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Peanut Caramel Bar from LoveRaw

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LoveRaw, the plant-based chocolate brand, has launched its latest innovation Peanut Caramel Bar. The new bar contains roasted peanuts, nougat, caramel and is coated with LoveRaw’s m:lk chocolate. At £1.69 RRP, the Peanut Caramel Bar, is plant-based, and contains no palm oil or artificial ingredients. Manav Thapar, co-founder at LoveRaw, said: “Our mission is to …

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