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Empire Bespoke Foods releases biggest-ever Christmas catalogue

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In anticipation of the festive season, speciality food importer and distributor Empire Bespoke Foods (EBF) has launched its biggest-ever Christmas Catalogue to help retailers plan ahead and capitalise on what is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year. “It may seem early to…

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