{"id":36081,"date":"2026-06-12T17:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/?p=36081"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:44:30","slug":"reduce-repeat-complaints-food-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/uk\/blog\/reduce-repeat-complaints-food-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways Food &#038; Beverage Brands Can Reduce Repeat Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"fulfillment-optimization\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">Key Takeaways<\/h2><\/div><ul style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-item-padding-top:10px;--awb-item-padding-right:10px;--awb-item-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-item-padding-left:10px;--awb-odd-row-bgcolor:var(--awb-custom12);--awb-even-row-bgcolor:var(--awb-custom12);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;--awb-circlecolor:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-circle-yes-font-size:15.84px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 type-numbered key_takeaways\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">1<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Repeat complaints reveal where customer friction is recurring.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">2<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Better product information helps prevent unnecessary support contacts.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">3<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Consistent refund and replacement workflows reduce follow-ups.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">4<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Reporting and scalable consumer care help brands manage growth.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Food and beverage brands reduce repeat complaint volume by fixing the operational friction that creates avoidable customer contacts. Repeat complaints often start with product quality, damaged packaging, fulfillment delays, promotion confusion, unclear product information, or replacement gaps, not with the support team itself.<\/p>\n<p>As brands expand across retail, e-commerce, marketplaces, subscriptions, and direct-to-consumer channels, consumer care teams feel the strain first. Adding agents may reduce backlog, but it does not reduce the conditions that keep customers coming back. The stronger approach is to identify complaint drivers, fix repeat issues, and build a scalable consumer care model.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"fulfillment-optimization\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">What Causes Food and Beverage Complaint Volume to Rise?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Food and beverage complaint volume rises when brand growth creates more customer friction than existing support workflows can absorb.<\/p>\n<p>A damaged packaging complaint, a spoiled product complaint, a missing order, an allergen question, a coupon issue, or a delayed delivery may all reach the same contact center. Still, each point refers to a different operational source. Without a clear categorization of complaints by issue type, product, channel, retailer, location, and season, leaders cannot see which problems recur.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is not simply to close more tickets. The goal is to understand why customers are contacting support and which avoidable contacts can be prevented.<\/p>\n<p>Premier NX helps <a href=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/industries\/food-beverage\/\">food and beverage brands<\/a> review complaint patterns, consumer care workflows, and support gaps to identify the sources of repeat contacts.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-1\" style=\"--awb-caption-text-size:12px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:0px;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Infographic-showing-five-ways-food-and-beverage-brands-can-reduce-repeat-customer-complaints-without-adding-headcount.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[9823d259ae4ef4b901d]\" data-title=\"Infographic showing five ways food and beverage brands can reduce repeat customer complaints without adding headcount.\" title=\"Infographic showing five ways food and beverage brands can reduce repeat customer complaints without adding headcount.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"910\" alt=\"Common causes of warranty claim delays\" src=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Infographic-showing-five-ways-food-and-beverage-brands-can-reduce-repeat-customer-complaints-without-adding-headcount.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Infographic-showing-five-ways-food-and-beverage-brands-can-reduce-repeat-customer-complaints-without-adding-headcount.webp\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-36088\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271650%27%20height%3D%27910%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201650%20910%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271650%27%20height%3D%27910%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Infographic-showing-five-ways-food-and-beverage-brands-can-reduce-repeat-customer-complaints-without-adding-headcount-800x441.webp 800w, https:\/\/premiernx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Infographic-showing-five-ways-food-and-beverage-brands-can-reduce-repeat-customer-complaints-without-adding-headcount-1200x662.webp 1200w, https:\/\/premiernx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Infographic-showing-five-ways-food-and-beverage-brands-can-reduce-repeat-customer-complaints-without-adding-headcount.webp 1650w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Infographic showing five ways food and beverage brands can reduce repeat customer complaints without adding headcount.<\/div><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Five practical strategies food and beverage brands can use to reduce repeat complaints<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"fulfillment-optimization\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">1. How Can Food Brands Identify Complaint Drivers?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Food brands identify complaint drivers by turning customer complaints into structured business intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Every complaint should be tagged by cause, product, channel, retailer, location, season, and resolution type. This helps <a href=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/services\/customer-experience\/customer-support-service-operations\/\">consumer care<\/a> and operations teams distinguish between support issues and business issues. For example, damaged packaging may indicate issues with fulfillment or handling. Repeated ingredient questions may show unclear product information. Promotion complaints may reveal a campaign or coupon issue.<\/p>\n<p>Once complaint data is organized, leaders can prioritize the issues creating the most repeat contact volume.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"fulfillment-optimization\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">2. How Can Better Product Information Reduce Complaints?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>Clear product information reduces complaints by helping customers make decisions without contacting support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/industries\/food-beverage\/food-manufacturers\/\">Food and beverage<\/a> brands should keep customer-facing details consistent across packaging, retail listings, e-commerce pages, DTC sites, marketplace content, and support responses. This includes ingredients, allergens, nutrition information, storage instructions, serving sizes, expiration guidance, shipping expectations, subscription terms, refund rules, and promotion details.<\/p>\n<p>When product information is incomplete or inconsistent, customer care bears the brunt of the confusion.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"outsourcing\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">3. Why Do Replacement and Refund Workflows Matter?