Caltex pumps up retail offerings to head off loss from Woolies' fuel supply

By Brian Robins
Updated February 22 2017 - 1:13am, first published 12:15am
Caltex CFO  Simon Hepworth says 'we shouldn't prejudge the outcome' of the operational review. Photo: Pat Scala
Caltex CFO Simon Hepworth says 'we shouldn't prejudge the outcome' of the operational review. Photo: Pat Scala
Caltex is under pressure to explain how it will fill the earnings gap from the end of its Woolworths alliance. Photo: Sasha Woolley
Caltex is under pressure to explain how it will fill the earnings gap from the end of its Woolworths alliance. Photo: Sasha Woolley

​Caltex is to review its operations – including its franchise model – as it prepares to push further into convenience retailing in a bid to drive growth to counter a looming loss of earnings from severing a large contract to supply Woolworths-branded petrol stations from year end.