Boots in controversial tie-up for Atkins range UK launch
19 Dec 2003 | by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON - High-street retailer Boots has signed a deal with the company behind the Atkins diet range to distribute its low-carbohydrate foods in the UK.
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