All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2019 – Page 7
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News
Smash a wicket, win Ashes tickets with Rubicon
Barr Soft Drinks is reinforcing Rubicon’s status as the official soft drinks partner of the England Cricket Team with a £2m ’Catch the Taste of Summer’ campaign. Throughout June and July, consumers will have the chance to win Ashes tickets on a daily basis in the Rubicon ’Smash a Wicket, ...
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PetrolPrices app has been revamped to become ’TripAdvisor’ for forecourts
The fuel price information site PetrolPrices has revamped its platform to become a ’TripAdvisor for forecourts’, by putting data and customer experience at the heart of its offer. The new-look PetrolPrices app, which was previewed at The Forecourt Show, will crowdsource and collect data on shopper experiences and behaviour. Data ...
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Analysis
Chris Judge: analysis editor, Argus Media
The US government surprised the oil markets by ending waivers on sanctions against Iran, pushing prices to new 2019 highs and exacerbating a global supply crisis for sour crude oil. Pump prices for petrol were more than 4ppl higher than a year ago and climbing steadily. Benchmark Brent crude futures ...
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Mentos Chewy & Fresh launched for summer
Perfetti van Melle (PVM) is launching Mentos Chewy & Fresh mints in time for the summer. The bitesize mints come in Peppermint and Lemon Mint flavours, in a handy resealable 90-piece bottle, which consumers can keep in the car. Rrp is £1.70. The launch will be supported by social media ...
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NewsMoney Talk: Why planning ahead makes good business sense
It’s very easy to sympathise with the view that planning ahead is basically pointless. Technological and social change seem to happen at an ever-increasing pace and to threaten the basic way in which our industries work, and indeed in how our lives are organised. As if that didn’t make it ...
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New Aero Bliss targets the sharing occasion
Nestlé is introducing Aero Bliss, a new premium boxed chocolate version of Aero, available in two variants: Milk Chocolate and a Mixed Selection, which includes milk chocolate, salted caramel and praline flavours. Both boxes have an rrp of £3.99. The launch will be supported with a campaign, including out-of-home, social ...
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French firm MADIC acquires TLM and the evolution suite
French group MADIC has acquired TLM, developer of the evolution suite of technology for forecourt operators and convenience retailers. Lee Papper, TLM CEO, added: "I’m delighted with our agreement with MADIC group, securing TLM’s future and creating a fantastic platform for business growth. The acquisition will see TLM’s evolution product ...
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Fido Dido returns on limited edition 7UP packs
7UP is reuniting with pop culture icon, Fido Dido, who is appearing across 7UP Free limited-edition packs in an effort to drive visibility on shelf and appeal to a new generation of shoppers. 7UP Free is the fastest-growing lemon and lime sub-brand within convenience and warrants focus as the brand ...
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Top 50 Indie Karan Retail buys Herringthorpe site
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has bought Herringthorpe Service Station, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, through Christie & Co. The Jet-branded, forecourt has four pump islands with 22 nozzles, with capacity for over 45,000 litres of fuel across five storage tanks and a throughput of 1.8mlpa. The open-plan store was extended ...
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UEFA Road to Euro 2020 cards are now available
Panini has launched the UEFA Road to Euro 2020 Official Trading Card Collection. The new version of Adrenalyn XL features some of football’s best players and highest-ranking nations. As well as World Champions France and current European Champions Portugal, it features top teams such as Belgium, Croatia, England and Germany. ...
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Deadline for bids for SK Fuel sites is May 20
A deadline has been set for bids for five forecourt sites put up for sale by Top 50 Indie SK Fuel. The five freehold sites are located across South and West Yorkshire, and Christie & Co has announced that the deadline for first round of bids is Monday May 20. ...
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£1 pricemarks
KP has added Wheat Crunchies and new McCoy’s Muchos to its £1 price-marked range. And Pom-Bear is now available in the ’2 for £1’ deal for the first time.
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Rustlers teams up with Godzilla film release
Micro-snacking brand Rustlers, is teaming up with Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Entertainment for the upcoming release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which is in cinemas from May 29. As part of a wider strategy to generate increased demand for its key products, the partnership includes an online competition ...
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NewsMFG reveals multi-million pound growth and development plans
MFG still has ambitions to grow, both organically and through acquisition, with a massive investment programme of many tens of millions of pounds planned. William Bannister, chief executive officer of MFG, which became the UK’s largest independent convenience forecourt retailer (900-plus sites) following its £1.2bn purchase of MRH last year, ...
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Rubicon flaunts partnership with England Cricket Team
Barr Soft Drinks is highlighting Rubicon’s status as the official soft drinks partner of the England Cricket Team with a summer-long campaign. The exotic juice brand’s £2m ‘Catch the Taste of Summer’ campaign will engage fans with a raft of marketing activity in its biggest ever cricket partnership, with the ...
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Cadbury introduces Curly Wurly Squirlies PMP format
Cadbury has launched a new Curly Wurly Squirlies price-marked pack (PMP) format. The £1 PMP sharing bags have been developed to offer consumers a new pack size and help retailers capture shoppers’ attention in store. Mathieu Maggi, brand manager for bitesize at Mondelēz International, explained: “Curly Wurly Squirlies have been ...
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Big Bear rolls out Fox’s Glacier lines in shelf ready cases
Big Bear Confectionery will roll out single facing shelf-ready cases across its core Fox’s Glacier lines to retailers nationwide this month, following a successful trial with the Co-op. The new single facing shelf-ready cases offer an alternative to hanging confectionery and are designed to maximise space where it’s at a ...
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Maynards Bassetts offers chance to win wacky prizes
Maynards Bassetts is launching a new on-pack promotion offering shoppers the chance to win one of 8,001 wacky prizes. The promotion will be available on a number of the brand’s hero bags including Wine Gums, as well as new sub-brands Wine Gums Tangy, Soft Jellies Wild Safari and many more. ...
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NewsPayPoint helps retailers to reduce their bank charges
PayPoint has released new figures showing that it helped more than 2,000 of its ATM customers reduce banking charges in the past year, with the help of its Net Settlement facility. Retailers with a PayPoint ATM in store can recycle cash taken in for bill payments in their self-fill ATM, ...