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Alpro announces new packaging 

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Alpro has launched two best-selling variants, Creamy Oat & Almond No-Sugars Milk Alternatives, in a new 500ml pack size. Tom Kerr, head of category management plant-based at Danone said: “The cost-of-living crisis has had a significant impact on the plant-based beverage category, and while shoppers…

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