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      <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 200 food and drink manufacturing business went insolvent in the year ended June 2023. Image: Getty, PM Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Independent Review into Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain made recommendations for solving labour issues in food and drink]]></image:caption>
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