Applegreen, the forecourt operator, has reported combined food and store sales in the UK up by 11.8% in the six months to 30 June.
Non-fuel sales were 0.8% ahead of the same period last year while related gross profit grew by 4% reflecting good growth in food.
Three new Service Areas were opened in the UK including one new Motorway Service Area in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
Five new Petrol Filling Stations were added in the UK in the period and two existing stations were rebranded and expanded through the addition of new food offerings. 32% of the group’s UK Petrol Filling Station estate is now branded Applegreen.
The group has continued to develop its relationship with Costa Coffee in the UK and opened three additional Costa Coffee cafés as part of site upgrade and rebranding activities during H1 2017.
It said it had a good pipeline of service area opportunities in the UK, which are at various stages of the planning process.
