All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2015 – Page 10
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Award for Global 4
Global 4 Communications, telecomms solution provider to the forecourt industry, has won the title of ’Best Reseller’ from network and telephony solutions provider NEC, for the third time in five years.Global 4, an NEC premier partner, has supplied telephone systems and services to more than 1,500 locations, including Top 50 ...
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Rontec customers raise £250k for the RNIB
The RNIB is celebrating a partnership with Top 50 Indie Rontec that has raised £250,000 for the charity in just six months. The RNIB’s Pennies scheme, which ran across the group’s 160 Shop’ N Drive stores, gave customers the option to ’top-up’ credit or debit cards transactions with a 25p ...
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UNITI expo 2016 adds extra space for equipment firms
Extra space has been added to the capacity of next year’s UNITI expo after the space allocated for equipment exhibitors sold out.The organisers of the event, which will take place from June 14-16, 2016 in Stuttgart, have added an additional hall for exhibitors from the areas of forecourt equipment, fuel ...
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Caddies lead KP Snacks’ Christmas 2015 line-up
With festive sales of crisps, nuts and snacks worth £600m each December (Nielsen data), KP Snacks is aiming to boost its sales this year with an all-new line up.According to Kantar data, 40% of all KP Nuts sales occur at Christmas as consumers look to buy quality brands that they ...
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Petrol price down 1.6ppl over October
The average price of petrol fell for the fourth consecutive month with a further 1.6ppl being shaved off in October, according to the latest RAC Fuel Watch data. Unleaded finished the month at 107.82ppl, down from 109.45ppl at the start, but diesel, however, only reduced fractionally in October from ...
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Essar Oil fined £500,000
Essar Oil (UK), which operates Stanlow Oil Refinery in Ellesmere Port, has been fined nearly £500,000 for breaches of environmental regulations. The company was sentenced at Chester Crown Court following a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. It was fined £497,284 and ordered to pay costs of £40,000 in ...
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Mars launches golden opportunities for Easter
Mars is giving retailers a ’golden opportunity’ to maximise Easter sales with the launch of Galaxy Golden Eggs.The new eggs feature a combination of Galaxy chocolate and crunchy caramel pieces rolled in gold. They come in two formats: a sharing bag, and a large egg format. Available from January 2015, ...
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Country Choice launches gluten-free confectionery rang
Country Choice has launched a gluten-free confectionery range. The individually wrapped range - frozen and ready to defrost - includes traditional favourites such as a Cherry Bakewell Tart and Madeira Cake as well as some modern twists like a Cranberry & Pecan Flapjack and a Ginger, Polenta and Almond Shortbread, ...
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Chef’s Signature Kettle Chips launched in time for Christmas
Kettle Chips has launched Chef’s Signature, a new range featuring partnerships with some of the UK’s leading, premium food brands. New seasonings have been created by the Kettle Chips chef, Chris Barnard, using his 25 years-plus expertise to combine the highest quality food ingredients with hand-cooked potato chips.The new collection ...
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The holidays are definitely coming as CCE embarks on Christmas campaign
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is marking the festive countdown with the launch of its iconic Christmas truck tour, an on-pack promotion and return of its ‘Holidays are Coming’ TV advert, all designed to help retailers maximise sales in the run up to the big day. The money-can’t-buy on-pack promotion will give ...
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Monster Energy teams up with Call of Duty
Monster Energy, distributed by Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE), is again teaming up with Activision Publishing’s Call of Duty franchise to offer fans in Great Britain Double XP (gaming currency) in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies mode, ‘Shadows of Evil’, which hits shelves worldwide on November 6.The company ...
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PepsiCo launches price-marked Walkers grab bags
PepsiCo has launched Walkers grab bags in price-marked-packs (PMPs) at 75p across the core Walkers brands. Matt Goddard, field sales director at PepsiCo, comments: “We’re delighted to be launching Walkers 75p price-marked grab bags. PMPs are leading the way with 57% of shoppers looking for value and by stocking Walkers ...
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Coconut and almond variant added to healthy yogurt range
The Coconut Collaborative has added coconut and almond milk variant to its premium yogurt range. The Coconut Collaborative Almond Yogurt is a blend of 50% coconut milk, 25% almond milk and 25% coconut water. The company says the blend results in a tasty and creamy texture but with a ...
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17s now available across the Sovereign house
JTI is launching new 17s across the Sovereign house to offer retailers a balance of value, quality and profit. The new packs are available now at an RRP of £6.50.JTI says the Sovereign house has seen steady growth since its introduction leading to a 4.3% share of the Ready Made ...