All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2016 – Page 4
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Adler & Allan opens demonstration centre
Environmental services provider Adler & Allan has opened a purpose-built demonstration centre, at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. The new facility showcases Adler & Allan’s range of fuel, asset resilience and flood protection services, and allows visitors to see first-hand how Adler & Allan’s solutions work. Some of the live demonstrations ...
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Target needs of millennials and over 65s to boost convenience business, says latest shopper research
Convenience retailers should put more focus on customers at each end of the age spectrum to help boost sales, according to Katie Hemmings, commercial director at shopper research specialist HIM. The company has just revealed its latest shopper research based on face-to-face interviews with 20,000 shoppers nationwide, and believes retailers ...
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Motorbike sales increasing
Motorbike and moped sales in April totalled 12,343, 11.6% up on the same month last year, according to the latest registration figures from the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA). Sales for the year to date total 39,738 and are 8.8% ahead of the same period in 2015. The increase was ...
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Sewell on the go provides water for half marathon
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has donated thousands of pounds worth of bottled water to ensure runners remain hydrated during the Humber Bridge Half Marathon. There was a record turn-out for the race in 2015, with more than 2,100 runners who raised £38,000 for charities, and Sewell on ...
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Storm damaged road reopens
The storm-damaged A591 in Cumbria was reopened today (Wednesday 11 May) by Environment Minister Rory Stewart. The road suffered extensive storm damage in December’s storms and Highways England worked with Cumbria County Council on the project to repair a four-mile stretch of the road, which links Grasmere to Keswick. The ...
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Jet extends Silverstone Classic sponsorship
Jet is gearing up for its third year as the Official Fuel Partner of Silverstone Classic. This year’s event is set to take place from July 29-31. Following the success of its original three-year sponsorship deal, Jet has announced that it will extend its role as the Official Fuel ...
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NewsMinister backs potential of hydrogen
A government minister has predicted hydrogen vehicles will make a huge contribution to the UK’s commitment to greener transport. Opening a new hydrogen refuelling station in London, Transport Minister Andrew Jones said: “We are committed to making all cars and vans zero-emission by 2050, and hydrogen vehicles have a huge ...
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McColl’s adds to Gulf estate
McColl’s Retail Group is moving an additional forecourt over to its estate of Gulf-branded sites. The group, which operates more than 1,350 UK convenience stores, has a portfolio of seven forecourts, five of which are Gulf-branded. A sixth, a 2.5mlpa forecourt in Norwich Road, Roughton, Norwich, will move from Murco ...
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Engage with new commissioners urges ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on convenience retailers to engage with their newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners and work with them on raising the profile and importance of crime against their businesses, especially on the issue of penalties for shop theft offences. Ahead of the elections ...
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NewsOil increases pushing pumps prices up
RAC Fuel Watch data for April shows the second consecutive month of price rises at the pumps as a result of a 25% increase in the cost of a barrel of oil from $36.51 to $45.49, leading to the highest price since 10 November 2015. The report says the escalating ...
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Payment solution gives security to fleet owners
Petroleum payment solutions supplier OTI PetroSmart and and Fuel Telematics Solutions (FTS), a venture capital backed company specialising in mobile payment solutions for fuel retailing, have formed a partnership to deliver secure mobile payment solutions for corporate fleet vehicles. Under the terms of the partnership, OTI PetroSmart’s Automatic Vehicle Identification ...
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product news: Doritos offers cash prizes
Doritos is offering shoppers a one in five chance to win cash prizes with an on-pack promotion, which runs until 1 August, and requires consumers to take part in a penalty shootout competition online. Every Doritos promotional pack, across singles and sharing, will include a unique code. Shoppers will ...
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product news: Cadbury introduces Merlin promotion
Cadbury and Merlin Entertainments have partnered to offer two for one entry to some of the UK’s top attractions in a new on-pack promotion on a range of chocolate bags and multipacks. The £1m promotion runs through to September and includes offers on Legoland Windsor Resort, Thorpe Park Resort, Chessington ...
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product news: Cadbury Fingers rolls out summer pack
Burton’s Biscuit Company is launching a Limited Edition ‘Great British Summer’ pack for Cadbury Fingers. Rolling out from early June and available for a limited time, the pack will feature a celebratory balloon and bunting design featuring the Union Jack Flag and celebrating the British heritage of the brand. The ...
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NewsPark Garage Group signs shop supply deal with Bestway Wholesale
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale. The group is currently ranked seventh in the Top 50 Indies and operates 48 sites under the Park and Shop fascia across England and Wales. Sunil Tandon, managing director of Park Garage Group, said: “As ...
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product news: Snickers and Mars protein bars launched
To capitalise on the growing trend for protein, Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats has launched two new products: a Snickers Protein Bar, with 18g of protein; and a Mars Protein Bar with 19g of protein. The new Snickers Protein and Mars Protein Bars contain 200 calories and have the nutritional ...
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Food and drink industry backs Brexit
A majority of the food and drink industry plan to vote “out” in the Brexit referendum in June, despite fearing their business will suffer if the UK leaves the EU. This is the result of an exclusive survey of food and drink professionals, conducted by Forecourt Trader’s publisher William Reed, ...
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product news: Premier brings back Cadbury Ice Cream Flavour Mini Rolls
Premier Foods is bringing back its special edition Cadbury Ice Cream Flavour Mini Rolls range, targeting families on the lookout for a sweet treat during the summer season. The range sees the return of the Toffee Ripple and Neapolitan flavours, in addition to a new ice cream inspired variant, Chocolate ...
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NewsPark Garage Group signs exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale. The group is currently ranked seventh in the Top 50 Indies and operates 48 sites under the Park and Shop fascia across England and Wales. Sunil Tandon, managing director of Park Garage Group, said: “As ...
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NewsPark Garage Group signs exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale. The group is currently ranked seventh in the Top 50 Indies and operates 48 sites under the Park and Shop fascia across England and Wales. Sunil Tandon, managing director of Park Garage Group, said: “As ...