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Country Choice new sweet buns

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Country Choice has added three new sweet buns to its confectionery portfolio. The company says the new and improved products provide the same taste and quality but with fewer calories. The sweet buns are now attractively presented in a recyclable FSC-certified u-card with film wrap…

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