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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Amon-Ra St. Brown says viral headstand celebration on Cheerios box is 'dream come true'
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown told Free Press Lions reporter Dave Birkett his sponsorship deal with General Mills that put him on Honey Nut Cheerios boxes is a "dream come true."
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Business
- Boston Globe
Do Market Basket prices really still offer ‘more for your dollar'? We put it to the test.
Advertisement In the Boston area, the price of groceries in June was 24 percent higher than in June 2019, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compare that to the 5 percent increase from June 2013 to 2019. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'Market Basket is not the bargain mecca that it was once upon a time, primarily because of inflation,' said Somerville's Edgar Dworsky, founder of . But, he added, 'On an everyday price basis, they'll probably come out on top.' This month, a Globe reporter and video producer put that hypothesis to the test, bringing the same 10-item shopping list to Market Basket, as well as Wegmans, Stop & Shop, Star Market, and Whole Foods Market, stores chosen because, like Market Basket, they offer a similarly wide selection of name-brand and store-brand items (sorry, Advertisement To minimize Under florescent lights and through labyrinthine aisles, crouched down to the lowest shelves and stretching for the highest, a clear winner quickly came into view. Market Basket clinched the cheapest prices on five items — sourdough bread ($5.99), Greek yogurt ($5.99), shredded cheddar cheese ($1.97), bacon ($5.99), and orange juice ($3.59). On oat milk, Market Basket tied with Stop & Shop and the on-sale price at Star Market ($4.99), on bananas with Wegmans (49 cents a pound), and on eggs with Wegmans and Stop & Shop ($3.99). Wegmans triumphed on Honey Nut Cheerios ($3.79, 20 cents cheaper than Market Basket), while Stop & Shop prevailed on russet potatoes (99 cents a pound, compared to $1.29 for Market Basket's 'baking potatoes'). In all, the (pretax) bill at Market Basket came out to $38.28, eking out a victory against runner-up Wegmans, which totaled $40.01. Stop & Shop clocked in at $44.40 (in all fairness, its store-brand orange juice, $1.40 pricier than Market Basket's, also contained 12 additional fluid ounces), followed by Star Market at $45.20. At an even $50, Whole Foods came in a distant fifth place. Put a different way: Someone who took this shopping list on their weekly grocery trip would save about $90 annually going to Market Basket over Wegmans, or more than $600 over Whole Foods. Advertisement Lauren Torres, 38, embarked on 'It did inspire me with this question of, 'So, why?' she said. Why, indeed? Any number of factors likely contribute to Market Basket's ability to keep prices lower than other chains, from its 'You can go to the Stop & Shop and pay $3.99 for a package of Oreos. They might sell 100 of them. We sell them for $1.50, but we'll sell 10,000,' said longtime Market Basket store director Ron Lambert in At the end of the day, a supermarket's pricing model is more than mere mathematics. It's how it communicates what kind of brand it is, said Karl Zimmermann, a senior partner focused on the grocery industry at the consulting firm Bain & Co. in Boston. 'Some retailers have a commitment to be as low price as they can possibly be for their customers, and that's why customers shop them,' he said. 'Who's our customer, and how do we make them happy?' Advertisement These days, the focus is on who, exactly, at Market Basket is answering those questions. In May, members of the company's board of directors The ouster came just over a decade after Though they remain at bitter odds, in statements to the Globe, both Demoulas and Market Basket board director Steven J. Collins — 'We don't have the buying power of Costco or Walmart, but we are constantly adjusting our supply sources to get the best products at the lowest prices. This takes a lot of hard work, but our team is the best at doing that,' Collins said. Collins added that amid Demoulas's suspension, 'Pricing is unchanged and as low as we can get them.' Justine Griffin, the spokesperson for Demoulas, said the exiled CEO 'frequently met with product buyers with the direction to keep prices low for valued customers.' 