All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2017
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ADT launches smart business security
ADT has launched a new smart business solution as it claims the total average cost of burglaries across the lifespan of a business has reached £13,570.More than half (51%) of small and medium sized businesses in the UK have been targeted by crime, costing owners up to £25m – or ...
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Product news: Festive feast from Urban eat
Urban eat, is launching a limited-edition range of Christmas sandwiches. The streamlined range now includes Turkey Feast, Turkey, Bacon and Stuffing, a Piggies Under Blankets sub roll and a Brie and Cranberry Wrap, all presented in festive-themed packaging. The range proved highly popular in 2016, according to Isla Owen, Urban ...
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Product news: Yazoo claims UK first with sugar and sweetener-free chocolate flavour
Milk brand Yazoo is introducing chocolate to its ’no added sugar’ range, and the claims that it’s the UK’s first chocolate milk drink with no added sugar and no artificial sweeteners. Chocolate is already Yazoo’s best-selling flavour for its core range, but developing a chocolate milk drink with no added ...
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Product news: CCE’s Christmas Truck Tour returns as festive campaign gets under way
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is gearing up to spread some festive cheer, as it reveals its Christmas 2017 campaign, which includes the return of the iconic Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour, ‘Holidays Are Coming’ TV advert, limited-edition Christmas packs, and sponsorship of Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball. With over 95% of ...
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Product news: New fun range from Maynards Bassetts
Maynards Bassetts is bringing more light-hearted fun to the candy bags category with the launch of a new range - its first since the launch of the brand in 2016. Available in 70g non price-marked packs and 50p PMPs, Maynards Bassetts has introduced five new playful packs – Beaming Beasts ...
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Product news: Ferrero Rocher back on TV with ’golden moments’
Ferrero Rocher is back on TV with a new £3.5m campaign over Christmas and spring to support the brand across these seasonal occasions. The campaign spans multiple channels including a new 30-second TV advert, which will hit the nation’s screens on 28th October and will run through to the end ...
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Product news: Boost profits with Aryzta’s festive range
Aryzta Food Solutions is giving forecourt retailers the chance to unwrap extra profits over the festive season with the launch of its Christmas sweet bakery and hot food-to-go range. The in-store bakery specialist is launching a nine-strong seasonal range of sweet and savoury products, enabling retailers to meet shopper demand ...
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NewsPolice issues guidance over Halloween disorder
Petrol retailers nationwide are being warned to be on their guard against crime and disorder over the Halloween period – particularly targeted intimidation by groups of motorcyclists, brought together via social media. Rob Web, Partnership Inspector at the Brent Borough of the Metropolitan Police, said there had been an increase ...
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News’We’ll install rapid chargers for free,’ says InstaVolt
Charging firm InstaVolt is offering to install rapid chargers on forecourts for free, to save operators from having to make significant capital expenditure, and instead making its money from the sale of electricity used by drivers.Under the new Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill, which received its first reading in the ...
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NewsShell boss David Moss to hang up his pumps
After nearly 40 years of service, David Moss, UK retail general manager, is to retire from Shell at the end of the year. Having spent his entire career in downstream, initially in aviation and marine, he joined retail in the 1980s where he has held roles in Europe, USA and ...
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NewsSpar UK launches first loyalty app with Zapper
Spar is partnering with Zapper to launch a mobile payments and loyalty app into Spar stores, including forecourt stores, starting in the south west this month.A selection of Appleby Westward’s Gillett’s Spar stores around Plymouth and Exeter are the first to launch with Zapper’s smart loyalty app while development expansion ...
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NewsPalmer & Harvey confirms takeover talks
Palmer and Harvey has confirmed it has entered a period of exclusivity with The Carlyle Group, as it seeks to secure the future of the 90-year-old wholesale operation. The deal remains subject to ongoing due diligence and contract and follows a period during which Palmer and Harvey has worked ...
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NewsACS joins business groups in call for action on ’damaging increase’ in business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores has joined other business groups in calling for urgent action to address the problems with the business rates system.Along with 11 other business organisations, including the Federation of Small Businesses, the ACS has co-signed a letter to the Chancellor Philip Hammong requesting action to alleviate ...
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NewsBP acquires Devon site for redevelopment
BP has acquired a North Devon site for redevelopment following its sale by the Dinner family through Christie & Co. Bude Road Garage in Holsworthy is located on the A3072, the main route out of Holsworthy to the popular coastal town of Bude. The forecourt is described as being "unopposed ...
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NewsVVS Service Stations signs up second site with Murco
VVS Service Stations owned and operated by Dr Velautham Sarveswaran (Sarves) and his wife has just signed their second site to a Murco fuel supply agreement. Maypole Service Station which is situated on Alcester Road South, Birmingham joins the Murco network almost exactly 12 months after their first VVS site ...
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NewsMFG signs up to second ’electric’ partnership
MFG has announced a second partnership with an electric vehicle chargepoint installation company – Ecotricity - which will extend the latest technology across its network.It has reached agreement to install 30 new electricity pumps on its forecourts around London.The Ecotricity pumps will be installed on MFG’s Shell, BP and Texaco-branded ...
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NewsMPK adds two sites as growth strategy continues
MPK Garages has acquired two further forecourts as part of its expansion and development plan. The Leicester-based retailer recently acquired Chester Road Service Station in Stanley, County Durham and Ram Jam Service Station on the A1 in Leicestershire during September. This takes the company’s total number of sites to 29. ...
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NewsACS warns on impact of plastic bottle recycling scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores has given evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, raising concerns about the practicality, cost and effectiveness of a deposit return scheme in the UK. The Committee is considering ways to reduce littering and increase plastic bottle recycling rates from the current rate of 74%. The ...
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NewsCoffee the favourite as Brits spend £676 a year in shops and cafes
Britons spend an average of £676 each year on coffee from shops and cafes, according to new research into the hot beverage habits of the nation. That equates to an average per person of 1,460 cups of coffee a year; 93,440 cups in an adult lifetime; amounting to a £43,264 ...
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NewsElectric Vehicles Bill ’could cost the industry £250m’
Plans to force motorway services and large petrol retailers to install electric charge and hydrogen refueling points under a new Bill being introduced in Parliament, could cost the industry millions, depending on the definition of ‘large’, according to Mark Frostick, senior associate in the Automotive and Roadside team at Rapleys. ...