All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2019 – Page 4
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NewsSpar UK appoints new managing director
Spar UK has appointed Louise Hoste as its new managing director. In November the previous managing director Debbie Robinson left to become chief executive of Central England Co-operative. Hoste has a wide range of international retail experience. She has worked for Walmart in the UK, Canada and Chile in commercial, ...
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RS Sales & Distribution offers support on food hygiene regs
RS Sales & Distribution has created a Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) customer support pack for retailers who are looking for help with achieving a food hygiene rating of 5 before the display of FHRS ratings is made mandatory in England sometime in 2019. The user-friendly support pack can be ...
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NewsPolice in Northern Ireland remain on alert for ATM crime
Police in Northern Ireland say they are continuing to focus on preventing further attacks on ATMs following a number of arrests and five men being charged in relation to ATM thefts. After a spate of ATM thefts this year the Police Service of Northern Ireland set up a special unit ...
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NewsEuro Garages parent EG Group adds 69 sites to US portfolio
Euro Garages parent company EG Group has signed a deal to acquire 69 convenience stores and fuel stations in the US. The sites are owned by family owned Certified Oil and are in Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio. “The connection the store teams have with the customers in the community ...
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Londis celebrates 60th birthday in strong position
Londis is 60 years old and "stronger than ever" following three record-breaking years of sales growth and recruitment, according to Martin Swadling, Londis brand director, as he revealed a host of consumer and retailer initiatives for 2019 to celebrate the milestone anniversary.He said 1,160 retailers had joined the brand since ...
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A £3m overhaul for Co-op site on the Isle of Skye
The Co-op store and petrol filling station in Broadford on the Isle of Skye has reopened following a £3.5m overhaul. Sales of fuel were maintained over the length of the work, which included installation of new fuel tanks, new columns and canopy, and the complete refurbishment of the store.The petrol ...
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NewsPremier celebrates 25-year anniversary
Premier is celebrating its 25-year anniversary with its biggest-ever scratchcard giveaway featuring £1.2 million-worth of prizes. Premier brand director Martyn Parkinson said the brand – which was created in 1994 with 200 stores – had enjoyed 17 years of consecutive growth, and now had 3,350 stores serving 16m consumers every ...
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Lucozade launches £10m Spark Something campaign
Lucozade Energy is launching a £10m marketing campaign called Spark Something. The campaign will involve TV, outdoor, social and digital advertising, as well as in-store activation through POS materials including FSDUs, barkers and shelf wobblers. “The campaign will position the market-leading energy brand as one that sparks positive energy, broadening ...
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MFG signs with BP for 1bn litres per annum deal
Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has signed a new five-year, one billion litres-a-year fuel supply contract with BP. The announcement comes after MFG’s acquisition of MRH last year. The deal, which runs from April 2019, secures the fuel supply across nearly 250 BP-branded forecourts across ...
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NewsTwo men arrested over ATM thefts in Northern Ireland
Two men have been arrested by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) who are investigating a number of recent thefts of ATM machines in the Fermanagh and Tyrone areas. Detective chief inspector Brian Foster said: “Today we conducted five searches in the Omagh area in relation ...
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NewsElectric Vehicle Approved scheme launched to certify EV retailers
The Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme is being launched today (May 15) by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) to certify retailers’ excellence in the electric vehicle sector. The launch will take place at the House of Commons, where an audience of MPs, retailers and industry stakeholders will have ...
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NewsTraffic hits all-time high with cars and vans setting records
Road traffic edged slightly higher last year to an all-time high, according to government statistics that have just been published. Overall mileage for all types of vehicles totalled 328.1bn in 2018, compared with 327.1bn the previous year. The mileage for cars and light commercial vehicles increased to 255bn ...
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NewsCambridgeshire Co-op site to reopen after new owner buys it
A former Co-op petrol station in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, is set to be brought back into service after it was acquired by petrol retailer group RBK Services. Rapleys, the property and planning consultancy, was appointed by Central England Co-op to market its site after the retailer let its former superstore ...
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NewsTreasury Committee concerned about loss of free-to-use ATMs
The Treasury Committee has expressed concern about the rate at which free-to-use ATMs have been closing. In its final report on consumer access to financial services it warned the UK risks inadvertently becoming a cashless society and that “for a large portion of society, including some of the most ...
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NewsGovernment awards £25m grants for zero emission projects
Twenty two projects across the country are set to benefit from £25m investment from the government in a bid to develop zero emission technologies for new vehicles. There is a wide variety of projects ranging from one, led by Triumph Motorcycles, to develop electric motorcycle technology lowering vehicle emissions and ...
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NewsPrime minister challenged by MP over introduction of E10 fuel
The prime minister Theresa May has been challenged over the introduction of E10 fuel in the House of Commons by one of her back benchers. Sir Oliver Heald, the Conservative MP for North East Hertfordshire and a member of the all-party parliamentary group for British bioethanol, said: “The prime ...
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Quorn moves into ambient category
Leading meat-free brand Quorn is moving beyond its frozen and chilled heartland with the launch of its first ambient range, targeted at a new category - the food cupboard aisle.In a move forecast to generate £10 million-worth of sales in the first year, Quorn’s new ambient offer will deliver eight ...
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’Squeezy’ range from Stokes Sauces
Stokes Sauces, famous for its range of artisan condiments, is launching a new line-up of ‘squeezy’ family-friendly, recyclable bottles and introducing Reduced Sugar Ketchup to its range of sauces.The quality condiment producer from Suffolk is taking on the big brands in the sector with its squeezy range and is releasing ...
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Weetabix On the Go partners with major forecourt retailers to raise profile
Breakfast drink Weetabix On The Go is going big with a new multi-channel marketing campaign as it continues to grow penetration and distribution. Targeting those on the move, Weetabix On The Go is partnering with major forecourt retailers, including MFG, Shell and Rontec to strengthen it’s in-store presence at over ...
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More fruit and fibre in Tropicana’s new ’Whole Fruit’ range
Leading chilled fruit juice brand Tropicana is launching ‘Tropicana Whole Fruit’, a new range of juice drinks which count as one of your five a day, and is designed to be high in fruit fibre thanks to a new process which helps retain more of the whole fruit.The company estimates ...