All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2018 – Page 8
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product news: Tangerine Confectionery launches multipacks
Tangerine Confectionery has launched a new range of multipacks designed to target the family market with portion-controlled mini bags of classic favourites. The four ‘Bag of Bags’ multipacks will each contain 11 mini bags of the same variety. These include Shrimps & Bananas (176g), Mini Bears (198g) and Jelly Beans ...
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product news: Eat Real unveils vegan cheese straws
Healthier snacking brand Eat Real has unveiled a new variant of its Veggie Straws to help meet demand for a vegan-friendly, cheese-flavoured snack. The company says the new potato-based, gluten-free Cheezie Straws deliver a crisp, crunchy bite and authentic flavour without any of the aftertaste often associated with vegan cheese. ...
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Fresh Food Centre opts for Orbis solution
Fuel and convenience retailer The Fresh Food Centre Group in County Down, Northern Ireland, has invested in Orbis Tech’s point-of-sale, web-based back-office head-office software solution to gain better control over its outlets. Additionally, the decision was made to choose Orbis to assist in transforming the in-store customer experience with faster ...
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product news: Boost Drinks steps up support
Boost Drinks is stepping in to help support independent retailers with a series of promotions across its energy drinks range. Boost is relaunching a promotion it ran successfully at the start of the year, offering independent retailers the opportunity to buy 12 bottles for the price of 10 on its ...
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product news: Clipper rolls out plastic-free tea bags
Clipper Teas, the ethical tea brand owned by Wessanen UK, has developed what it claims is the world’s first plastic-free, non-GM and unbleached heat-sealed tea bag. Every Clipper heat-seal tea bag now produced in Wessanen UK’s Dorset-based tea factory will be made from a natural plant-based material; a blend of ...
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NewsEG Group founders win national entrepreneurs award
Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the joint chief executives of EG Group, have been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The brothers won the top prize and will represent the UK at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year in Monaco in 2019. In addition they were presented with ...
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NewsService station owner attacked during robbery
Police in Surrey are appealing for witnesses after a service station owner was attacked during a robbery, and had to be treated in hospital. The incident happened around 9.16pm at Langley Vale Service Station, near Epsom on Wednesday 31 October, when three men wearing balaclavas took a 58-year-old man into ...
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NewsArsonist strikes at petrol station near Glasgow
Police Scotland detectives are appealing for information after a petrol station was deliberately set on fire in Bearsden, on the outskirts of Glasgow, on Tuesday 30 October. Around 12.10 am police received a report of a fire at the BP station in Stockiemuir Road. Emergency services attended and the building ...
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NewsPRA wins confirmation that rates relief applies to sector
The PRA has obtained written confirmation from the Treasury that petrol filling stations are covered by the Small Business Rates Relief scheme announced by the Chancellor in the Budget earlier this week. Philip Hammond announced that the business rates bill for companies with a rateable value of £51,000 or less ...
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NewsApplegreen completes takeover of Welcome Break
Applegreen has completed the transaction which makes it the second largest motorway service area (MSA) operator in the UK. In a Stock Exchange announcement it confirmed it had completed the deal it agreed at the beginning of August, which means it has a 50.01% controlling stake in Welcome Break. The ...
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NewsPrax Group adds HKS to growing forecourt estate
Harvest Energy’s parent company Prax Group has bought the sixth ranked company in the Top 50 Indies, HKS, for an undisclosed sum. In the 2018 Top 50 Indies, Leicester-based HKS had 68 sites and claimed a turnover of £250m. A spokesperson for Prax said: “Prax has confirmed the acquisition of ...