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New look for Mary Berry’s Dressings

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The Mary Berry’s Dressings range has unveiled a new look in time for the summer. The new packaging includes illustrations of fresh salad ingredients in a colourful roundel, which is replicated across the different dressings in the range. The two-tone design, set against bright white,…

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