All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2019 – Page 6
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Journey to the top of the indies
It came as a surprise to many when early in 2018 the Motor Fuel Group announced its acquisition of MRH at the time the UK’s biggest independent fuel retailing group. But for the management team at MFG it was the realisation of yet another great opportunity on a journey which ...
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Two new heroes
Dinky Decker and Crunchie Bits are new additions in boxes of Cadbury Heroes chocolates. Rrps for Heroes start at £2.29 for a treatsize bag.
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Trigger happy
Lincolnshire Co-op’s £1.6m redevelopment of its Whaplode Food Store and Filling Station included major work on the forecourt itself. It was reconfigured to improve the exit and to make better use of space around the pumps, which allowed new customer parking to be created in front of the new, larger ...
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Grill seekers
Retailers will be crossing their fingers for a repeat of last summer’s heatwave as barbecue season approaches. The UK’s love-in with al fresco casual dining shows no sign of abating and barbecues provide a great cross-category opportunity for increased sales, including meat, vegetarian and vegan barbecue food, alcohol, soft drinks, ...
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Exhibiting great success
Visitors and exhibitors alike were full of praise for this year’s Forecourt Show, which took place last month at the Birmingham NEC. The Show, which is the UK’s biggest trade-only event dedicated to the forecourt and fuel market, attracted a huge range of visitors who are serious about fuel retailing ...
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Real fruit essence used for Smirnoff Infusions
Smirnoff has launched a new spirit called Smirnoff Infusions.It is made with Smirnoff No.21 Vodka, infused with real fruit essence and natural ingredients to produce two variants: Orange, Grapefruit & Bitters and Raspberry, Rhubarb & Vanilla. It has an ABV of 23% and rrp is £14 for a 50cl bottle. ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Spar Threshfield Skipton, North Yorkshire
Location: The pretty village of Threshield, in the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales Forecourt : This is a picture-postcard forecourt with a stone building, lots of trees and greenery. The small pole sign shows the Texaco star, the fuel prices and a Spar logo. In front of the shop are ...
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Analysis
Stephen Marcos Jones: director general, UKPIA
Hardly a day goes by without a newspaper headline telling us about the next big thing in the world of transport. Artificial Intelligence. Driverless cars. Real-time data sharing with other road users. Deliveries bringing fuel direct to your home or business. Low-carbon fuels, both liquid and non-liquid, hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon. ...
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Digesting fuel spillages
When forecourt fuel spills occur, a quick and easy clean up is of paramount importance from both a health and safety and a housekeeping perspective. Up to now it has been standard practice for any fuel spill to be treated firstly by putting sand on it, then clearing this into ...
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Analysis
Tracy West: retail commentator
I’m as happy to do my bit for the planet as the next person, however I do feel that some companies are rushing through changes without properly researching them first. Take McDonald’s. I love a McDonald’s milkshakemmmm. But, when I had one the other day, imagine my displeasure when the ...
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HTEC owner Universe combines with Celtech
Universe Group, the parent company of HTEC, has combined with Celtech Software. Celtech is a developer of retail and wholesale management solutions (RMS) based in Dublin. Its ab-initio software product is a cloud-based RMS offering that gives large, multi-site operators a modular suite operating in real-time and allowing them to ...
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Choc Caramel is Yazoo’s latest limited edition
The latest limited-edition flavour from Yazoo is Choc Caramel. The launch follows the success of Yazoo Choc Mint, which it will replace. The Choc Mint SKU was a huge hit with consumers, becoming a £1m flavour within just five months in the convenience channel. Wayne Thompson, customer marketing manager at ...
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NewsUnder the spotlight: Sam Edwards, regional business manager, Certas Energy
01 Career history: I recently returned to the Gulf network after three years as a territory manager with Essar. I’d previously spent nine years with Certas Energy working in distribution, lubricants, commercial and retail. My various roles included depot manager, business manager for alternative fuels and retail area manager. 02 ...
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Ray Blake: PRA technical director
When talking to forecourt operators on the ’Roadside Fuel Recovery Standard’ (RFRS) stand at The Forecourt Show a couple of weeks ago, there was one fact they all found most surprising. It was that despite the customer who had mis-fuelled paying for the remediation service, they were legally responsible to ...
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The big scoop
It should come as no great surprise to learn that sales of ice cream did well in 2018. Lots of hot, sunny weather led to increased sales with impulse sales up 24% in convenience channel to £124m and take-home sales up 16% to reach £184m (Nielsen data). And although the ...
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Great taste guarantee on better for you range
Walkers has launched its first ever taste guarantee across its ’Better For You’ range Walkers Oven Baked Core, Snack-A-Jacks Crispies and Sunbites Core Grainwaves, to help tackle the misconceptions regarding taste in the segment. Packs have a distinctive flash that says, ’Great taste guarantee, or your money back’. 0118 930 ...
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Award-winning Garners unveil transformed site
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year, the Garner Group, has officially re-opened Woolmer Service Station after a complete transformation during which the site in Bordon, Hampshire, was demolished and re-built. The petrol station and forecourt were originally built in 1984 but in September last year work began to develop the ...
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Metro Security system wins innovation award
The new Metro Analytic Retail Solution (MARS), developed by Metro Security (GB) to help forecourt site operators and other high street retailers, has won a 2019 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category. The MARS system combines loss prevention to combat shrinkage issues, while providing forecourt operators with a ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on irksome ATM deal; and flower shortage for Nisa stores
CashZone’s one-sided contract As many of you are finding to your cost, CashZone has been switching indies from free-to-use ATMs to fee-paying ones. Joe Brough rang from Offerton Green Service Station near Stockport to, as he put it, "vent his spleen re CashZone’s behaviour towards its customers". The name may ...
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Asian Street Style joins Pot Noodle line up
Unilever is extending its Pot Noodle brand with the launch of Asian Street Style rice noodle pots. There are four variants: Thai Red Curry, Malaysian Laksa, Japanese Miso Noodle Soup and Vietnamese Beef Pho, which tap into the huge trend for world food flavours and popular street food dishes. The ...