Nestlé and Carrefour Removed Cross from Greek Yoghurt Packaging

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The world’s largest food and beverage company Nestlé has removed the Christian cross from its Greek yogurt packaging depicting the famous blue-domed Anastasis Church in Santorini, Greece. Supermarket brands Carrefour Lidl have used similar images.

Find the Lidl case here.

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