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>Replacement and refund workflows matter because inconsistent resolution creates repeat contacts.<\/p>\n<p>Food and beverage brands need clear rules for when to refund, replace, escalate, or investigate. This is especially important for perishable items, damaged goods, incorrect orders, melted shipments, leaking packaging, spoiled products, and food-quality concerns.<\/p>\n<p>A consistent workflow helps agents resolve issues faster, protect brand trust, and avoid unnecessary back-and-forth. It also gives leaders a clearer view of which complaints are service issues and which require operational action.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"outsourcing\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">4. How Does Complaint Reporting Prevent Repeat Issues?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>Complaint reporting prevents recurring issues by showing leaders where customer friction occurs.<\/p>\n<p>One complaint may look isolated. A trend may reveal that a single SKU, <a href=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/services\/sales-enablement\/fulfillment-logistics\/\">fulfillment <\/a>location, retailer, shipment method, promotion, or product page is generating a large share of avoidable contacts. Reporting helps brands move from reactive support to proactive improvement.<\/p>\n<p>The most useful metrics include complaint rate, first-contact resolution, response time, repeat-contact rate, escalation rate, replacement turnaround time, CSAT, and complaint trends by product, channel, retailer, location, and season.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"outsourcing\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">5. When Should Food Brands Use a Customer Support Partner?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>Food brands should consider a customer support partner when complaint volume, seasonal spikes, product inquiries, replacement requests, promotion support, or omnichannel service needs exceed internal capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Common signs include slower response times, inconsistent answers, rising repeat contacts, limited reporting, overwhelmed consumer care teams, and leaders spending too much time on daily support issues.<\/p>\n<p>Premier NX helps food and beverage brands scale consumer care by managing complaints, handling product inquiries, streamlining replacement workflows, supporting promotions, ensuring QA, enabling reporting, and managing <a href=\"https:\/\/premiernx.com\/blog\/omnichannel-support-automation-ideas\/\">omnichannel <\/a>contact center operations. The goal is not just to answer complaints faster. It is to build support workflows that help prevent avoidable complaints from coming back.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"outsourcing\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">Looking to Reduce Complaint Volume Without Expanding Your Support Team?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>If you want a clearer view of where complaint volume is coming from, book a free Food &amp; Beverage Complaint Reduction Consultation with Premier NX.<\/p>\n<p>In 30 minutes, we will review your consumer care workflow, identify the biggest sources of repeat complaints, and outline practical next steps to improve response times, reduce repeat contacts, and scale support more efficiently.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-padding-left:25px;--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_width-top:0px;--button_border_width-right:0px;--button_border_width-bottom:0px;--button_border_width-left:0px;--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Request Your Free Complaint Reduction Consultation <\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" id=\"supply-chain-management\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1.2;\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/h2><\/div><style>\n.single.single-post article.post h3.panel-title.toggle > a{\n  text-decoration:none!important;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"Why is the volume of customer complaints increasing for food brands?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        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style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-border-size:0px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-content-font-size:18px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9fb;--awb-border-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:var(--awb-custom13);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-custom13);--awb-icon-box-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:600;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:20px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:500;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-36081-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-3aaf0f862c883f7f0 fusion-toggle-has-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-custom13);\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_3aaf0f862c883f7f0\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"3aaf0f862c883f7f0\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-36081-1\" data-target=\"#3aaf0f862c883f7f0\" href=\"#3aaf0f862c883f7f0\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Why is the volume of customer complaints increasing for food brands? <\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"3aaf0f862c883f7f0\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_3aaf0f862c883f7f0\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Complaint volume often increases when channel growth, product issues, fulfillment delays, packaging problems, or unclear customer communication create more friction than the support team can absorb.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-c42d93f2b5ddca533 fusion-toggle-has-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-custom13);\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_c42d93f2b5ddca533\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"c42d93f2b5ddca533\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-36081-1\" data-target=\"#c42d93f2b5ddca533\" href=\"#c42d93f2b5ddca533\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How do food brands reduce repeat complaints? <\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"c42d93f2b5ddca533\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_c42d93f2b5ddca533\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Food brands reduce repeat complaints by categorizing complaints, identifying recurring root causes, improving product information, strengthening replacement workflows, and fixing avoidable issues across operations, fulfillment, product, and support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-85ba36ca065d07506 fusion-toggle-has-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-custom13);\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_85ba36ca065d07506\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"85ba36ca065d07506\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-36081-1\" data-target=\"#85ba36ca065d07506\" href=\"#85ba36ca065d07506\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What customer support metrics should food brands track? <\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"85ba36ca065d07506\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_85ba36ca065d07506\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Food brands should track complaint rate, first-contact resolution, response time, repeat-contact rate, escalation rate, complaint trends, replacement turnaround time, and CSAT after resolution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-45ed9b4bdda099c4f fusion-toggle-has-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-custom13);\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_45ed9b4bdda099c4f\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" 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