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Fruugo wins first ever King’s Award for Enterprise

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 Fruugo, the UK’s leading global online marketplace platform, has been honoured with the first ever King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. Fruugo is among 148 organisations nationally to be recognised with a King’s Award for Enterprise, of which 78 have been awarded in the International Trade category. Previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, […]

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