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Bestway Wholesale retailer scores following summer football promotion

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A Bestway Wholesale retailer has won a £5,000 depot credit as part of an exclusive partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) following a promotion linked to football’s recent Euro 2020. The “Buy to Win” deal offered retailers a chance to win if they bought 20 cases of Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar or Diet Coke over …

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