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26-Jun-2017 Last updated on 30-Jul-2017 at 06:07 GMT

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TRŪ Chocolate spots US market gap for premium sugar-free dark chocolate

Startup TRŪ Chocolate has entered the US market with xylitol-sweetened dark chocolate and already has a listing with a mainstream retailer.

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