All articles by Tracy West – Page 44
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NewsMoto Rugby named Britain’s best motorway services
Moto Rugby services on the M6 has been rated the best motorway services for the second year running in a usersurvey by the independent transport watchdog, Transport Focus.
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Product NewsMFG gets into iced coffee
MFG has partnered with Golden Acre Foods to create a new quality but value-led ready-to-drink (RTD) ice coffee brand called Early Bird.
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Product NewsHenri Wintermans festive pack
Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK has launched a new limited-edition pack for its Henri Wintermans Half Corona brand for the run-up to Christmas. The new packs come in two different colour schemes, which both offer stand out on shelf and aim to appeal to adult smokers with their quintessentially British pattern.
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Product NewsLucozade Alert gets Zero Sugar variant
New Lucozade Alert Zero Sugar Mango Peachade is available this month in 500ml cans, including a £1 price-marked variant.
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Product NewsHaribo’s Halloween launch
Haribo and Maoam’s Halloween range has returned with each special pack offering trick or treaters the chance to pick up ‘2 for 1’ tickets for Alton Towers Resorts worth £40.
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Product NewsTyrrellbly Tyrrellbly Tasty Tyrrells’ campaign
KP Snacks is continuing to support its premium brand Tyrrells with a media investment of over £1.5m. Running until the end of the year, the ‘Tyrrellbly Tyrrellbly Tasty’ campaign will feature across a wide range of channels, including radio, TV and social media – plus a TikTok presence for the first time.
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Product NewsMcvitie’s Minis launch
Pladis is launching McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives in two new mini formats. The McVitie’s Digestives Milk Chocolate Minis multipack – containing five 19g bags at an rrp of £1.25 – has started rolling out in Tesco stores. The sharing pouch version (80g, rrp £1.25) will be following later this autumn. Both formats – as well as a price-marked pack – will be available to convenience stores.
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Product NewsSHOP TALK: The smell of Christmas
I wondered what your take was on limited editions. Suppliers say they add excitement to a category and drive sales but it’s you retailers that have got to find space for them.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CHRISTMAS CONFECTIONERY: Stocking(s) up
If you’ve been into one of the big supermarkets lately you’ll have no doubt noticed that they have many Christmas items out on show. It may seem early but you’d be wise to get some Christmas lines out sooner rather than later. The reason? Well, the confectionery companies say that many people like to shop early – spreading their spending across the weeks running up to December 25. According to Streetbees data, 49% of Christmas shoppers planned to shop earlier in 2022, and Mondelez says this trend looks set to continue for this year. And remember that some of those that spend early, eat early too so will be coming back to replace any goodies they’ve eaten.
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NewsSewell on the go doubles up on donations
Sewell on the go’s Big Local Harvest is back for October with the company currently collecting for the Hull 4 Heroes food banks at all 13 of its stores throughout Hull and the East Riding. In addition, Sewell on the go is pledging to match the value of all items donated, therefore doubling the total donation.
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NewsATM stolen from BP forecourt
Thieves used a JCB to steal an ATM from a BP service station in Casterton Road, Tickencote in the east Midlands. Police were called at 2.17am on Monday following a report that a telehandler had been used to steal the ATM which was on an outside wall of the forecourt’s Spar shop. The ATM was put on the back of a vehicle and driven away.
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NewsWrong man killed after forecourt row
A gunman has been found guilty of murdering a young man in an ‘horrendous case’ of mistaken identity following an incident at a petrol station.
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NewsArmed robbery at MFG site
Essex Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at the MFG forecourt on Cambridge Road in Stansted on Wednesday, September 27.
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NewsTesco puts protective screens in forecourt kiosks
Tesco is introducing new protective screens at hundreds of Express stores and petrol station kiosks in a further bid to protect its staff from assault.
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Equipment NewsHenderson uses StoreSpace for store layouts
The Henderson Group in Northern Ireland has updated its store layout process using CADS’ StoreSpace, a space management tool that has helped improve the company’s space planning decision making.
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Equipment NewsEasyGo selects Techniche EV to automate maintenance of charge points
EV charge point operator EasyGo has appointed Techniche EV to support its network of chargers across the island of Ireland.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON BREAKFAST: Morning service
The out-of-home breakfast market is in growth – albeit from a small base. According to Lumina Intelligence figures, in 2021 3.5% of breakfasts were eaten out of home but that rose to just over 4% last year. McDonald’s was king of the out-of-home breakfast market last year, accounting for 12% of sales, with Greggs not far behind – which is good news for all the forecourts that have a Greggs on site. And the best-selling item at breakfast was a pastry followed by a sandwich – probably washed down with a coffee or a tea.
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Industry FeatureONSITE: Spar Mallusk: Henderson’s laboratory store
Seeing is believing when it comes to Henderson’s Spar Mallusk store in Newtownabbey. We all know that Northern Ireland has a fine reputation for forecourt stores, but Spar Mallusk really is in a class of its own thanks to its status as Henderson’s laboratory store.
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NewsCigarettes stolen from Co-op forecourt
A large number of cigarettes were stolen in a burglary at the Bewdley Bridge Co-op petrol station in Bewdley near Kidderminster at 12.15am on Friday September 22.