Single use cup ban costs Boston Tea Party £250k
Bristol cafe chain Boston Tea Party (BTP) has revealed that is has lost a £250,000 since it banned single use cups last year.
Source: www.packagingnews.co.uk
Bristol cafe chain Boston Tea Party (BTP) has revealed that is has lost a £250,000 since it banned single use cups last year.
Source: www.packagingnews.co.uk
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