All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2018 – Page 3
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NewsHMRC raids forecourts in £11m fuel fraud investigation
Three men have been arrested and a suspected fuel laundering plant dismantled as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected multi-million pound fuel fraud.More than 50 HMRC officers, supported by North Wales Police and Police Service of Northern Ireland, carried out simultaneous searches of nine ...
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Pet potential
Today in the UK, 13 million households have a pet. Our pet population includes nine million dogs, eight million cats, 900,000 rabbits, 400,000 snakes and lizards, and 100,000 rats. Most owners will no doubt shop at specialist stores such as Pets at Home or buy their petcare items along with ...
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Monster Halloween muffin joins Otis range
The latest addition to Aryzta’s Otis thaw and serve range is a Halloween muffin. The chocolate-flavoured treat is topped off with vanilla cream and a fun pumpkin-shaped decoration. It comes in a colourful Halloween-themed case. Rrp is £1. 020 8917 9600 www.aryztafoodsolutions.co.uk
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Move to Texaco increases fuel volumes
A Lancashire forecourt has recently moved to the Texaco brand after years with BP. Ansdell Service Station, in Lytham St Annes, which has seen fuel volumes increase since the rebrand, now stocks all four grades of fuel including Supreme diesel and Supreme unleaded and receives its fuel from Valero’s Manchester ...
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Fruity and spicy
Big Bear Confectionery has added a limited- edition Fruit & Spice flavour to its Fox’s Glacier range of boiled sweets in a 200g sharing bag, rrp £1.
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Getting Fright Night right
The growing popularity of Halloween provides many exciting opportunities for the retail sector. That’s the verdict of research company Kids Insights’ latest survey of more than 5,000 youngsters. The survey found that 70% of children are planning to celebrate Halloween this year, a figure which jumps to 89% among four ...
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Rockstar targets mornings with new First Start
Barr Soft Drinks is targeting morning consumption with the launch of the Rockstar First Start energy drink, which combines natural caffeine with fruit juice. It comes in two flavours: Mixed Berries and Orange Clementine. The drinks, which contain no added sugar, provide a much-needed morning boost, with fruit juice (5%) ...
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TLM’s evoPOS gets the thumbs up from Shell
TLM Technologies’ POS software, evoPOS, has been formally accredited by Shell. This news comes as the result of successful piloting and testing of evoPOS on the Shell network. Mark Gibbs, major oils and international sales at TLM, said: "This accreditation marks an important milestone for TLM as it has proven ...
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Volvic enters iced tea market with two Infusions
Volvic has launched a new organic iced tea range called Volvic Infusions. There are two flavours: Hibiscus Infusion with Lychee & Passion Fruit and White Tea Infusion with Rhubarb & Lingonberry. The 370ml premium drinks are low in sugar and retail at £1.49. 020 8799 5800https://corporate.danone.co.uk
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EG expands further in US
EG Group has increased its US estate to around 1,000 sites with a $300m deal to acquire 225 Minit Mart branded c-stores and forecourts from TravelCenters of America.Minit Mart operates across nine Midwest US states and employs almost 2,500 employees. Turnover last year was $720m.The purchase price for the acquisition, ...
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urban eat duo
Two new sandwiches have joined the Urban Eat range: Squash’d, which contains roasted butternut squash; and Herby Chicken. Both retail at £2.79.
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Security firm says rise in drive-offs results in more interest in unmanned fuel stations
A recent spike in drive-offs from forecourts has prompted renewed interest in unmanned fuel stations, according to Metro Security, which provides technology that integrates CCTV and ANPR for both kiosk-driven and pay-at-pump service areas. "We have seen a lot of interest in the pay-at-pump solutions where we monitor re-fuelling, and ...
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Diageo swaps plastic straws for edible ones
Diageo has ditched single use, plastic straws on its premixed cans and replaced them with edible, flavoured ones instead. Pimm’s & Lemonade, for example, has a strawberry straw while Gordon’s Gin & Schweppes Tonic has a lime straw. 020 8978 6000 www.diageo.com
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Deals that dominate the market
After its predecessor, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), gave the road fuels market a clean bill of health in early 2013, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has ignored calls for a fresh inquiry and left the sector well alone. But two major deals mean it is now assessing ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Sandford’s Co-op
Location: On the A351, on the outskirts of Wareham Forecourt: This site is easy to locate thanks to the pole sign with the Texaco star at the top, the illuminated fuel prices and the Co-op logo. The bold Texaco branding on the forecourt canopy helps too. It’s an impressive forecourt ...
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Tracy West: retail commentator
So the mighty Coca-Cola has gobbled up Costa Coffee in a £3.9bn deal. Wow. News reports say it’s a win-win good news for Costa as the brand can expand further globally and good for Coke as it takes them into hot beverages. For what it’s worth, I am personally rather ...
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Coke original and Coke zero sugar unified in red
Coca-Cola Great Britain has unveiled a new design featuring new-look packaging for Coca-Cola original and Coca-Cola zero sugar. The changes unify both variants with the Coca-Cola red and form part of the company’s strategy to encourage more people to try Coca-Cola zero sugar. 08457 227222 www.cokecce.co.uk
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Money Talk: Decision time - should you stay with your oil co or should you switch?
Every five years or so, every independent dealer faces what is perhaps their biggest business decision: whether to renew a supply deal with their existing oil company or take a big gamble and change suppliers. But today there’s often now a third option that comes up: put the site up ...
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CMA looks into MFG/MRH and Sainsbury’s/Asda
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating two major deals involving the road fuels retail market.Its involvement in the MFG/MRH deal looked close to completion, as Forecourt Trader went to press, after it identified 29 sites where there were local competition issues, and MFG indicated it would act to ...
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Changing direction
There are 37.9 million licensed vehicles on our roads (DfT figures to end of March 2018), comprising 31.3m cars, 3.9m LGVs, 1.2m motorbikes, 500,000 HGVs and 900,000 ’other’ vehicles. Of the cars, 52% are petrol and 45% diesel. However, when you take into account the LGVs, HGVs and buses, diesel ...