All articles by Tracy West – Page 33
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Product NewsEpic retailer giveaway with KP
KP Snacks has launched the £30k McCoy’s Epic Eats giveaway, which gives retailers the chance to win one of 100 £300 wholesale credit prizes. Running now for eight weeks, retailers at participating wholesalers will be entered into the free prize draw when they buy a case of both new McCoy’s Epic Eats flavours: Bangin’ BBQ and Chip Shop Curry Sauce in the £1.25 PMP format.
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Product NewsWin pizza with Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is giving shoppers the chance to win a £20 pizza voucher from a pool of 25,000 Domino’s pizza vouchers and enter a draw to win one of four exclusive trips to the Pizza Village in Naples.
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Product NewsBite-sized Häagen-Dazs
Häagen-Dazs has launched a new snacking format in two varieties: Salted Caramel Bites and Chocolate Bites. The treats are available now in boxes of eight from Morrisons, with other supermarkets and wholesalers to follow.
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Product NewsSoreen Lift Bars launch in singles
Following the successful launch of Soreen Lift Bar multipacks last spring, Soreen has launched two new single variants – Blueberry and Banana. These contain a naturally occurring source of vitamin B12, offering shoppers a healthier on-the-go snacking alternative that is designed to give them a boost.
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Product NewsPepsi gets new pack designs
Pepsi is unveiling a complete rebrand in March, with new pack designs for all formats rolling out across grocery, wholesale and convenience. The rebrand aims to create a consistent identity across the Pepsi Max, diet, regular and flavoured cola ranges, with new packaging visuals, in-store materials and displays.
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AnalysisSHOP TALK: When the computer says no!
The availability of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology at Gridserve’s new Gatwick site got me thinking about how you were all getting on with your self-checkouts. Are they saving your staff time and you money?
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON TANKS AND PIPEWORK: Phased approach
Having any work done on your forecourt can be a headache, especially if it means downtime across whole site.
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NewsGrove Retail addresses planning issues to get new site built
Top 50 Indie Grove Retail is closer to getting a new forecourt built at New Cumnock in Ayrshire after submitting a report on its proposals to East Ayrshire Council.
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NewsShell forecourt re-opens at Luton Airport
A Shell forecourt has re-opened on Eaton Green Road at Luton Airport after a knockdown rebuild.
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NewsTo hit net zero, fuel prices will have to rise warns EET Fuels, the new name for Essar Oil
Petrol and diesel prices will have to rise if the UK wants to hit its net zero targets. The stark warning came from EET Fuels – the new name for Essar Oil UK – in an interview with The Telegraph.
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NewsPRA urges government action on reporting of fuel theft
The PRA is calling for parity with the car parking industry in a bid to speed up the reporting of fuel theft.
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NewsAllstar adds 30% more EV chargepoints to its network
Allstar has announced a near 30% increase in the number of chargepoints available on its multi-branded EV charging network. This follows three key new chargepoint operators joining the Allstar network: Ionity, Raw Charging and Weev.
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NewsShell plans to knockdown rebuild 40-year old site
Shell has submitted planning for a knockdown rebuild of its 40-year-old Fengate site at Carr Road in Peterborough.
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NewsAsda superstore forecourts move to pay at pump
Asda has announced that it is converting 82 of its forecourts that are attached to superstores, to pay at pump. The grocery giant has around 300 forecourts attached to Asda superstores and over half of these sites are already unmanned.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SNACKING: Light bites
Ask 10 different people what they like to snack on and chances are you’ll get 10 different answers. The snacks could be anything from crisps, chocolate, a sausage roll or fruit right through to beans on toast – all depending on when and where they are snacking.
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NewsPRA and ACS support amendment to Criminal Justice Bill
The PRA and the ACS have welcomed an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill that would create a standalone offence of ‘assaulting a retail worker’. The amendment has been tabled by Shadow Minister for Policing, Alex Norris MP.
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NewsPermission granted for new Castleford forecourt
Planning permission has been granted for a new petrol filling station with shop and drive-thru coffee shop on land south of Whistler Drive in Castleford.
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NewsMFG/Morrisons deal close to completion says Sky News
Sky News has reported that number one Top 50 Indie MFG is weeks away from a £2bn-plus deal to take over Morrisons 340 forecourts.
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NewsMan banned from BP site for a year
A man has been banned from entering the BP forecourt and M&S Simply Food store in Southern Way, Harlow for a year and given a two-year community order after a court heard he stole from the shop 18 times in four months.
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NewsOne-size-fits-all approach to road decarbonisation is not the answer, says new study
Low-carbon, renewable fuels offer the immediate potential to cut road transport emissions as the sector transitions to zero-emission technologies such as EVs, according to a new study by eco transport campaigner, Zemo Partnership.