'The management team under Arthur T. Demoulas has leveraged years of grocery store know-how, relationships with vendors and partners, and its own transportation system to keep prices low and pass savings on to customers,' she said. Advertisement It's an approach other supermarkets are taking, as well. In a statement to the Globe, a Whole Foods spokesperson said the Austin-based chain 'is committed to value while maintaining industry-leading quality standards,' adding that the company has A spokesperson for Stop & Shop, headquartered in Quincy, said as part of A representative for Wegmans declined to comment, and a representative for Star Market didn't respond to requests for comment. Though Market Basket came out on top of the Globe's investigation, Dworsky, of Consumer World, urged customers against blind allegiance. Instead, he advocates for 'cherry-picking' — learning which stores in close proximity have the best deals or sales on certain items, and shopping accordingly. (A customer following this maxim on the Globe's shopping list would spend $37.78 — 50 cents below the Market Basket receipt.) Meanwhile, he added, discount chains such as Aldi or Price Rite might not offer the selection of a Market Basket or a Stop & Shop, but they may offer more competitive prices on generics and the name brands they do carry. Advertisement Loyal shoppers might need some convincing. In a report released in January that surveyed 11,000 US consumers, So perhaps there is something more important than whether Market Basket really is the place to get more for your dollar. 'I think in consumers' minds, it is,' Dworsky said. Dana Gerber can be reached at
USA Today
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Our Amon-Ra St. Brown interview: Expectations, celebrations and preparations
Since the arrival of Amon-Ra St. Brown in Detroit, there's been nothing but positive results. The losing seasons flipped into winning seasons and he's produced year over year. With that, he's blossomed into one of the most consistent receivers in the NFL and certainly one of the most productive. For Amon-Ra, it hasn't led to just success on the field. It's led to success off the field, as well. Throughout his career, we've seen him featured in commercials for Little Caesars Pizza, FedEx and others. Last summer, part of his ascension into stardom was by being featured on the Netflix series, Receiver. He was featured alongside other receivers such as Justin Jefferson and Davante Adams. This summer, it's a whole new accomplishment for Amon-Ra. It's been announced that Amon-Ra will be featured on the boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios in the fall. This is part of General Mills kicking off year two of its Cereal Training Camp. This year, they're introducing a new roster of cereal-loving football stars. As General Mills stated in their press release, "this season's wide receiver lineup brings the swagger, the celebrations and a serious love for breakfast — with Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase and Amon-Ra St. Brown putting their passion for competition and cereal to the test." I was fortunate enough to be able to interview Amon-Ra St. Brown ahead of training camp and the release of this new ad campaign. Here's what Amon-Ra had to say about his new partnership with Honey Nut Cheerios, the Lions new offense and so much more! RB: You will be featured on the Honey Nut Cheerios boxes this season. Athletes being featured on cereal boxes dates back to the 1930's with Lou Gehrig and over time we've seen a long list of great athletes such as Michael Jordan, Troy Aikman, Ken Griffey and so on. What's this mean for you to be able to partner with General Mills and grace the cover of Honey Nut Cheerios?ASB: Man, it's been awesome. Doing the training camp shoot with them was a blast. I had a lot of fun with it, recreating the headstand. Being on the cover of Honey Nut Cheerios for me, I remember being a kid, Honey Nut Cheerios is the first cereal I ever ate. It's the O.G. of cereal. Being on the box, doing my headstand, it's definitely a dream come true. My dad texted me when we were doing this shoot and everything. He goes, "congratulations, that's a big deal. I always wanted to be on the cover of Cheerios.' He understands that it's a big deal and I understand it's a big deal. Like I said, the way it all came about was natural and organic. For me, I love doing celebrations, so being able to do mine for the box was a lot of fun. To be with Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson, hang out with them and do the shoot. It was a blast. RB: There's so many options to choose from but is Honey Nut Cheerios your favorite type of cereal? And if so, why is it?ASB: For me, as a kid, your parents buy you food or get you food. And Cheerios is kind of nostalgic but it was also the first cereal I ever ate. I love the flavor. It's a simple flavor, not doing too much. It just brings me back to being a kid. RB: Do you spice it up and add fruit or anything to your Cheerios? ASB: Nah, I'm plain Jane with it. Just cereal and milk. RB: On the cover of the Honey Nut Cheerios box, fans will be able to see your headstand skills featured. Last season, we saw the famous headstand touchdown dance against the Green Bay Packers with Tim Patrick behind you. Did you think that this touchdown dance would take off the way that it did?ASB: Honestly, no. I had no idea. Before the game, I thought about doing it. One of my teammates from USC had done it with the Falcons (Drake London) and I was like, man, I might need to do another one. But I stuck with it. As I did it, after the game I saw the picture with Tim Patrick behind me. It just happened at the right time. The guy that took the picture, Tim Patrick doing what he did, and from then on, the fans of Detroit took off with it. I was on socks, the snowman, the cake, and whatever else they did. The fans loved it but I didn't expect it to blow up the way it did. RB: