All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2018 – Page 2
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NewsTobacco smuggling bosses jailed for total of more than 11 years
Two men have been jailed for a total of more than 11 years after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) dismantled a tobacco factory that could have swamped the UK with millions of illicit cigarettes. North London crime bosses Mariwan Fatah, 43, from Enfield, and Ali Jamal, 44, of Wood Green, ...
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NewsMoto Hospitality renews AdBlue deal with Air1
Motorway services operator Moto Hospitality and Air1 – Yara UK’s brand of AdBlue – have renewed their partnership until at least 2020. Air1 and Moto have been working together since 2009 when the first of the bulk AdBlue dispensers was installed at Moto Wetherby Service Station, and since then Moto ...
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NewsPayPoint One roll-out reaches more than 9,000 retailers
PayPoint has confirmed the retirement of its old yellow terminals will be completed by December 2019 as it revealed that more than 9,000 retailers are now using the updated PayPoint One technology. PayPoint One is an all-in-one retail services platform that provides cloud-based EPoS technology, contactless card payments and PayPoint ...
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NewsBP invests in batteries that could charge in five minutes
BP has announced a $20m investment in ultra-fast-charging battery start-up company StoreDot, which is developing technology that could eventually see electric vehicle (EV) charging times fall to five minutes. The investment is part of a series of deals struck by BP’s venturing arm, alongside its advanced mobility unit (AMU), supporting ...
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Analysis
Turning the tide
With the National Crime Agency investigating links with organised crime and drug smuggling, and raids almost on a daily basis looking for slaves among their work forces, illicit hand car wash operators were probably wondering when MPs would wake up to the problems they pose. What few were expecting, however, ...
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Retailer view
Ziheed and his brother Idris won the Best Soft Drinks prize at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2017. Ziheed says: "You would not believe how many soft drinks we sell. When we entered the awards last year it was 4-500 units a day but now it’s well over ...
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Under the spotlight: Paul Yates
01 Career history? I graduated in 1997 with a degree in Transport Management and joined the graduate programme at the Co-op as a traffic manager at their chilled and frozen depot. In 2002, I joined Jet at their routing office in Jarrow (my home town), before relocating to Humber to ...
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Morning munchies
For anyone looking to grab something for breakfast on their way to work, there’s more choice than ever before. From pots of porridge to warm pastries, from a bacon bap to a protein bar, the range is growing all the time.Last year, sausage brand Wall’s entered the fray with two ...
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latest lines
Cawston Press has just announced listings in 300 BP forecourts. Earlier this year, the soft drinks company said it would only use pressed fruit juice to sweeten its drinks, despite fruit prices ’skyrocketing’ by 60%.Müller is targeting additional consumption occasions with the launch of 900ml bottles of FRijj, after its ...
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Join The Sweetstake
Mars Wrigley Confectionery UK has launched The Sweetstake, a new on-pack promotion across 11 brands, in the lead up to the World Cup. One hundred million promotional packs are entering the market, with each one giving consumers a 1 in 7.7 chance of winning a prize. 0845 045 0042 www.mars.com
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Meat is making its mark
The spread of snacks on to the chilled fixture has brought a proliferation of meat snacks, with Peperami supplier Jack Link’s among the most active in the segment. Marketing manager Pavan Chandra says: "Protein is widely seen as healthy and its role has evolved from niche muscle-building to having a ...
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STG’s ’Lock, Stock and Sell’ identifies opportunities
New research from Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK (STG UK) reveals that over half (51%) of convenience store retailers aren’t offering customers the all-important guidance they need on which tobacco products to purchase, presenting a huge missed opportunity in sales and profits. The findings have been released to coincide with the ...
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Looking to the future
Jet dealers were welcomed in glamorous Cannes last month to one of the regular gatherings held by Phillips 66, which enabled the company’s staff (including its senior executives) to network in an informal setting with its retail and wholesale customers. There’s been a lot of change since the last customer ...
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NewsTeenage robber uses machete in robbery from forecourt shop
A boy thought to be as young as 14 and armed with a machete has robbed a petrol station in Leicester. The youth threatened a member of staff at the BP service station in Aylestone Road just before 3am on Friday 18 May. Leicestershire Police said: “Officers were called just ...
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EasyCoffee’s PFS push
EasyCoffee is keen to push its coffee offer to forecourt retailers following a successful pilot stage and eight store openings across the UK. The company’s CEO and co-founder Nathan Lowry said there had been considerable interest from potential franchisees, with the brand planning to open another 200 coffee shops in ...
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Understanding the new soft drinks Sugar Levy
The ’sugar tax’ on soft drinks is in force but although retailers are being charged more for sugary drinks, not all of them are passing on the tax to their customers. According to Britvic, if you sell 200 x 500ml bottles of full-rate levy products per week, the increased cost ...
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Drinking up... and up
The figures are in and, if this was a school report card, the forecourt sector would be getting 10/10 for effort when it comes to selling soft drinks. First up, a bit of perspective. According to Britvic’s Soft Drinks Review 2017, the total value of soft drinks sales across the ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - New Hall Lane Services, New Hall Lane, Preston
Location: New Hall Lane is a major gateway into Preston. The area has recently been the subject of a massive redevelopment scheme. Forecourt: The site is easy to find on a very busy road thanks to an illuminated pole sign. It’s an impressive forecourt that looks brand new. It’s well ...
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Analysis
Stephen Marcos Jones: director general, UKPIA
The eighth high-level meeting of the EU Refining Forum was held in April in Brussels. The Refining Forum was first established in 2013 in recognition of the need to address the cumulative impact of policies on the EU refining industry. This important annual meeting brings together representatives from industry, Member ...
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Drink Differently
Britvic’s new category vision Drink Differently reveals a £2.6bn soft drinks sales opportunity over the next five years. The company believes this sales growth can be achieved by "adapting to the evolving consumer landscape and ensuring soft drinks remain relevant to all consumers and all occasions, across ...