All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2005
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NewsSuccess for Susie
Susie Hawkins, partner in the Gloucestershire-based Simon Smith Group, has been crowned this year’s Forecourt Trader of the Year, at the petrol retailing industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony, held at London’s Hilton Park Lane hotel on September 15.Susie’s Total-branded petrol station in Barnwood, which opened in May following a complete ...
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NewsPanic at the pumps
As the fuel protest fizzles out retailers have been left counting the cost of the panic-buying which saw nearly a week’s worth of fuel sold in one day.Jonathan James, who runs three forecourts in Cambridgeshire, said: it had been absolutely manic for two days. “We’ve sold three times as much ...
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Taste of the south
Pot Noodle’s latest flavour is southern fried chicken. The flavour was chosen because currently nine of the top 20 pot snacks on the market are chicken flavour and also because southern fried chicken flavour is difficult to replicate at home. The new Pot Noodle comes in striking ‘stars and stripes’ ...
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Wrigley rolls them
Wrigley is introducing three new products this month. Extra Ice Mints follow the successful launch of Extra Ice chewing gum earlier this year. The mints are said to give consumers an icy blast and are available in a roll-pack format that’s new to Extra Mints. Rrp is 29p. Meanwhile, to ...
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Mo’gas: An irreverent view from the network
FOR THOSE OF US in the southeast, it’s been a long, hot, dry summer. For those in the north it’s been more a question of what summer? For all of us, however, the price of product has been red hot! I’ve lost count of the number of times Platts has ...
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Sumo energy source
Sumo is the little chocolate bar with the big kick, according to Sumo Foods. Each 17g bar is made from guarana-enhanced Belgian chocolate that aims to give consumers an immediate energy fix. The bars come 20 to an outer and rrp is 49p.Mike Sears, director of Sumo Foods, says: “Sumo ...
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Lindt delivers seasonal growth
Lindt and Sprüngli enjoyed sales growth of 30% for its Christmas 2004 range. The company says much of the success was due to its Gold Reindeer. The 50g reindeer is available once again this year, and retails at £1.99. New to Lindt’s Christmas line-up is the 200g limited edition Lindor ...
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Ginsters goes deep
Ginsters is adding a three-strong range of deep fill savoury pies to its range. The 250g individual pies are: deep fill steak, deep fill roast chicken and deep fill steak & mushroom. Each pie is filled to the brim with chunks of meat in gravy, topped off with shortcrust ...
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News in brief
BP IS THE WORLD’S most admired UK company, according to new research from management consultancy Hay Group and Fortune magazine. The research – based on surveying more than 10,000 directors, executives and managers at 357 companies around the globe – also puts BP as the second most admired UK innovators ...
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Saving on Frusli bars
The Frusli cereal bar brand is currently backed by TV advertising that continues the ‘Back to nature’ campaign. The commercials coincide with an offer through selected wholesalers and cash & carries where retailers can get 24 Frusli bars for the price of 18.The bars come in three varieties: raisin & ...
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Balti boost for crisps
Golden Wonder’s Golden Skins have a new balti curry flavour. The premium crisps with potato peel left on, come in 45g packs with a rrp of 45p.Originally launched in three cheese-based flavours, and boosted recently by salt & black pepper and salt & vinegar flavours, sales of Golden Skins have ...
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All-in-one egg packs
It’s not even Christmas and the confectionery companies are unveiling their ranges for Easter 2006. First off the blocks is Nestlé Rowntree and the big news for independents is a mixed outer of its filled eggs. The new mixed outers contain the Nestlé Double Cream filled egg, which was the ...
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114s pack for B&H
Benson & Hedges Gold and Silver are both now available in packs of 14. Gallaher says the launch is designed to fulfil “the exact needs of modern adult smokers whose average consumption is 14 cigarettes a day”.Jeremy Blackburn, trade communications manager at Gallaher, adds: “The new pack format will increase ...
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NewsSign of the times
The evolving forecourt market has prompted Palmer & Harvey to adapt its service to the independent sector. Along with the launch of the Sinqua epos system for forecourts by YP Electronics, which P&H acquired in 2000, it has this year formed a new team dedicated to serving the growing number of multi-site operators.
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Sign of Skill
Specialist sign installation and maintenance company Xmo Strata has won the contract for 650-plus forecourts managed by ABB Ltd.The deal covers maintenance on any signware and graphics, as well as on the forecourt canopy, and also includes a national four-hour emergency response capability. Xmo Strata claims to have the most ...
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NewsFor Sale
After 28 years of careful nurturing, the enigmatic, white-pole retailer Keith Mowbray is ready to part from his beloved site, Maypole Service Station, in King’s Heath, Birmingham – but not to just anyone… yet. Since putting his site on the market last December he has been surprised not to have ...
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Rational response
New from Rational UK comes the SelfCooking Center, which it says is ideal for convenience outlets. The Center claims to deliver better cooking quality and is much faster than a conventional oven. The user simply selects the food to be cooked and pushes a button. The machine then automatically selects ...
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Turner Prize
Shell dealer Mike Turner isn’t short of an idea or two to improve business. His 20 years as dealer principal at Cuff Miller, a Ford dealership and Shell forecourt in Littlehampton, West Sussex, have seen him try all sorts of weird and wonderful ways to increase custom and boost loyalty. ...
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Pole vault
The call to remove fuel prices from forecourt pole signs has gathered momentum following the publication of driver research which showed that the majority of drivers could not recall how much they had just paid for their fuel. And that is despite retail fuel prices – diesel in particular – ...