro-retail exhibition in Telford, Shropshire. Michaela Honeywood, trade sector manager, and driving force behind the new Mace proposition said: "We have listened to ...
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Don’t give up on us
A strictly personal view of Mo’gas’ musings on the PRA (April 2009) is that, unlike the curate’s egg, they were good in parts. Let us not beat about the bush! The PRA’s ’state of flux’ as it was euphemistically described, is a long overdue attempt to get parts of the ...
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Analysis
Move over, Darling
While the consensus seemed to be that it was a pretty unspectacular Budget for petrol retailers, there have been some words of warning for the sector. Chancellor Alistair Darling’s announcement could be summed up as a few more pence on fuel, a couple of pence on tobacco and alcohol, and ...
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Fuelling profits in the credit crunch
Software and services company FuelQuest has issued a set of guidelines aimed at helping petrol retailers operate successfully during the recession.It states the importance of managing fuel purchases efficiently to ensure cash flow and stock levels are kept in check. The company has been working with independent ...
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Rowntree’s Randoms: for fun-loving consumers
Nestlé Confectionery is launching Rowntree’s Randoms on May 18. These are jelly sweets in a random range of textures, flavours and shapes. All are free from artificial colours and flavours. The company expects them to be a big hit with 16- to 24-year-olds.The launch will be backed by a £6m ...
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Come dine with me
Eating in has become the new eating out thanks to the credit crunch - and this can only be good news for petrol retailers.Shoppers are increasingly swapping forking out for a restaurant meal for the "big night in". And the local forecourt is the perfect place to stock up on ...
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Coffee pour moi
Westomatic Vending Services has launched a Pour Moi branded version of its Sigma hot drinks machine.The company says the Pour Moi branding is the new ’coffee shop in a vending machine’ concept from Aimia foods.Westomatic marketing manager Mark Rhodes says: "Our Sigma machine is the perfect partner for ...
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Chilling offers
Valera is urging retailers to make the most of ice cream sales this summer with one of its specially-tailored display units.For those on a budget, the company recommends the standard IC range with sliding glass lid. Five stainless steel models have easy slide lids of heat-reflecting glass and one to ...
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A sense-ational chew
Wrigley is set on shaking up the chewing gum category as it rolls out its new, premium, ’sense-stimulating’ gum, which will be available nationwide from June. The 5 range will be available in three flavours: cobalt - cooling peppermint; electro - tingling spearmint; and pulse - crisp tropical. It is ...
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Take a chance on me
You know you’re a ’Super Trouper’, looking to make lots of ’Money, Money, Money’, so you could be the ’Winner (who) Takes It All’ at the ’70s-themed Forecourt Trader of the Year awards ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel on Thursday, September 24. Visit the awards ...
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Bounce into summer
Mars is giving away 200,000 balls this summer by bringing back its ’Mars Balls Get Britain Playing’ campaign.The promotion runs through on-pack, trade and sampling and will give away cricket, rugby and tennis balls in addition to footballs. It will be supported by a £5m media spend which Mars says ...
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BOSS victory over stricter drive-off law
Stricter rules on drive-offs have come into force following a long campaign by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS). The Home Office National Crime Recording Standards (NCRS) guidelines were amended last month so that making off with fuel from a forecourt without paying is now a criminal offence. According to ...