Case Study: Branston scrubs up its water footprint

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BusinessGreen Plus finds out how the vegetable packing company cut its water bills by 17 per cent

"It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes," Douglas Adams wrote in his book Life, the Universe and Everything. And when it comes to water stewardship, potato supplier...

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