Tesco, for its part, says it has never hidden its involvement with Harris and Hoole.
BBC: Tesco effect: How big firms quietly own little brands
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Hitcham has campaigned to stop a Harris and Hoole opening in his town.
BBC: Tesco effect: How big firms quietly own little brands
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But what seems to have irked anti-corporate coffee lovers about Harris and Hoole is that Tesco has not bought into an existing brand, but is instead attempting to build one from scratch.
BBC: Tesco effect: How big firms quietly own little brands