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Red Bull Pink Edition Sugarfree hits shelves

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Red Bull is launching a new permanent Sugarfree Edition this summer. Red Bull Pink Edition Sugarfree combines  raspberry and forest fruits with herbal notes of verbena. It is the second new variant introduced by the brand this year and the first fully sugarfree flavour in…

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