All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2018 – Page 4
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News
product news: Pladis brings Flipz to UK
Global snacking company Pladis has added an American line to its UK portfolio – the chocolate-covered pretzel snack Flipz. The launch follows a popularity surge for Flipz in the US, where it is currently worth $61m RSV having seen double-digit growth over the past three years. Available in 100g pouches, ...
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NewsOxford to trial pop-up on-street electric vehicle charging points
Oxford will be the first city in the world to trial pop-up on-street electric vehicle charging points, according to the local council. The project is going ahead after it was awarded funding of £474,000 from the Government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. Residents across Oxford are being encouraged to nominate their ...
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NewsFuel prices hit three-and-a-half year high with more rises to come
Petrol and diesel pump prices have hit a three-and-half year high, but are expected to increase by another 2ppl in the next fortnight, according to the RAC. The price hikes have been driven by the rapidly rising cost of oil which yesterday hit $80 a barrel for the first time ...
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product news: Nestlé Confectionery partners NOW TV
Nestlé Confectionery is partnering online streaming service NOW TV to launch an on-pack promotion. The new promotion will see KitKat, Aero, Yorkie, Toffee Crisp and Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles offer consumers the chance to win either a monthly Sky Cinema, Entertainment or Kids pass, or Sky Sports day pass, with 1,000 ...
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product news: Quorn devises convenience core range
Quorn has launched a new core range for the convenience channel to target the family meal occasion. Gary Routledge, national account manager at Quorn Foods, explained convenience channel shoppers are increasingly looking for nutritious products they can use to make easy-to-prepare family dinners. He said: “Meat-free is becoming more relevant ...
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product news: Haribo unveils new flavours
Haribo has unveiled new fruit flavour combinations with Frenzy Starmix Fruit Punch and Frenzy Tangfastics Fruit Spritzers. Alison Satterthwaite, brand manager, Haribo UK lead brands, commented: “This year Haribo Frenzy is delivering a real taste of summer, bringing a refreshing combination to the confectionery aisles with fruity drink inspired flavours ...
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product news: Rubicon takes to the streets
Barr Soft Drinks is launching Rubicon Street Drinks, which features four flavours inspired by street drinks from some of the world’s hottest places. Launching in 330ml cans, Rubicon Street Drinks each contain still fruit juice with natural flavours and herbs. Sharbat features the traditional Turkish flavour combination of ...
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Coca-Cola kicks off FIFA 18 on-pack promotion
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has launched an on-pack promotion across its Coca-Cola portfolio designed to appeal to the 14 million people expected to tune in for each game of the World Cup. Unique codes have been printed on promotional packs of Coca-Cola Classic and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar which consumers can ...
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Istobal uses Uniti Expo 2018 to unveil smart technology
Istobal is launching its smart technologies at Uniti Expo 2018. It will be demonstrating the Istobal M’NEX32 rollover, including new features and optional extras. Its payment terminal is now equipped with the new Smartdrive, a system that allows users to select a basic wash programme and add different extras based ...
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News83,500 more charge points needed by 2020 warns report
A new study has warned that an additional 83,500 charging points will be required in the UK by 2020 to meet demand from electric vehicles (EVs). Data science and software company Emu Analytics has published a White Paper titled ‘A Sustainable Future. Preparing for Electric Vehicles’, which reports that to ...
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NewsFormer Top 50 Indies sites set to reopen under new operator
Four sites that were operated by Top 50 Indie Javid Iqbal, and closed down suddenly earlier this month, are set to reopen under new ownership. The four Essar-branded sites were all in Stoke-on-Trent and closed without notice, amid reports the freeholder had terminated the leases, fenced them off and begun ...
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New addition for Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum Group has acquired two sites in separate deals through property adviser Christie & Co for undisclosed prices. Fencehouses Service Station in Houghton Le Spring, County Durham, has an unbranded forecourt shop and additional rental income from two tenants, a long-standing car sales business and a ...
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Car wash access control system is winner for Touts
Installing the latest car wash access control system from PSD Codax has paid dividends for former Forecourt Trader of the Year, Touts Ltd, according to the company’s operations manager Darren Hamilton. He revealed that following a significant upgrade to the washing equipment at its Nailsea site last year which included ...
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NewsCertas Energy buys technology company SNAP Account
Certas Energy has announced the acquisition of a technology provider that allows HGV operators, managers and drivers to carry out cashless transactions. SNAP Account – an end-to-end processing and payment system for HGV fleets – uses licence plate recognition software to offer fleet operators an automated payment solution, removing the ...
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DRB UK Maintenance celebrates major wins across the forecourt sector
Maintenance to install signage at 80 MFG sites is only the latest in a string of prestigious business wins for the company, according to managing director Robert McArthur. The project involves rebranding of 80 sites to the newly introduced 2Di Esso canopy branding. In addition DRB has recently completed the ...
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NewsACS submits evidence to hand car wash inquiry
The Association of Convenience Stores (AC) has submitted evidence to an inquiry launched by the Environmental Audit Committee into the regulation of hand car washes, calling for better enforcement of existing regulations and the consideration of a licensing scheme. In the submission, ACS encourages the Environmental Audit Committee to consider ...
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Protein products power ahead
Arguably the segment seeing the biggest proliferation of NPD is that for nut, seed and fruit-based protein bars from brands such as Grenade, Graze, Bounce and Kind. Liam Mahoney, nutritionist at Grenade, which markets a range of protein bars and drinks, says the healthy eating category was "invariably non-existent" in ...
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Jos Richardson & Son buys Middleton Service Station
has purchased Middleton Service Station, an Esso fuel station and Londis c-store based in the village of Middleton, near Pickering North Yorkshire.Managing director Joseph Richardson said: "Middleton Service Station is in a great location and has a lot of potential. We plan to start re- development works on the forecourt ...
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Analysis
Charlotte Blum: analysis editor, Argus Media
Brent crude futures at this week topped $75/bl for the first time since November 2014, pushed up by tensions in the Middle East that are exacerbating the underlying effects of strong demand and producers’ output restraint. UK drivers are not yet feeling the pressure of the latest $6-7/bl rise as ...