All articles by Merril Boulton – Page 45
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NewsPRA urges government action as forecourt crime up nearly 40%
The PRA is pushing the government to help stem the soaring crime rates on forecourts during the pandemic as thieves use face masks to prevent identification. Amid reports of a 37% increase in the number of drive-offs and no means to pay for fuel - with many perpetrators wearing protective ...
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Crystal Display Systems launch temperature-sensing tablet
Crystal Display Systems has introduced a new temperature sensing product it hopes will give some reassurances to workplaces and retail spaces, as lockdown is gradually lifted and life slowly adapts to the new realities of social distancing, and enhanced levels of hygiene and symptom awareness. The Tauri temperature-sensing tablet is ...
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NewsNew Eco Staysafe Shield defensive aid
Eco To Go Food Packs has developed a disposable and recyclable cardboard face visor, the Eco Staysafe Shield, designed as a defensive aid in situations where increased protection or infection control measures are required. The company says the face shield is based on existing designs, but overcomes the necessity of ...
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NewsRS Sales launches Covid-19 response product range
RS Sales & Distribution Ltd has developed a Covid-19 response product range to support its customers throughout the pandemic crisis. The new range is designed to help retailers operate within the social distancing directives and keep themselves, their staff, and customers safe. The range includes social distancing floor marking kits, ...
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NewsVictory as NI forecourts get 12-month business rates holiday
Forecourts in Northern Ireland will now enjoy a 12-month ‘business rates holiday’ to bring them in line with those in England and Wales, following extensive lobbying by the PRA. News of the extension from three months to 12 was revealed yesterday by the Northern Ireland Finance Minister Conor Murphy. “We ...
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NewsRoadchef starts re-opening food and coffee offers
Motorway service area operator, Roadchef, has opened six Costa Drive Thru units - at Strensham, Clacket Lane and Rownhams. Ahead of the bank holiday weekend, Roadchef is also bringing back its Fresh Food Café and Chozen Noodle restaurants at Strensham South, joining WHSmith and Spar which have stayed open throughout ...
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NewsWelcome Break set to open 72 F&B units by June 4
Welcome Break plans to reopen 72 Starbucks (Café and Drive Thru), KFC and/or Burger King units across its 26 motorway service areas by June 4, as the UK starts to return to work. The company said 32 food and beverage units across 18 motorway service areas have already reopened and ...
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NewsLandmark ruling on ATM business rates welcomed
The long-running dispute over the rating of ATM machines is over following a ruling today (20th May) by the UK Supreme Court on whether ATM facilities, both inside and outside of stores, should be separately assessed for business rates. The answer is no. A panel of five justices dismissed the ...
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NewsAscona Group to transfer all 37 of its sites to Nisa Retail
The Ascona Group has agreed to all its 37 sites being supplied by Nisa Retail. The Top 50 Indie, based in Pembrokeshire, agreed terms just ahead of the outbreak of Covid-19, but that has not hampered the transition of the first 12 stores moving across to Nisa. The remaining sites ...
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NewsEdge Petrol to host virtual forum
Fuel pricing software specialist Edge Petrol is hosting a virtual event taking place this week comprising of two webinars, specifically for independent retailers. Called EdgeForum the webinars aim to provide insight and relevant conversation about what the industry globally is going through right now; plus help attendees gain an ...
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NewsNew Forage Lite click-and-collect platform offered free to UK retailers
A technology firm is currently offering a new ordering platform to help food stores trade more safely and effectively during the coronavirus pandemic, free of charge to all retailers in the UK. Forage Lite is designed to enable customers to order, pay for, and pick up orders without having ...
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CCEP reduces prices on PMP cola packs
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has reduced the recommended price points for its range of price-marked packs (PMPs) across its colas portfolio. The 1.75l bottles of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar – including the cherry and vanilla-flavoured variants – and Diet Coke are now available in a £1.75 PMP, and 1.5l bottles of ...
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Quorn rolls out carbon footprint on packs
Meat-free brand Quorn is to roll out Carbon Trust ‘Farm to Fork’ carbon footprint certified data on its packs. Initially available on 13 products, with more to follow throughout the year, the move forms part of the brand’s ’Step in the right direction’ campaign which launched earlier this year. The ...
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NewsEx-McDonald’s director joins Engenie to enhance EV charging
Rapid electric vehicle charging specialist Engenie, has appointed former global product director at McDonald’s, James Wehner, as its new chief technology officer (CTO), to make EV charging as easy as possible. During his five years at McDonald’s, Wehner was responsible for designing and introducing McDonald’s’ revolutionary digital self-service kiosks, dubbed ...
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NewsPRA calls for clampdown on ’non-compliant’ hand car washing
The PRA has called on the government for an urgent clamp-down on the re-opening of “endemically non-compliant” hand car washes (HCW) following the lockdown. Earlier this month chairman Brian Madderson wrote to Secretary of State Alok Sharma about the “reliability of this sector to adhere to the clear guidance and ...
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NewsPulling together in time of crisis
The strength of the convenience offer in the majority of service stations means the forecourt sector should have a good chance of surviving the present pandemic crisis more or less in one piece, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He says everyone is pulling together and has praised the government ...
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NewsConvenience is forecourt saviour, says Madderson
The strength of the convenience offer in the majority of service stations means the forecourt sector should have a good chance of surviving the present pandemic crisis more or less in one piece, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He says everyone is pulling together and has praised the government ...
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NewsThe Future of Tobacco Retailing webinar is available free on demand
Turn next week’s ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes into an opportunity with the help of our insightful webinar which is still available for free on demand. The Future of Tobacco Retailing webinar, hosted by Forecourt Trader and its sister brands Convenience Store and The Grocer, analyses the immediate and ...
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NewsIndependents under pressure as Morrisons drops petrol price
The RAC has referred to the ‘darker’ side of the type of fuel price cuts Morrisons has announced today - dropping the price of its unleaded fuel down to less than £1 a litre - which heaps more pressure on smaller independent fuel retailers. It means unleaded fuel is priced ...
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Froneri expands its indulgent sticks offering with new Nuii ice cream range
Froneri is expanding its Nuii ice cream range with a new taste experience - the all-new Nuii Coconut & Indian Mango flavour. The new product features smooth mango mixed with passion fruit to create a fruity sorbet that is folded into a creamy coconut ice cream, and is covered in ...