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An array of new ice-cream flavours from Magnum for 2023

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Magnum has unveiled an assortment of products to welcome in the new year. New to the ice-cream brand’s ‘Double’ range includes Magnum Double Starchaser, featuring a swirled popcorn and caramel flavour ice-cream, encased in a caramel sauce and coated in milk chocolate with crunchy caramelised corn pieces. The second addition to the Double range this …

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