All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2007 – Page 2
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Healthy snacks are not tasty enough
Snack manufacturers need to ensure their healthy lines are tastier and more flavoursome if they want them to succeed, according to a new report from Datamonitor.The company surveyed 5,000 consumers from eight countries, including the UK and US, for its data. It found that more consumers than ever are ...
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Energise your sales
To celebrate the recent launch of Relentless Inferno, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is giving readers the chance to win outers of the energy drink.Launched in August, Relentless Inferno delivers the same ’No Half Measures’ functionality as original Relentless but with a fruit taste. By providing consumers with the chance to enjoy ...
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Minis gets Thai limited edition
A limited-edition Thai flavour has been added to the Ryvita Minis range.Flavoured with chilli, lime, lemongrass and garlic, each pack contains just 3% fat. Rrp is 49p.The new flavour is being positioned as one of ’Britton’s favourites’ to tie in with TV advertising featuring Fern Britton.01844 293600
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Dreamy lines from Johnson’s
Johnson’s new Dreamy Skin range is designed to encourage a blissful night’s sleep.It is aimed at women living a fast-paced lifestyle who need some pampering and relaxation.The luxurious but affordable range of bath, shower and body moisturising products contains a calming blend of moonflower and warm vanilla, designed to help ...
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Trip down memory lane
Tangerine Confectionery is giving away some of its leading sweets lines - Princess Marshmallows and Taveners Proper Sweets.Taveners’ history stretches back over 100 years, and its range has just been relaunched to appeal to adults looking for a taste of nostalgia. There are 10 lines including wine gums, jelly babies, ...
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Drive-off deterrent
Ranger Services aims to crack down on drive-offs with its new automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system.The company uses the same technology as in its car park management system - where specialist ANPR cameras decipher the vehicle registration mark on vehicles.The system allows ’one touch reporting’, meaning staff only need ...
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Majors defend superfuels
The major oil companies have dismissed claims that their ’superfuels’ are not worth the extra money. Their comments follow an article in What Car? magazine which said independent tests found that high-octane premium fuels including BP Ultimate, Shell V-Power, Esso Supreme and Total Excellium "performed little or no better than ...
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NewsMint Condition
Bendicks Mayfair is introducing new lines to stimulate growth in the Christmas market. Its after dinner mint assortment, Mint Collection, features a new pack and there is also a new locally-sourced Intense English mint.New Bendicks Bittergingers follow the tradition of Bendicks’ world famous Bittermints, combining Chinese ginger with dark West ...
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Christmas countdown
Preparation is the key to having a successful festive season, according to Paul Lettice, trade communications manager at Procter & Gamble. "Retailers who are prepared to think in advance about their Christmas offering, point-of-sale requirements and stock-level needs are those that will benefit most significantly from the opportunities presented by ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
== Getting a good rate ==Have you ever looked at your rates bills and wondered just how the figures were arrived at? And whether you were being ripped off by the local authority?In the past this column has pilloried the cold-calling rip-off ’ratings consultants’ - the cowboys who offer to ...
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Catering for you
Brakes Catering Supplies has launched an equipment warehouse website for retailers.The online ordering service at [http://www.brakescew.co.uk] offers exclusive deals and competitive prices.The light equipment range includes glassware, cutlery, crockery, clothing and janitorial supplies. Also available is a full range of cookers, washware, refrigeration, food display, many backed by extended warranties.Retailers ...
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NewsPRA urges Brown to rethink fuel tax
Industry experts are calling on the government to make a u-turn over its recent fuel tax hike.The 2p increase, which came into force on October 1, has pushed the price of diesel and unleaded petrol above the £1-per-litre mark in many forecourts around the country.The PRA said the move should ...
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in brief
APEA’s annual AGM, exhibition,conference and awards dinner will take place at the Telford International Centre on October 11. Keynote speaker is shadow defence minister, Dr Liam Fox. Topics to be addressed at the event include ’Fuels in the Environment’ and fuel safety. For reservations call 020 8932 4505.Symbol group Spar ...
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Bottoms up
we Brits love our beer - but it seems an increasing number of us are swapping the grape for the grain.The alcohol section in forecourt shops has traditionally been seen as a male-dominated area, where the top brands of lager take up most of the space. But it’s been undergoing ...
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New biofuel brand heading this way
FCL Biofuels has joined forces with European sustainable fuel company Prio SA to launch the Portuguese consumer brand PrioBio into the UK. It will be available to fuel retailers from November 1.By the end of the year the partnership’s two biodiesel refineries will have a total capacity of 200,000 ...
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Big on indulgence
Flake has a new look and a new advertising campaign. The revamped packaging is designed to enhance the indulgent feel of the brand, while we will also see the Flake girl return to our screens.Cadbury Trebor Basset (CTB) believes the move will appeal to existing customers as well as pull ...
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fighting back
This time last year Pump Hill Service Station in Clacton, Essex, was in danger of becoming yet another statistic in the growing toll of forecourts that have gone out of business in recent years.A Tesco superstore with a high-volume forecourt had recently opened just four miles up the road and ...
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Aunt Bessie’s Best
Tryton Foods is launching Aunt Bessie’s Best - premium Yorkshire puddings, which are 20% bigger than your standard pud. They are cooked for longer before freezing to make them lighter and crispier.Sales at Aunt Bessie’s have more than doubled in the past six years. And Tryton commercial director, John ...
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All mod cons
There is no ’one size fits all’ epos solution for forecourts. So says Paul Cooper, business development director at HTEC. And he should know, as HTEC provides solutions to 50% of the UK’s supermarkets and to 3,500 forecourts. "We have been in business since 1989, with a focus on forecourt ...
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Log on to new ACS website
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has a new website and logo designed to affirm its position as ’the voice of local shops’.The new website (www.acs.org.uk) has new content delivered via simpler navigation. Visitors are invited to select how they would like to use the website - ...
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