All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2016 – Page 3
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product news: Premier adds halloween cake options
Premier Foods, through its cake brands Cadbury Cakes and Mr Kipling, is launching some limited edition ranges to cater for Halloween. Cadbury Cakes is offering new Pumpkin Patch Cakes and Mini Rolls Chocolate Trick or Treat packs. Mr Kipling is bringing back its Fiendish Fancies. Karmel Maletta, innovation controller for ...
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product news: Tyrrells adds festive flavours
Tyrrells is kicking off the festive season with the launch of two new products across its crisps and popcorn ranges. Taking on the busy festive snacking category, Tyrrells limited edition winter seasonals will include Three Bird Roast crisps and Bellini Poshcorn. Three Bird Roast crisps feature a trio of roast ...
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Prolific thief jailed for four years
A prolific cigarette thief, who targeted forecourt shops across southern England, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for a string of cigarette break-ins following an investigation by Surrey Police. Jamie Channon, 37, from, Tilbury, Essex, also asked for nine other similar offences across seven counties to be taken into ...
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Former Tesco man to head P&H
Palmer & Harvey, the delivered wholesaler supplying many forecourts, has announced the appointment of Tony Reed as chief executive, effective immediately. P&H has also appointed Alistair Darby as non-executive director. Reed has spent 38 years in the industry working for Tesco in a number of operational roles across different store ...
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Forecourt Eye teams up with Facewatch
Forecourt Eye, which helps retailers deal with non payment for fuel, is expanding its system in partnership with Facewatch, a police-approved crime-reporting system that enables sharing of CCTV footage, images and information among subscribers about suspects and repeat offenders. Forecourt Eye, working in a new partnership with Facewatch, is planning ...
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Tobacco fraud couple receive jail sentences
A couple who masterminded a nationwide counterfeit tobacco production racket capable of robbing the Exchequer of £1m a week, have received prison sentences totalling eight years. Hua Tang Chen, 40, and Cui Wang, 32, were behind two illegal processing plants, in London and Manchester, overseeing the smuggling and distribution of ...
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NewsValero maintaining supplies despite pipeline closure
Valero says it is making good progress in repairing the major pipeline between its Pembroke refinery and its terminals at Kingsbury, Warwickshire, and in Manchester, and it has managed to maintain fuel supplies to its customers. In a statement it said: “Following the breach of Mainline Pipeline on 4th October ...
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Certas Energy launches Win a Car promotion
Certas Energy has launched a Win A Car promotion designed to drive new business to Gulf forecourts. It will run for three months, and in addition to two Fiat 500s in Gulf Racing livery, hundreds of instant prizes will also be up for grabs every week. For ease of entry ...
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Bestway boss warns on tobacco pricing
Bestway Wholesale’s managing director is urging retailers to maintain the RRP on cigarettes and RYO tobacco as plain packs are making their way into the trade. Following research which suggests that only 20% of retailers are sticking to manufacturers’ RRPs following the removal of price marking on tobacco packaging, Bestway’s ...
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ACS criticises soft drinks tax plan
Government plans to tackle obesity by imposing a levy on soft drinks have been criticised by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Responding to the consultation on the proposed levy it urged on the Government to focus on tackling obesity through a partnership approach with retailers and suppliers. The Government ...
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Maxol sponsors mini rugby
Irish forecourt group Maxol has launched its sponsorship of the Ulster Rugby Mini Rugby Festivals for 2016-2017. The first eight dates and venues have been confirmed province-wide, and eight more festivals will be confirmed shortly that will take place at primary schools across the province, culminating in a four-day finals ...
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product news: Spar introduces premium prosecco
Spar Brand is bringing extra fizz to its Christmas offering in 2016, with the launch of Spar Prosecco Speciale, alongside its seasonal alcohol range. With an RRP of £9, the new premium sparkling wine will offer shoppers a trade up from Spar’s Perlezza Prosecco. The premium prosecco is packaged in ...
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product news: Hovis teams up with Trolls
This month Hovis is aiming to help retailers take advantage of the release of DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls, with an on-pack promotion across eight million loaves of Hovis Best of Both. The on-pack takeover will give shoppers the chance to win a family holiday to LA where they will visit DreamWorks ...
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New truck stop opens at Goole
Jos Richardson & Son has opened a new truck stop just off junction 36 of the M62 at Goole, East Yorkshire. The new facility has a 60-bay overnight parking space for HGVs complete with security lighting, barrier entry and WiFi. The seven-lane HGV fuelling station is a one stop shop ...
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Electric vehicle group formed
Stakeholders in the electric vehicle and electricity supply industries have set up a group intended to ensure take-up is not constrained by the impact on the UK’s power grid. The new electric vehicle network (EVN) group has been launched by LowCVP (Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership) and electric power specialists EA ...
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Disabled facilities win site extra customers
Cornwall Services has seen visitor numbers increase since it opened its Changing Places toilet for disabled visitors at the end of June. It had the facility installed, by Clos-o-Mat, after the need for the assisted, wheelchair-accessible toilet with additional fixtures of a changing bench and hoist was highlighted by customer ...
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product news: Tangerine re-launches three chews
Tangerine Confectionery has re-launched its Wham, Fruit Salad and Black Jack chews. Changes to the recipes mean that each chew has more of the taste that has made them a favourite for many decades among sweet lovers. Wham has been made more tongue-tingling with extra sour crystals; Fruit Salad has ...
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Forecourt robbers use blade to threaten cashier
Officers from West Mercia Police are appealing for information following a robbery from a petrol station owned by Top 50 Indie MRH on Sunday, 9 October. The incident happened at the BP service station at Mound Way, Madeley, Telford, at around 8.40pm, when two people entered the petrol station. One ...
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Met Police warning over Halloween biker mobs
Metropolitan Police is warning service station owners in the Capital to prepare for potential mob violence focused on forecourts over the Halloween weekend. Last year at Halloween large groups of motorcyclists swooped on forecourts stealing petrol and goods from their shops and in one case a fire extinguisher was thrown ...
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product news: campaign to back US rice
World Foods brand Tropical Sun is launching an integrated marketing campaign to promote its USA Easy Cook Rice range. The promotion is being launched in partnership with the USA Rice Federation and includes a London-wide bus advertising campaign which kicks off in early October. The campaign includes press advertising, PR ...