All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2015 – Page 7
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product news: PG tips launches tea pod capsules
PG tips is launching a range of tea pod capsules compatible with Nespresso machines, to offer consumers their tea at the push of a button. The four-strong line-up includes a new variant from PG tips – Black Tea Caramel & Vanilla. PG describes the new flavour as an ideal Christmas ...
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Break-in at Galashiels Esso site
Scottish Borders police officers are appealing for witnesses following a break-in to a petrol station in Galashiels in the early hours of Thursday, November 5. The incident happened around 3.45am when four people in black clothing broke into the Esso station in Melrose Road and stole a large quantity of ...
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product news: Baileys highlights festive credentials
Baileys is launching a £4.3m ATL campaign to drive mass consumer awareness of the product throughout the key seasonal sales period. The ‘It’s not Christmas without You’ campaign will be active during November and December with TV, OOH, PR and social media activity, as well as a number of sampling ...
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product news: Walkers reveals bring it back winner
Beef & Onion has won the Walkers Bring it Back competition receiving almost 480,000 of the 1.3 million votes cast. For the competition, which launched in September, Walkers brought back five flavours and asked the nation to vote for their favourite via Twitter, Facebook and the Walkers website. The second ...
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ATM ripped from wall of forecourt shop
Thieves used a digger to rip an ATM machine from the wall of a forecourt shop near Newry in Northern Ireland early on Friday November 6. The cash machine was stolen from the Emo-branded filling station on the Camlough Road, causing severe damage to the building. Detective constable Sarah Lyttle ...
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Fire fighters hose down potential arsonist
A potential arsonist on a forecourt was hosed down by fire fighters to enable police to arrest him. The incident occurred after a petrol station in Northampton was evacuated on Wednesday evening (November 4) due to a man standing by a fuel pump and threatening to harm himself. Police were ...
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product news: Cadbury unveils xmas ad campaign
Cadbury has unveiled its biggest seasonal adverting campaign to date, which it says is worth £10m. The creative reveals “the nation’s most joyful advent calendar” formed from 24 Cadbury purple trucks, where every truck represents a different door of the advent calendar. The advert will then be brought to life ...
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ACS urges chancellor to revamp rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the chancellor to take action on business rates, employment costs and drop proposals to devolve Sunday trading rules, in its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on November 25. Since the chancellor’s announcements of the introduction of a ...
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NewsNWF acquires Staffordshire Fuels
NWF Group has acquired Staffordshire Fuels, a 32mlpa fuel distribution business operating in Staffordshire and the West Midlands, for an undisclosed sum. Staffordshire Fuels was established in 1996, operates a fleet of seven tankers, and is an approved supplier of Phillips 66 fuel, branded as Jet, based near Stone in ...
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First drop in car sales for 43 months
New car registrations in the UK dropped for the first time in more than three and a half years, in October, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 177,664 new cars were registered in the month, representing a decrease of 1.1% on last year’s ...
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Analysis
Shop Talk - Tracy West
he news that Christmas will be cheaper for consumers this year means only one thing to retailers fierce competition. A survey for VoucherCodes.co.uk, done by YouGov, found that average household spending on food, presents and decorations would be £796.05 this year. It sounds a lot but it’s actually 3% down ...
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Seasonal selection
Aryzta Food Solutions’ 16-strong Christmas line-up includes six new products.There are four festive-themed muffins, a wide selection of mince pies, a gingerbread reindeer, a Christmas cornflake with holly decoration and a luxury mince shortcake.Savouries include a gourmet sausage roll, festive sausage roll and pasty (all new for 2015) and ...
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Savoury treats
Ginsters’ festive line-up for Christmas 2015 includes two limited-edition sandwiches and three savouries. Back by popular demand is the Ginsters Festive Pasty and the Festive Turkey, Pork Stuffing & Cranberry Slice.Joining these are two of Ginsters most popular limited-edition sandwiches: the Festive Edition Christmas Cracker, which includes turkey, sausage, bacon ...
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Spending to save
As the techology on forecourts becomes ever-more complex, and the number of products and services they offer continues to increase, ensuring that everything is operating at peak efficiency, or even working at all, is a growing challenge.Preventative maintenance is the common-sense solution, and regular visits from engineers will keep equipment ...
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Optimised package
There’s been a lot of publicity surrounding Esso’s new Synergy Fuels brand as it is rolled out across the company’s UK network. What has not been publicised so much is the company behind the installation of the branding on Esso’s company owned network and alliance sites the Premier Group. With ...
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Multi-function tower
Wilcomatic has launched the high-quality, stainless steel Mercur quad multi-function tower, comprising a vehicle vacuum, screen-wash, water, air and car-fresh fragrance. The efficient vacuum comes in a choice of a powerful three-phase motor or a power-saving single-phase turbine motor.There is also a choice of three dust collection systems: one-use filter ...
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Morrisons in MFG site pilot
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is to partner Morrisons with a pilot a convenience food offer in five of its forecourts. The pilot will start by the end of the year and will involve Morrisons supplying branded and own-brand food to the forecourt stores. The shops, all above ...
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Mistletoe on the line
Unilever UK has added two limited-edition festive fragrances to its Comfort Creations and Surf ranges: Comfort Creations Mistletoe & Crocus and Surf Winter Violet & Mistletoe.Paul Johnson, marketing manager for laundry at Unilever UK, said: "We know that consumers love trialling new laundry fragrances, especially around Christmas. In fact, 25% ...
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Shining a light
Torches can make great stocking fillers and Varta has products to suit all pockets. Its Indestructible range has been tested by thousands of consumers across Europe. Made from aircraft grade aluminium with tough shock-absorbing rubber caps, these torches are designed for maximum durability and can survive hard knocks, long drops ...
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Sticking with knitting
Last year Mr Kipling and Cadbury Christmas cake sales amounted to more than £20m (Nielsen data). And now the Cadbury brand is looking to make an even bigger impact with the cake products featuring the same ’knitted’ packaging design as Cadbury’s festive chocolates.New lines for 2015 include a Cadbury Christmas ...