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  • Editor’s Picks: Diageo’s turnaround plan, CMA rules on Aldi and Lidl

  • How drought and global conflict could drive UK food inflation this winter

  • Framptons supplier backs on-farm benchmarking drive as brands demand sustainability proof

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