Deliver to car services for motorists charging their vehicles, micro stations that do away with the need for on-site kitchens, and using AI to reduce waste. These are some of the food to go trends that will make their mark in forecourts in 2025, predicts foodservice consultant Matt Cundrick.
Expect more of the same when it comes to accusations of profiteering in the sector in 2025. However, from disruptive investors to all-electric forecourts, the industry could witness plenty change over the next 12 months, says commentator Jan Milkula in his new year outlook.
It’s been another busy year for forecourt retailers. We’ve had the completion of the MFG/Morrisons deal and Zuber Issa buying EG Group’s UK forecourts and starting an ambitious acquisition spree.
On December 9, a TikTok video was posted by Goran Raven, who owns Ravens Budgens Abridge.
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act was passed into law in May this year, slightly under the radar of the impending election. The ‘Consumer’ bit of the Act is clearly underappreciated but has the potential to be a quiet revolution for petrol retailers, warns David Emery a senior associate at law firm Winckworth Sherwood.
Tom Highland had to earn himself a place in his family’s forecourt business by learning a trade, before his father would let him anywhere near taking a job there as a £7 an hour sales assistant. But the tough love has paid off, with Tom given special recognition at this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards for his achievements as managing director of the now four site operator, aged just 32.
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