All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2017 – Page 3
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product news: Britvic extends Purdey’s campaign
Britvic has announced the continuation of its #ThriveOn campaign for its multivitamin drink brand, Purdey’s, partnering with British actor, DJ and celebrity, Idris Elba for the second year running. The latest instalment of the campaign, which sees Elba encourage consumers to approach everyday life with zeal, was announced at an ...
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Pastorfrigor launches refrigeration breakthrough
Pastorfrigor GB (PFGB) has developed and patented new technology that it says will make integral refrigeration a more viable option for retailers.The Genova Ecovision MCT is a low-front glass door integral multideck that features innovative technology, the Micro Channel Evaporator, creating a new generation of plug-in Genova chillers with open ...
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NewsNorth Wales Police thwart thieves in break-in
North Wales Police are seeking the public’s assistance following a burglary at Pontblyddyn, Service Station, in Flintshire, at approximately 2am on Thursday May 18. Detective inspector Jackie Downes at Mold CID said: “During the break-in offenders attempted to steal a significant quantity of tobacco. “However, due to the prompt arrival ...
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NewsBusiness as usual leads to ’a good year’ for Booker
The focus on ‘business as usual’ despite the looming proposed merger with Tesco has led to a 14% rise in operating profit for Booker of £176.1m for the year ending March 24, according to its chief executive Charles Wilson. Financial highlights included group sales of £5.3bn - up 6.7%; with ...
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product news: Haribo Frenzy makes come back
Haribo Frenzy, the brand’s limited edition campaign, is back and offering a taste of summer with new flavour twists of Starmix and Tangfastics. Alison Satterthwaite, brand manager for Haribo UK lead brands, commented: “Haribo Frenzy Editions have been hugely successful, delivering excitement into the category and introducing new flavours into ...
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NewsCertas Energy appoints new head of dealer sales
Certas Energy has appointed Craig Nugent as head of dealer sales, a new position created to strengthen the company’s drive for retail growth. Nugent joins from Eastwood Park, a training facility for the healthcare industry, based in Gloucestershire, where he was business development director. Prior to that he was managing ...
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product news: CDM offers chance to adopt a cow
Families will be given the chance to adopt a cow in forthcoming Cadbury Dairy Milk on pack-promotion.The promotion will be available on singles and multipacks of Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons, Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo and Cadbury Dairy Milk Little Bars from June.It is intended to remind consumers of the taste ...
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Adler & Allan expands Rainham site
Environmental services provider Adler & Allan has expanded and upgraded its facility in Rainham, East London, to provide improved waste management and disposal, emergency response (covering, flooding, spills and fuel delivery), and asset resilience solutions for tanks, drains and separators. Located on the A13 and close to the M25, customers ...
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NewsACS welcomes election promises on business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed commitments from all the major political parties in England and Wales to reform the business rates system. Property costs are among the largest costs faced by retailers and one-in-three retailers are paying increased rates since the revaluation. Additionally, only 39 out of ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie HKS doubles its sites within M25
Top 50 Indie HKS Retail (HKS), which is headquartered in Leicester, has announced the opening of two further sites in the London area, continuing its programme of expansion. This now means HKS has four sites within the M25 and nearly 70 sites nationally. The new acquisitions have fully opened and ...
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NewsMRH pilots c-store franchise with Co-op
Top 50 Indie MRH has signed an agreement with the Co-op to pilot a new franchise convenience store at seven MRH sites across the UK. The first of the 1,000-1,500sq ft stores will open next week in Eastcote in north-west London, with the pilot running throughout the year. The pilot ...
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NewsSpar claims top spot as largest forecourt retailer
Spar says it is now the largest forecourt retailer in the UK by site numbers, following significant growth coming from multi-site retail partners in 2016, with 1,200 Spar shops on forecourts. Top 50 Indies which are partners of Spar include: MRH; Euro Garages which has rebranded many of the shops ...
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NewsMan arrested in connection with Dorset burglary
Dorset Police have arrested a man in connection with a reported burglary at a Bridport petrol station. At around 10.49pm on Wednesday May 3 officers were called to reports of a till snatch at the Esso garage in East Road. A till tray, a quantity of cash and a black ...
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NewsEnglish firms urged to shop around for water
A utilities consultancy claims businesses in England could collectively save up to £200m on their water bills, following the deregulation of the English water market, giving business owners the chance to renegotiate their existing water contracts or look to a new supplier. Utilitywise estimates that savings on water tariffs will ...
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NewsPizza Express to debut at motorway service area
Pizza Express is set to make its debut at a motorway service area in partnership with Welcome Break Group. The 88-seater restaurant will offer table service to both hotel guests and motorway service visitors at the Oxford M40 (Junction 8A) site, and is due to open in October. Further sites ...
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NewsRoadchef enhances disabled facilities
Motorway service area operator Roadchef has opened a new toilet facility for disabled customers at its Norton Canes site on the M6 Toll road. The new Changing Places facility provides customers with specialist equipment and more space than is available in a conventional disabled facility. Installed by Clos-o-Mat, the 12m2 ...
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NewsDCC reports strong growth in annual results
DCC, parent company of Certas Energy, has reported strong growth in profits and sales for the year ended 31 March 2017. Pre-tax profit this year was up 23.7% to £268.2m, compared with £216.7m the previous year, and revenue was £12,270m this year, up 17.4% on last year’s £10,448m. The company ...
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Analysis
Tracy West: Shop Talk
At first glance, I thought the news that most people thought the forthcoming sugar tax on soft drinks also applied to sweets, chocolate, biscuits and cakes was quite shocking. What is more, the Nielsen survey from which the news originated found that 28% of people didn’t think it applied to ...
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Rapley predicts more old sites will re-open
Property consultancy Rapleys LLP is predicting more former forecourt sites will be reopened after it secured the sale of a site that was closed several years ago. The former Shell site on the High Street in Coleshill, West Midlands, had been vacant for more than four years, but when Rapleys ...