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2026 AWARDS LAUNCH: Search begins for industry’s top forecourts
Do you believe you run the best fuel retail business in the industry – or have the best loo, car care section, or on-site team? Get your entries in now for the 2026 Forecourt Trader Awards.
What’s new for forecourt operators at The UK Food & Drink Shows 2026
As the Forecourt Show becomes an annual exhibition, keeping pace with the fast-changing petrol station sector, we take a look at some of the non-grocery innovation for operators at this April’s event and the wider UK Food & Drink Shows.
FOCUS ON FORECOURT MAINTENANCE: Is your site ready for peak valeting season?
With car washes and jet washes a lucrative part of many forecourts’ business, you want to make sure they are working with as little downtime as possible. A driver pulls up, sees your wash is out of action, they’ll drive away and try somewhere else. And if they prefer that other location, you may have lost a loyal customer.
What’s new in grocery at The UK Food & Drink Shows 2026
Exhibitors at The UK Food & Drink Shows 2026 range from global giants to businesses taking their first steps in the food and drink market – here are just a few highlights of products being showcased at this April’s event.
FOCUS ON: Eight things to know about carbonates
As with chewing gum – who remembers Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit on every corner shop counter? – the carbonates market has undergone a generational shift away from using sugar as an ingredient.
COMMENT: Pinch yourself, but the tide is turning for how the media portrays fuel retailers
For years, negative news stories about forecourt firms have been as regular and unwelcome as a teenager’s acne flare-up, but things are finally changing, with several fair, accurate and informed pieces appearing recently in the mainstream press.
How car wash promotion drives loyalty
The hidden impact of fuel price transparency
Accelerate the fight against drive-offs
Heat up your sales with hot food and soft drinks combos
How forecourts are adapting to the new payment landscape
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