54|Retail News|July - August 2022|www.retailnews.ie
Forecourt Focus: News
Ice ice baby: Circle K celebrates summer food
Circle K open new franchise in Garryspillane CIRCLE K have officially opened the latest addition to their franchise network, Circle K Hinchy’s, a newly redeveloped location, in Garryspillane, Co. Limerick. Hinchy’s Garage was founded in 1979 as a vehicle repair business and added a petrol forecourt in 1986. This redevelopment adds a new shop and forecourt facilities to the premises, including superfast electric vehicle chargers, carwash facilities and customer toilets. Circle K Hinchy’s will create 15 new jobs across full and part-time positions in the local community. “We are absolutely delighted to be launching another Circle K franchise location in Ireland and would like to welcome the entire team at Hinchy’s to the Circle K family,” noted Derek Nolan, Senior Director of Retail Operations for Dealer and Franchise, Circle K Ireland. “We are privileged to partner with outstanding independent retail partners across the country and we are really looking forward to working closely with Jim Hinchy and his team, as well as supporting them in serving the local community in Garryspillane.” Jim Hinchy said: “The Circle K franchise is a perfect fit with our longterm strategy for future expansion and development.” Staff members Xhulio Myftart, Kathy Staunton, Yvonne Duffy (manager), Chloe Duffy and Shauna Fadian are pictured celebrating after it was announced that the Maxol Service Station on the Newport Road in Westport, Co. Mayo, sold a winning EuroMillions Plus ticket worth €500,000.
Westport forecourt sells €500k EuroMillions Plus ticket THE Maxol Service Station on the Newport Road, in Westport, Co. Mayo, sold the winning EuroMillions Plus ticket worth €500,000 for the draw on Tuesday, June 21. The winning quick-pick ticket was sold on the day of the draw and the winner, who wishes to keep their win private, spoke of their shock when they realised they’d won the half million-euro prize: “I’m completely gobsmacked - it’s only really starting to sink in now!”
WITH summer in full swing and temperatures on the rise, new research from Circle K reveals Ireland’s plans for the summer months, from holidays and festivals to food choices. The research (which saw 1,000 Irish adults surveyed by 3Gem on behalf of Circle K, May 2022) was conducted to celebrate Circle K’s summer food offering, which includes three new limited-edition burgers, refreshing K-Freeze iced drinks to quench the summer thirst and Circle K’s premium ice cream selection, which is now available at even more locations nationwide. While 16% of the nation will staycation this summer, over a tenth (11%) will do the double and holiday both at home and abroad. Dublin tops the polls as the favourite place to visit in Ireland during the summer (24%), followed by Galway (13%) and Carlow (6%). For those taking to the Irish roads, over half (51%) say they will stop at a forecourt to satisfy their food and beverage needs along their journey. Hungry road users looking for delectable dishes will rejoice at the news that Circle K have launched three exciting new burgers to their in-store deli range. The mouth-watering limitededition burgers joining the existing deli range are a Beef Burger with Beer Battered Onion Rings, Streaky Bacon and Cheese, a Korean BBQ Chicken Fillet Burger, and a Beef Burger with Streaky Bacon and Cheese. An ice-cold soft drink (31%) is the nation’s beverage of choice in the summer, followed by water (24%), iced coffee (11%) and a frozen beverage (9%) like Circle K’s K-Freeze, which comes in delicious flavours such as Coca-Cola, Sour Apple, Fanta Blue Raspberry and Fanta Strawberry. The research shows that we are a nation of ice cream lovers, as a whopping 74% admit to enjoying the ice-cold sweet treat at least once a week during summer. The classic 99 cone tops the poll as the nation’s favourite (32%), followed by a Magnum (15%), an ice cream sundae (9%) and a Cornetto (8%). This summer, Circle K have extended their premium ice cream range to even more locations nationwide, excluding Circle K Express. Customers will find a huge amount of choice available including soft serve ice cream, sundaes, 99s and scoop ice cream.
