All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2016 – Page 5
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Kids can scoff these
Kerry Foods is aiming to help retailers tap into the growing after-school snacking occasion with the launch of Cheestrings Scoffies. The new three-in-one snack solution comprises three ’mixable’ varieties, offering kids the chance to ’swap them’, ’switch them’ or ’save them’ as each pack has a convenient resealable tab. The ...
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James Lowman
Last month we launched the fifth edition of our centrepiece research project on the convenience sector, the Local Shop Report. The report shows that overall, the sector remains in growth with over £37.5bn generated annually in sales and around 390,000 staff employed across the UK.The forecourt sector specifically also remains ...
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Maxol to supply three more for Hendersons
Maxol has secured a contract with the Northern Irish Spar distributor Henderson Group to supply three service stations.The stations, in Glenavy and Broughshane in County Antrim and the Donegal Road, Belfast, increase the Maxol-branded network with the Henderson Group to a total of 25 service stations across Northern Ireland.Maxol first ...
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Loving Heinz soup
Kraft Heinz has launched a new £10.6m media campaign to drive "category reappraisal and emotional engagement" in the soups sector. With a 52% increase in media spend versus last year, the campaign celebrates the role Heinz soup plays in consumers’ lives, the emotional comfort it provides and the functional benefits ...
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Victory for Sewell group
Patrick Sewell (centre) of Hull-based Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go was the proud winner of the most prestigious prize in petrol retailing. He was presented with the Forecourt Trader of the Year Award 2106 at last month’s grand awards ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Also ...
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Mr Kipling on the go
Premier Foods has added two more lines to its Cake on the Go range: Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewells and Mr Kipling Orange & Cranberry Oat Slices.With 13% of shopper store visits used to buy food-to-go products, Premier says retailers have a great opportunity to target this occasion in addition to ...
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Rockstar gears up
Energy brand Rockstar is teaming up with Gears of War 4 said to be the biggest XBox game launch of 2016 in a major on-pack promotion. The activity is running across one million cans of 500ml Rockstar Original (plain and 99p price-marked packs) throughout this month and next.In ...
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Freddo makes a leap
Cadbury’s Freddo brand is leaping into the Cadbury drinking chocolate range in a bid to bring new consumers to the hot beverages category. The new Cadbury Freddo drinking chocolate was tested with a Mumsnet consumer panel and nearly four out of five of the panel said they would purchase this ...
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In full flow
Not a week seems to go by without another soft drink being launched onto the market as manufacturers are keen to cash in on the latest trends.And according to Nigel Paine, GB commercial director of out-of-home at Britvic, those trends include offering adults more choice; stocking drinks for positive wellbeing; ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - HKS Sandringham, Melton Road, Leicester
LOCATION: This site is on the busy A607, also known as Leicester’s Golden Mile.FORECOURT: This is a very impressive looking site. It is clearly signed from the busy main road with the BP sign as well as Spar, Costa Express and Subway branding plus the fuel prices, which were very ...
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Deck the shelves
The media may be full of messages encouraging us to cut down on sugar but you can bet your life that most households will be tucking into their favourite tin of twistwrap chocolates this Christmas. At this time of year, go into any grocery multiple and you’ll likely have to ...
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Shell in tablet deal
Revel Systems has announced a global framework agreement with Shell Retail, which allows for the implementation of Revel’s iPad-based POS system services at selected retail fuel sites worldwide. This agreement follows a proof of concept in 2015-16.Revel is an iPad point of sale solution for single and multi-location businesses. It ...
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Oil production cuts welcomed by PRA
PRA chairman Brian Madderson has welcomed news of a potential deal to limit production within the oil producers cartel OPEC, which could result in an increase in the price of oil. He cautioned that implementing any deal involving countries such as Russia and Saudi Arabia cutting production would be difficult, ...
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Third party cover
The demands on forecourt owners and managers are increasing all the time. They need to ensure that fuel and the equipment dispensing it is in tip-top condition. There are increasing numbers of c-stores that need to be fully stocked and have all their facilities clean and tidy, not to mention ...
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Convenience strategy
Pladis, the owner of McVitie’s, has unveiled the next phase of its Convenience & Impulse (C&I) strategy, including two new channel-exclusive launches and in-store merchandising support.There’s a new McVitie’s Chocolate Digestive range of £1.50 price-marked packs (PMPs) and a new 89p McVitie’s Biscuit Barrel range. The McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives PMP ...
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eXpresso PLUS launches coffee-to-go range
Hot drink solution specialist eXpresso PLUS has launched a new Lavazza Prontissimo coffee-to-go machine range, offering premium coffee in an instant.The company has been working in partnership with Lavazza for more than three years serving premium bean-to-cup coffee. Prontissimo is Lavazza’s first microground coffee, a Columbian Arabica blend with 10% ...
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Clipper expands range
Leading lighter brand Clipper has launched a range of roll-your-own accessories. There are five different papers: green cut corner (regular burn); red (regular burn); blue (thin); silver (ultra thin);silver king size (ultra thin); pure brown king size (unbleached); and pure brown (unbleached).The papers are joined by filter tips including: extra ...
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Euro Garages’ Chester move
Planning approval has been given to Euro Garages for the development of a new filling station and convenience store on green belt land, on Wrexham Road to the north of Chester and in close proximity to Chester Business Park.The permission for the development follows the refusal of two previous applications ...
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PepsiCo helps retailers cash in on popcorn trend
PepsiCo is helping retailers capitalise on the growing popcorn category with the launch of a new brand Pop Works & Company. Produced using an innovative ’wet popping’ method, the new range of popcorn is light and crunchy. It comes in four on-trend flavours: Sticky Toffee Pudding; Peanut Butter & ...
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Wilcomatic enhances brush coverage
ehicle wash specialist Wilcomatic is introducing the new tilting Maxi Flex+ brush system from Otto Christ, to further improve the cleaning coverage of its premium Varius, Genius and Primus automatic rollover vehicle wash systems.During their passes across the front and rear, the vertical brushes will incline up to 25° to ...