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Retailer wins trip to Spanish home of Heineken’s Cruzcampo

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Nick Patel, owner of Londis Kenyon Street in London, has won flights, transfers, accommodation, activities and spending money for a trip to Seville after winning a competition which Heineken ran in partnership with Booker. Seville is home to Heineken’s premium lager Cruzcampo and every 20…

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