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Company Shop Group redistributes 117 million surplus items in past year

The surplus supermarket operator redistributed 117 million items worth 47,000 tonnes of food and drink in the past year. It paid £51m to partner brands whilst preventing 121,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions through its discount store network.

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