Ribena-maker pledges almost £1m help breed climate-resilient blackcurrants

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland
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Credit: Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland commits £920,000 over next five years to James Hutton Institute's blackcurrant breeding programme

Ribena-maker Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland has pledged £920,000 funding over the next five years to support the James Hutton Institute's climate-resilient blackcurrant breeding programme,...

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