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Independent c-stores are ‘star performers’ in latest MealTrak results

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Wholesale experts TWC Group, in partnership with food-to-go and out-of-home tracking programme MealTrak, has reported the latest food-to-go market performance to 12 w/e 15 May 2023. The results show the number of out-of-home eating occasions were in line with the comparable period in 2022, on a 52 week/MAT basis. In the latest 12 weeks, the …

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