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Tupperware: Embattled food container firm files for bankruptcy

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71% Informative

Tupperware Brands and some of its subsidiaries have filed for bankruptcy in the US .

The embattled company says it will ask for court permission to start a sale process.

The 78-year-old firm has been struggling to stem falling sales in the face of cheaper competition.

The company's shares have fallen by more 50% this week after reports that it was planning to file for bankruptcy.

VR Score

68

Informative language

65

Neutral language

30

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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