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Twirl Xtra joins Cadbury duos range

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Cadbury is expanding its duos product portfolio by bringing its “best selling singles product”, Twirl, into the range. The new duo product, Twirl Xtra, features two longer pieces of chocolate in a 54g pack (2x27g) with an 80p RRP. Available this month, the launch of Twirl Xtra will be supported by in-store POS and activation. …

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