All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2016 – Page 5
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product news: Maltesers unveils new TV advertising
Maltesers has launched a new TV advertising campaign, supported by a media investment of £10m. A series of four Maltesers adverts will air throughout the year and the new campaign will also be brought to life across digital channels using a YouTube pre-roll. Fabio Alings, Maltesers brand director, said: “This ...
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ASA upholds complaint against Asda advert
Asda has had a complaint against it for misleading advertising upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The complaint occurred after the retailer put the price of a product up substantially for just one day and then “cut” the price in a promotion that was more expensive than it had ...
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Franklin unveils complete AdBlue solution
Franklin Fueling Systems has introduced a new complete system solution for new Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)/AdBlue. The new system has a number of features designed to solve the problem of working with a liquid that is highly corrosive and freezes at a temperature of -11C. To overcome the potential for ...
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product news: Diet Coke partners Ad Fab film
Diet Coke is partnering Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie from Fox Searchlight Pictures, which releases in cinemas nationwide on 1 July. To celebrate, the soft drinks brand has unveiled limited-edition Diet Coke Absolutely Fabulous themed packs bearing images of Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley playing Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone. Diet ...
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Phillips 66 sponsors Royal Albert Hall concert
Phillips 66 is sponsoring a high-profile children’s concert at the Royal Albert Hall. The ‘AC Academy Does the Royal Albert Hall’ on 14 June is a ground-breaking concert, which is being organised by Warwickshire-based music and education charity Armonico Consort in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall. It will involve ...
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New car registrations up 2% in April
New car registrations in the UK were up 2.0% in April, according to figures published today (May 6) by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Car registrations totalled 189,505 – the most in April since 2003, when 194,312 new vehicles were sold. The SMMT reported that as in ...
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Over 2,100 police misfuellings in five years
There have been more than 2,100 cases of police officers putting the wrong fuel in cars since 2011, according to an investigation by Auto Express. It found police forces in the UK have spent nearly £400,000 in the last five years on repairing their fleets after officers filled patrol cars ...
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product news: £1.5m invested in Pom-Bear campaign
KP Snacks is investing £1.5m in a campaign for Pom-Bear beginning with a five-week TV campaign, followed by social and digital throughout the summer, to drive further awareness of the snack brand. Matt Collins, trading controller convenience at KP Snacks, commented: “We are really excited to give Pom-Bear the spotlight ...
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Analysis
Shop Talk - Tracy West
The days of heading to the supermarket are over for some Brits, as they trade trolleys for home delivery. That was the opening sentence on a press release from Mintel about its online shopping report. The press release went on to say that online tills are ringing loudly with sales ...
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The slice is right
United Biscuits has launched a new range of £1 price-marked packs (PMPs) for McVitie’s Slices and Flapjacks. The PMPs are available across four variants: Hobnob Chocolate Flapjacks, Chocolate Digestive Slices, Digestive Caramel Slices and Hobnob Chocolate Tiffin Slices.As part of the launch, the range will feature improved packaging aligned to ...
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Net more profits
The general media may be full of stories about the forthcoming EU in/out referendum, but the sports pages will be full of articles about another EU showdown the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. It all kicks off at the Stade de France on Friday 10 June at 8pm when current champions ...
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NewsManaging the money
If you were trying to raise some cash it used to be all about banks but that is no longer the case. They are not on the high street any more and they don’t lend to SMEs. That was the official word from the Bank of England in March. You ...
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Making nuts stand out
KP Nuts is hoping to spearhead further category growth with a packaging upgrade and a modern look that ensures stronger impact at point of purchase. The new design is available in upgraded foil packaging, with the KP golden rays that surround the logo enhanced to give stronger stand out on ...
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Plumb takes top job
Nigel Plumb has been appointed managing director of DP Fuel Tank Services (DP FTS).Nigel, who has been a director of the company for 16 years, said: "I am looking forward to the challenge of the new role. We are in a time of great change in the industry and the ...
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TLM launches hub
TLM Group Technology has launched its new Support Hub facility providing support to convenience and fuel sites across the UK.TLM was recently named ’preferred referral partner’ by Oracle and it said the opening of the Support Hub was a key step in its provision of world-class support for all Oracle ...
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Ronson’s golden milestone
Gerald Ronson, the pioneer of self-service petrol stations in the UK and chairman of Rontec, last month celebrated 50 years in roadside retailing. He marked the golden milestone at a lunch attended by long-serving colleagues, family, industry giants, suppliers and business partners. Ronson launched his first petrol station in St ...
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P&C wins gold status
Forecourt specialist P&C Ltd has achieved Oracle Gold Partner status, which allows it to supply products and services to former Micros customers in the petrol and convenience market.P&C is now able to assist customers with upgrades and new license sales for the Oracle Retail Convenience and Fuel EPOS and back-office ...
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Sewell on the go raises funds for Macmillan
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has announced a partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support in a bid to raise at least £1,000 for the charity. From Thursday, May 5 to Friday, May 13, 15 pence will be donated from every hot drink sold by the East Yorkshire forecourt operator, ...
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Thumbs-up for Parkfoot as film showed at NCS
David Charman’s award-winning BP site in Kent was the focus of a seminar at the Retailer Hub at last month’s National Convenience Show at the NEC in Birmingham. In a presentation entitled ’Making a customer stop and shop’, Blake Gladman, HIM’s research and insights director, showed extracts from interviews ...
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Get your fill
As competition in the forecourt sector grows ever more intense, growing numbers of dealers are doing the sums on replacing their old pumps and deciding it’s the right option."The importance of investing in modern reliable pumps cannot be overstated," explains Ramsay MacDonald, retail director of Certas Energy."Fast, easy-to-use pumps reduce ...