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during the same period last year, after clocking up its most successful first half of the year in its five-year history and bagging a number of major retailers to stock its plant-based foodstuffs (including Ocado in the UK, Migros in Switzerland, Carrefour in Italy, E.Leclerc, Intermarché and Super U in France).
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it says customers span all industries but — as you might expect — it says take-up it’s highest among blue collar workers. “We cater to all industries, from restaurants to startups to hospitals, but uptake is best amongst blue collar workers,” says Sukhwani.
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