All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2016
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Rateable values revealed today
Forecourt owners in England and Wales can find out the new rateable value (RV) for their properties from today (September 30) after the Valuation Office Agency published its assessments for 2017. However, it may still be some time before they know how much their rates bill is going to be ...
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NewsWilcomatic rolls out new logo
Vehicle wash specialist Wilcomatic has changed its logo to one that it says better conveys what the company does. Wilcomatic managing director Kevin Pay commented: “Our old logo has served us well for half a century, but I believe a company’s logo is integral to its whole image and should ...
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NewsPRA welcomes OPEC deal
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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product news: Freddo dives into drinking chocolate
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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Car smashes into forecourt shop
A car has crashed through the front window of the forecourt shop on an Esso-branded MRH site at Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, narrowly missing a mother and her baby. The incident happened at around 12.30pm on Thursday September 29 at the Esso filling station on Coatbank Road. Witnesses described how a blue ...
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product news: New breakfast option from Kingsmill
Kingsmill has launched a new breakfast bakery option, Kingsmill Toasties. Consumers are encouraged to ‘Toast it, tear it, love it’. Lightly toasted to give a crisp and golden outside, then easily torn into two triangles revealing a soft and pillowy middle packed with pieces of fruit. The three flavours available ...
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product news: Feel Good brand revamped
Feel Good, the 100% natural soft drinks brand owned by Nichols plc, has overhauled its brand identity and range of products to capitalise on consumer demand for more natural soft drinks. The activity comprises the introduction of new flavours, refreshed packaging design, and extensive marketing support. Based on in-depth market ...
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product news: Wolf Blass offers rugby prizes
Wolf Blass is returning to TV next month and offering shoppers instant win rugby-themed prizes as it launches a new marketing campaign. The Treasury Wine Estates (TWE)-owned brand has launched “Chase the Cap”, a through the line campaign, which looks to drive shoppers into store through TV advertising, which will ...
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product news: Maynards Bassetts introduces PMPs
Maynards Bassetts has introduced new increased size £1 promotional price-marked packs (PMPs) across its range that provide more value for consumers. The £1 (RRP) 165g promotional PMPs are now available across its core bag range, including Maynards Bassetts Wine Gums and Maynards Bassetts Jelly Babies, the number one and two ...
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product news: Golden Wonder back on TV
Golden Wonder is back on TV with a new advertising campaign highlighting the flavour hit of the crisps. The TV campaign airs on October 3 and will run in high-profile slots until December in Scotland, supported by trade press, social media, and consumer PR activity. The arrival of the advertising ...
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Superstation awards reaching climax
Certas Energy’s SuperStation awards culminates with its 2016 Gala Awards Dinner at Chesford Grange in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on Thursday 6 October. Open to over 700 Certas Energy-supplied forecourts and assessed by a panel of industry specialists, SuperStation recognises and rewards the highest standards of forecourt appearance, product offering, customer ...
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product news: JTI renames American Spirit
From October, Natural American Spirit will become ‘American Spirit’, as JTI launches its TPD2 compliant packs for the brand nationwide. American Spirit RYO pouches will roll out first with the cigarette SKUs set to follow. The product remains unchanged and continues to provide retailers with an additive free tobacco brand. ...
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Newport site wins alcohol licence
A filling station in Newport has been granted a licence to sell alcohol, but not 24 hours a day, as originally proposed. Sinclair Services applied for a licence to sell alcohol around the clock at its Corporation Road site, and objections from Gwent Police and the council’s licensing department were ...
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product news: Chupa Chups expands Airhead range
Chupa Chups is introducing a new addition to its Airheads candy range: Airheads £1 PMP (price-marked pack). Each pack contains bite-sized candies in five sour flavours including; apple, blueberry, cherry, lime and orange. Mark Roberts, UK trade marketing manager, said: “Research shows that PMP formats are some of the most ...
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product news: McVitie’s adds variety bag
McVitie’s has launched of a new multipack format for its McVitie’s Hobnobs Flapjacks with the first McVitie’s Hobnobs Flapjacks Variety Bag. Combining a selection of three variants – Oaty, Chocolate and Raspberry – the new variety bag contains 10 individually wrapped flapjack bars. The launch forms part of the brand’s ...
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ACS renews call to extend bag tax
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has reiterated its calls to Government to remove the exemption for small businesses on single use carrier bags in England. Under the current regulations, small businesses with fewer than 250 employees are exempt from the carrier bag charging regulations, meaning that they do not ...
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Drivers less concerned about cost of fuel
Drivers are more concerned about the cost of car insurance than they are about expenditure on fuel, according to the RAC Report on Motoring 2016. Almost half (46%) of the 1,714 motorists surveyed for the report said their insurance costs have increased since last year compared with 34% who said ...
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11 million smuggled cigarettes seized
Border Force officers at the Port of Felixstowe have made their largest ever seizure of smuggled cigarettes.The attempt to smuggle more than 11 million cigarettes into the UK was thwarted after customs officers became suspicious about a container’s cargo.It was supposed to be full of polymer resin, but instead officers ...
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Spar wholesaler opens new site
A new Shell petrol station and Spar supermarket in Southport, Merseyside, is being opened by G&E Murgatroyd, the retail arm of Spar’s northern England wholesaler James Hall. The store is on the former Duerdens car showroom on Roe Lane, and is due to open at 7am on Thursday September 29, ...
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Sewell on the go raises funds for Macmillan
Sewell on the go, which last month won the Forecourt Trader of the Year Award, has launched a fund-raising drive for Macmillan Cancer Support. From September 29 to October 2, 15 pence from every hot drink sold in any of its 12 stores will be donated to the charity. ...