Alf Turner & Sons secures more listings for Dragon's Egg
Kent butcher Alf Turner & Sons has secured a raft of new listings for its Dragon’s Egg Scotch egg…
View ArticleBOSS hits back at minister’s comments on forecourt crime
The British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) has hit out at comments made by crime minister Norman Baker in which he claimed forecourts encouraged fuel theft by not insisting on prepayment at pumps.
View ArticleOne Stop franchisees experiencing 40% sales hike
One Stop franchisees have seen sales hikes of almost 40% since joining the franchise, the chain has claimed…
View ArticleMurco deal kicks off Motor Fuel Group expansion plans
Motor Fuel Group is eyeing further acquisitions in the forecourt sector…
View ArticleKingsmill enters sandwich thins market with new launch
Allied Bakeries is expanding its Kingsmill brand into the burgeoning sandwich thins market.
View ArticleSugar crisis blamed on The Great British Bake Off
The popularity of TV show The Great British Bake Off has been blamed for contributing towards the sugar crisis…
View ArticleForecourt operator Sewell Retail aims to grow to 20 sites
Sewell Retail is on the hunt for new sites in a bid to become a regional operator…
View ArticleMPK Garages sees profits and sales rocket
Forecourt operator MPK Garages has posted double-digit increases in full-year sales and profit after picking up new stores…
View ArticleWinemark's full-year pre-tax profits plunge 75%
Winemark has reported a 75% slump in full-year pre-tax profits…
View ArticleFinsbury to double in size with Fletchers Group acquisition
Finsbury Food Group has acquired morning goods and specialist bread supplier Fletchers Group for £56m.
View ArticleSainsbury’s to install hydrogen car fuelling station in Hendon
Sainsbury’s is poised to become the first supermarket to dispense hydrogen for a new generation of environmentally friendly vehicles.
View ArticleCK's Foodstores to head into forecourts
CK’s Foodstores has pointed to forecourts as “the next step” in its expansion programme…
View ArticleFinsbury Foods sees 4% first quarter sales uplift
Finsbury Foods updated the market on its current trading ahead of its AGM today, announcing that sales revenue grew to £57.3m for the first four months of its financial year.
View ArticleSupermarkets slash fuel prices by 2ppl
Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are set to reduce petrol prices by 2ppl following a drop in oil prices.
View ArticleFilco Supermarkets closes standalone RB's off-licence
Filco Supermarkets has axed its only standalone specialist off-licence…
View ArticleSpring Petroleum on the acquisition trail for 100 forecourts
Spring Petroleum is preparing to spend about £50m acquiring between 80 and 100 forecourts over the next year…
View ArticleForecourt retailers join Blakemore Trade Partners
A flood of recruits in recent months has fuelled expansion of Blakemore Trade Partners’ petrol forecourts.
View ArticleFuel prices fall again at the supermarkets
Supermarkets could be first to hit what the RAC predicts could be the lowest petrol prices in more than five years early in 2015.
View ArticleThe Top 50 Independents
A record 14 indie forecourts featured in this year’s ranking, with their combined sales rising 19% to £2.9bn
View ArticleMurco name to vanish from forecourts
The forecourt operator said that from 1 April, BP would supply 136 forecourts, Jet would supply 68, and Texaco 78
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