Blog: Pure and simple… and down in price
Catherine Sleep | 6 July 2004
Remember I told you last week that Pure Foods had put its low carb market up for sale on ebay? Well, nobody nibbled, and the auction expired with the market unsold.
So, in good old auction tradition, it’s back on the market with the reserve price lowered. But will this be enough to draw in the punters?
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