All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2007 – Page 2
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Real honest prize
Ginsters has recently revamped its entire sandwich range with eye-catching new pack designs.The range also has 11 new products, including a tasty range of premium West Country rolls, all designed to give retailers and consumers variety and flexibility.The company currently claims a 69.5% share of the forecourt market for savoury ...
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I heard a Wispa...
Get ready for a trip down memory lane - Wispa is being relaunched.Cadbury Trebor Bassett (CTB) is putting the iconic chocolate bar back on shelves after pleas from fans. Interest in the brand is at its highest for years, with networking sites like MySpace and Facebook having ’Bring Back ...
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Total sells share in Milford Haven refinery
Total is to sell its 70% interest in the Milford Haven refinery in Wales to its partner Murco Petroleum for $250m (£123m). The move means Murco will have sole ownership of the 5.3m ton-per-year facility - and will be the only employer at the refinery. The sale of the site in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Claiborne P Deming, Murphy Oil Corporation’s president and chief executive officer, said: "The purchase of the remaining interest in the Milford Haven refinery provides us with a unique opportunity to expand our position in the UK marketplace via a strategic, competitive asset we know very well. For over 26 years the company has been a partner in this facility and we look forward to our extended role in optimising the plant in the future while creating a conduit for added retail growth. "The 2005 purchase of 68 additional retail sites increased our penetration into the UK retail market significantly. Acquiring the refinery further strengthens our footprint in the area and positions us well for the future." Meanwhile Total wants to concentrate its UK refining operations at its Lindsey Oil Refinery on the south bank of the Humber estuary. The oil giant recently started a 300m euro (£203m) capital investment programme at the Lindsey facility, which has a capacity of 10m metric tons. This was designed to meet the growing demand for low-sulphur diesel. Total, which makes almost 10m tons of petroleum products a year in the UK and has 900 service stations, said the announcement of the sale reflected its strategy of upgrading its industrial base and adjusting to market trends.
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Guinness kicks off
Diageo GB is investing more than £6m in a new rugby-themed advertising campaign for Guinness to coincide with the World Cup. Entitled "Seconds from Greatness", it highlights the connection between the black stuff and rugby by drawing parallels between the enjoyment of great rugby moments and those of a pint ...
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PRA pushes for grants scheme
The government is being urged to take action and inject public funds into struggling forecourts. The Petrol Retail Association (PRA) is calling on Westminster to consider a grant scheme similar to one already operating in Scotland. The plea comes in light of the latest figures from forecourt network specialist Catalist, ...
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Analysis
Taken for granted
The number of petrol stations serving the motoring public has been falling for years but suddenly, it seems, the whole world is beginning to take an interest, with coverage in the national press and on TV and radio bemoaning the loss of the community forecourt.The latest figures from forecourt network ...
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NewsGold rush
Kraft Foods is launching a limited-edition Terry’s Chocolate Orange Golden Nugget Crunch countline bar.The bar is flavoured with real orange and studded with honeycomb-flavour crunchy bits. It is already an established flavour within packs of Terry’s Chocolate Orange Segsations so Kraft is confident it will be a hit with consumers.Kraft ...
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The perfect gift
PayPoint retailers can now sign up to sell some of the UK’s most popular gift cards. The Gift Card Programme follows a deal between Paypoint - which is now used by more than 1,200 forecourt operators in UK, and Coinstar E-Payment Services, an affiliate of Coinstar.Retailers receive a display rack ...
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Galaxy makeover
Mars has relaunched its Galaxy bars with a new shape, packaging and a smoother taste.The changes will be backed by a £5.7m marketing campaign, with consumers urged to "fall in love again" with the new-look chocolate. This will include TV advertising and extensive nationwide sampling campaigns.The company is also adding ...
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NewsIgnorance is no excuse
A subject that affects a great many retailers - albeit that they may not realise they are affected - is money laundering. Used in its broadest sense, the term is now taken to refer to any criminal financial activity that crosses over into apparently legitimate business activity. This means that ...
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How to enter Giveaways
T win, simply write your name, address and telephone number on a postcard or a sealed envelope stating what you want – Terry’s Chocolate Orange, Powerade, Ginsters or Fabulous Bakin’ Boys – and we’ll do the rest, including delivery. Send it to Forecourt Trader, Broadfield Park, Crawley, West Sussex ...
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Number cruncher
Balvin has developed the UK’s first refuelling by Vehicle Number Recognition (VNR) system priced at less than £5,000.The service is designed for fleet operators and car hire companies which have their own refuelling depots. It works by the vehicle being detected and photographed when it arrives at the ...
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New Creations from Typhoo
Typhoo tea has been given a face-lift to modernise its image, plus there’s a new range of fruit and herb teas. Typhoo Fruit Creations include orange & ginseng, known to enhance wellbeing; green rooibos & honey, renowned for its thirst-quenching properties; and a super-fruits infusion, a source of antioxidants ...
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NewsIn the surgery this month - Three Counties Garage, Crewkerne, Somerset
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Leaving Crewkerne town centre, south on the A356 I saw a Texaco pole ahead and as I needed some lunch decided to make a ’stealthcheck’ on the site. I parked in a side street as the entrance to the forecourt was blocked, and walked.FORECOURT: The forecourt is long ...
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Shell takes control of Swayfields sites
Shell UK has agreed terms to create a long-term relationship with the Swayfields Group under which it will take operational control of a package of filling stations across the UK. It will take new long-term leases on all Swayfields Group existing and new development motorway service area filling stations. ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
== Communications R not us ==Even though most of the old public service institutions now have competition, it would seem that the old take-it-or-leave-it attitude is still harboured in some sectors. Denis Lawrence and fellow director Elaine Zamroz, rang with the story of their saga with BT. They run Lawzam ...
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Show that you care
Ask a consumer where they’d go to buy something for their car and most would probably say Halfords. The car accessory/bike chain is doing very well at the moment. However, according to Graham Tissiman, sales and marketing manager at the Convenience Distribution Group (CDG), forecourts have some major advantages over ...
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A Break with tradition
Motorway forecourts are always thought to be a different kettle of fish compared with traditional service stations. They have a captive audience after all - there’s no quick way off a motorway if you’re in dire need of fuel, a break or any other kind of emergency, and their reputation ...
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Better by design
Its forecourt is made from concrete mixed with pieces of recycled glass; its roof has 90 solar panels; and it uses low-energy lighting. However this is not some space-age prototype but a fully operational BP forecourt trading in Los Angeles.It’s called Helios House and BP insists that it’s not a ...
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