All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2014
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Walkers extends Sensations into popcorn sector
Walkers Sensations is expanding into the popcorn sector to meet consumer demand for more ‘sweevoury’ treats – sweet and savoury flavour combinations. Its new Sensations Popcorn comes in three flavours: Thai sweet chili; sweet cinnamon & salt; and sweet Indian spices. Each comes in a 90g bag, rrp £1.39. The ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: New Robinsons Wimbledon promotion from Brtivic
Britvic is running a new Wimbledon promotion as part of its £7m investment in Robinsons. In its 79th year of partnership, the latest Wimbledon activity gives families the chance to win a VIP package to attend the premier tennis event. The package includes Centre Court tickets, spending the day in ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Coca-Cola launches new bottled water brand
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is launching a new bottled water brand – Glacéau Smartwater. Available from August in 600ml and 850ml PET bottles at rrps of 57p and 89p respectively, it is made from British spring water, which is vapour distilled before electrolytes are added to give it a crisp, clean ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Mondelez revamps Belvita Breakfast singles
Mondelēz is revamping its Belvita Breakfast singles range with strawberry duo crunch and honey & nut variants replacing yogurt crunch and milk & cereals. According to Kantar data, honey & nut is the number one driver of consumer breakfast biscuits growth, providing a more enticing offer for small store shoppers ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: AG Barr adds to Rockstar SuperSours range
AG Barr has added blue raspberry flavour to its Rockstar SuperSours range. The firm says SuperSours was one of the most successful energy launches of last year and has so far delivered over £11m through retailers’ tills. “Within big can energy, flavoured variants are still the key drivers of growth ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Enhancement for Tokheim Eye
The Tokheim Eye forecourt security and retail system, which brings pumps, payment and imagery equipment together, has been enhanced with the introduction of an IP Connectivity module. This enables service station owners/managers to exploit a variety of fresh operational opportunities, according to the module’s developer, Metro Security – Tokheim’s international ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: New energy efficient open dairy deck
North-west based energy innovation company Enviroglow has launched what it claims is ‘the most efficient open deck dairy case on the planet’. After 18-months of research and development, and live testing, the new open deck refrigeration called E-volve, has gone into full production, and is on target to be available ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: OPW claims first with Fibrelite GRP sump range
OPW has launched what it claims is the industry’s first Fibrelite GRP above ground fill sump range. The new range is the result of collaboration with a global oil company and has been specifically designed to replace existing concrete sumps and connect to existing underground piping for easy installation. Featuring ...
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Solar power will kill off petrol stations predicts scientist
Petrol stations could die out in the near future as motorists will be able to generate all the power they need for their vehicles from solar panels on their homes, according to claims by a scientist reported by The Telegraph. Keith Barnham, emeritus professor of physics at Imperial College, said ...
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Five million cigarettes seized in HMRC raid
Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have seized five million duty free cigarettes and arrested five men after a raid at an industrial unit in Harlow, Essex. HMRC was alerted to the goods after UK Border Force stopped an unaccompanied trailer which arrived at the Port of Tilbury from ...
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Certas revises competition deal in Western Isles
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a short consultation on changes to the commitments originally proposed by Certas Energy UK to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The CMA (and previously the Office of Fair Trading) ...
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Cashier jailed for stealing takings
A petrol station cashier has been jailed after she stole nearly £3,000 in takings. Anna Dancova, 45, admitted stealing £2,893, belonging to Shell, at the Moody Lane filling station, Grimsby, in August 2011. Jeremy Evans, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Dancova had been working at the petrol station for ...
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Cigarettes and cash stolen in Ilkley
West Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at the Tesco Ilkley Esso Express at Leeds Road, in Ben Rhydding, Ilkley. Three men entered the store at about 11.50pm on Thursday May 22, jumped over the staff counter and threatened store workers. They then stole a quantity of ...
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Armed robbers strike on Nottingham forecourt
Nottinghamshire Police are hunting two men after an armed robbery on a petrol station forecourt. The thieves struck at about 6.50am on Friday 23 May at the Murco petrol station in Mill Street, Old Basford, Nottingham Two security workers were refilling the ATM inside the station when two men threatened ...
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Sainsbury’s launches 10p off per litre promotion
Sainsbury’s has announced that from tomorrow, Thursday 29 May, until Wednesday 4 June, customers who spend £60 or more will receive a voucher entitling them to 10p off per litre of fuel when they fill up at any of its 292 forecourts. The vouchers will be available to anyone who ...
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News£800,000 fuel laundering operation in Wolverhampton
Three men from Wolverhampton have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in an £800,000 fuel laundering operation. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and West Midlands Police undertook searches at two domestic premises and an industrial unit in the city on May 22. The investigation centres on the purchase ...
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Petrotec to exhibit at UNITI expo
Petrotec has announced it will be exhibiting at UNITI expo, the new European trade fair for the retail petroleum and fuel handling markets, which opens next month at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre in Germany. UNITI expo, which runs from 3rd to 5th June, will feature more than 300 exhibitors ...
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NewsMassive diesel thefts in Hertfordshire
Thousands of litres of diesel have been stolen from two filling stations in Hertfordshire in raids over a week-long period. In the most recent incident 20,000 litres was stolen from a BP station owned by MRH in London Road, Buntingford. The thieves stole 11,000 litres under the cover of darkness ...
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Nisa focusing on supply chain over summer
Nisa has revealed that it will not be making any cuts to its delivery fleet when Costcutter leaves the group at the beginning of July, because it wants to concentrate on service to its members. “We are leaving all our supply chain service in place after 2 July,” said Nisa ...
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West Midlands police launch new scheme to prevent drive-offs
Widespread drive-off and number-plate crime in the West Midlands has prompted police to join forces with car dealerships across the region in a new crime reduction initiative. From this week, showrooms in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Coventry will fit anti-theft number plate screws as standard to every vehicle they ...