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Last October we gave one lucky reader of Independent Retail News the chance to win a revamp of some key categories – ice cream, snacking and world food – courtesy of General Mills. The prize included more than £200 worth of stock from Old El Paso, Häagen Dazs, Nature Valley and Fibre One to make …

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