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New Quorn ad campaign targets Britain’s chicken lovers

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Quorn is kicking off 2023 with a brand-new marketing campaign, designed to show Britain’s biggest chicken lovers that Quorn products taste just as good. The So Tasty campaign launches this week and is set to reach millions of consumers across multiple platforms. The activity will be supported by a mass sampling campaign to get Quorn’s …

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