All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2015 – Page 2
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product news: Cravendale returns to TV
Filtered milk brand Cravendale, from farmer-owned dairy company Arla Foods, is returning to TV screens with its new ‘Milk Drinker’s Milk’ advert to launch the brand’s latest £6m integrated campaign. The campaign is designed to showcase Cravendale’s freshness where it matters most...as a drink. The campaign includes large-scale in-store promotions, ...
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product news: CCE cuts case sizes
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is supporting convenience retailers with the introduction of a new 12 x 500ml PET case format across selected flavoured carbonates. Fanta, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Lilt, and Cherry Coke will now be available in a 12 x 500ml case size across both £1 price-marked packs (PMPs) and standard ...
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Car wash caught in tax clampdown
A car wash is among businesses that have fallen foul of tax rules after a clampdown by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in Essex on businesses and people who try to stay outside the tax system. An HMRC Hidden Economy Team swooped on businesses in Southend on May 15 and ...
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product news: Temporary facelift for Camel
Limited edition packs (LEP) for JTI’s premium cigarette brand Camel will be available throughout June and July in the King Size 20s variant. The limited edition design will be on sale from 1st June, and is intended to deliver a modern look to reflect the creative spirit of the brand. ...
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product news: Butterkist intensifies taste
Butterkist is targeting incremental sales for retailers with the launch of its new taste-intense Discoveries range. Butterkist Discoveries has been developed to meet consumer demand for more adventurous flavour fusions, with 80g packs of Hickory BBQ Pulled Pork and Sweet Chilli & Zesty Lime joining the 160g Salted Caramel. Commenting ...
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product news: Red Bull launches limited edition can
Red Bull has launched a limited edition can, in anticipation of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, which returns to Ascot Racecourse on the 15th-16th August 2015. The 14.2million 250ml Red Bull Air Race themed cans will feature artwork promoting the sporting series. The Ascot leg of the Red ...
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Raiders blow up cash machine on Dorset forecourt
A cash machine on a Dorset forecourt has been blown apart in a failed attempt to steal its contents. Residents near the Esso-branded Highland Service Station, on Ashley Road, Poole, were woken by the explosion at about 3.20am on Thursday May 21. CCTV from a nearby local business ...
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product news: Budweiser introduces BBQ packs
Following on from success last summer, Budweiser is bringing back its limited edition BBQ packs in time for the summer season. The new packs will be in-store from early July, and will run across a number of SKUs, including 8x440ml PMP, 10x440ml Can Fridge Pack, 12x440ml, 4x300ml Bottle Wrap and ...
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Call to allow private HGV MOT testers
The new Government is being urged to allow private HGV MOT testers by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). “A move to allow private HGV-MOT testers could only be a step in the right direction,” said Sue Robinson, director of the NFDA, which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle ...
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Lorries and alcohol seized in HMRC raid
More than 68 thousand litres of alcohol and three lorries have been seized in an operation to crackdown on excise fraud and smuggling in the Port of Dover. During this operation, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers worked with Border Force and the French Customs authorities to identify vehicles ...
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product news: AG Barr highlights Rubicon PMPs for Ramadan
AG Barr is encouraging retailers to stock up on special price-marked promotional packs of Rubicon and Sun Exotic available throughout Ramadan, to cater for the demand for trusted, authentic brands. Rubicon’s popular Mango, Guava, Pomegranate and Watermelon flavours will be available in special 1 litre £1.29/2 for £2 price-marked packs ...
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FuelGenie adds Sainsbury’s to its roster
Supermarket fuel card provider fuelGenie, which is operated by Worldline, has announced the expansion of its UK filling station network with the introduction Sainsbury’s as its new supermarket partner. From 26 May, fuelGenie customers will be able to use their business fuel card at 300 Sainsbury’s fuel stations nationwide. The ...
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ACS highlights local shops to new MPs
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is this week sending constituency cards to all new MPs, detailing key information about the number of local shops in their area and the jobs that they create. The 2015 General Election resulted in over 100 new MPs entering the Houses of Parliament, ...
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Rising fuel prices depressing sales warns AA
The average price of fuel has continued to edge up, with a 3ppl increase in the price of petrol over the past month, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report, and it says the increasing prices are depressing sales. It states: “EU retail sales figures released this month ...
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NewsBooker deal to buy Londis and Budgens
Londis and Budgens will be bought by Booker Group plc, the UK’s biggest food wholesaler, if the deal receives approval from the competition authorities. Booker announced it had agreed a £40m deal with Ireland-based Musgrave Group plc to acquire Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which comprises the Londis and Budgens ...
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NewsRam raiders smash JCB into forecourt shop
A member of staff has had a miraculous escape after a ram raid attack smashed the front of the service station shop where they were working. Police in Waverley, Surrey, are appealing for witnesses following the attack at a petrol station in Eashing in the early hours of Friday ...
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Three men jailed for smuggling cigarettes
Three men who were caught unloading more than three million illegal cigarettes that had been hidden in air conditioning units, have been jailed for more than 11 years. The gang, who were under surveillance by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators, were arrested as the smuggled cigarettes were delivered ...
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NewsAssistant threatened with machete
A forecourt shop worker was threatened by a man wielding a machete half a metre long during a robbery in Pemberton, Wigan in Greater Manchester. At about 11.10pm on Thursday 14 May 2015, a member of staff at Pemberton service station on Ormskirk Road was crouched behind the counter ...
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NewsJos Richardson & Son chairman dies
Jos Richardson & Son Ltd has announced the death of its chairman, Tim Richardson, who passed away suddenly on 10 May. Tim started working for Jos Richardson & Son Ltd in 1966 aged 17 delivering coal. In 1978 he bought Glews Garage and worked hard to build the business ...
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Couple arrested over 500 litres of diesel in car
Thames Valley Police officers have arrested two people on suspicion of theft after they discovered with a huge quantity of fuel in the vehicle the suspects were travelling in. The officers stopped a car on the M40 near Beaconsfield on Tuesday 5 May. The vehicle was carrying 500 litres ...