When you score, we're always ready for some type of dance from you. We know you're going to give us something. You've scored 30+ touchdowns in your career so far. I know it's hard to think back to all the dances but is the headstand dance your favorite or do you have another favorite celebration you've done so far? ASB: That's definitely up there because of what it meant to the fans and how they reacted to it. I feel like I've had a handful of celebrations that are near the top for me but the headstand one is definitely in my top-5. RB: Moving to a couple of quick football questions. It's pretty crazy to think that the season is right around the corner and the Detroit Lions play in the Hall of Fame Game at the end of the month. What are some things that you do throughout the summer to get ready for training camp and the season? ASB: Working out and training are the biggest things for me. When I get back from OTAs, you get like 6 weeks off. I take a quick vacation and then get back to training and working out. Just get ready for camp because I feel like camp is one of the hardest times for us during the year. Just because we're practicing every day, long practices in the heat, we have joint practices going against other teams or whatever it may be. I just like to train and get ready for camp and be in the best shape of my life. RB: We know the changes are coming within the offense and we don't have to get into too much detail because at the end of the day, football is football. Dagger concepts are dagger concepts, slot fades are slot fades, so on and so forth. But with Ben Johnson going to Chicago and John Morton coming over to run the offense in Detroit. Are there a lot of similarities or is it different and if it's different, has there been good changes up to this point? ASB: Yeah, it's been great. You know, I was able to sit back and watch. I wasn't running or practicing during OTAs but I was able to sit back and watch and kind of learn. Obviously, a lot of the stuff we did well last year or the last couple of years, we still kind of have in the offense. Stuff that we were successful at. There's still wrinkles that Johnny Morton is adding to the offense that we're enjoying. Something different, something that he feels like we can be good at and something that we feel like we can be good at too. It's been a lot of fun to get back into a new playbook, have to study and have to learn. Everyone is kind of in the same boat, which is cool. I'm excited to get back to camp, get to work, learn the offense. You know, there's going to be some struggles, obviously, because it's something new. But we're going to work out the kinks. I think we'll be just fine. At the end of the day, players make plays. We have the players on the team to make those plays. RB: When watching you play, you can win from all over the field and I think part of that is based on how you can attack the inside or outside leverage of a defender. Would you be able to go over some of the things that you look for from a defender before and during a play? ASB: Yeah, for me, it's obviously understanding defenses. You have to know pre-snap if it's man or zone. Obviously some times, teams disguise it. But for the most part, you know, you can kinda tell from the first second the ball is snapped. Understanding that is really big. Understanding the route you have, the progression that the quarterback is going through. If you're the first read, if you're the second read, the last read, if you have time to win, whatever the case may be. Who you're going against, there's so many factors that go into it. But at the end of the day, I'm going to do what I do. I'm going to play fast, the defender has to react to where I go. You know, I play offense and he plays defense. So I feel like I have the advantage off that alone. Like I said, just play fast and try to win and when the ball is in the air I gotta make a play.
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Cheerios abruptly axes three beloved flavors
By Cereal fans are mourning the loss of several Cheerios products after General Mills quietly discontinued them. Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios, and 18-ounce boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios Minis have all been axed. General Mills didn't offer a specific reason for the cuts,, but told ABC News that it could be for reasons 'ranging from insufficient consumer demand to ingredients no longer available or other supply chain constraints.' Cereal enthusiast Kayla Simonsen leaked the news on Instagram earlier this month, leaving Cheerio fans heartbroken. 'I'm so sad chocolate peanut butter cheerios were my favorite. It's always sold out or low stock at the stores I buy it from,' an Instagrammer commented on the post. 'Loved the medley crunch! What a bummer! I already can't find them anywhere,' another shopper claimed. General Mills offers over 20 different flavors and made headlines in 2023 for pulling its Maple Cheerios off store shelves . Cheerios competes with other cereals like Honey Bunches of Oats, which was part of a recent recall over fears of metal in the food . Social media users were mainly saddened over the loss of the chocolate peanut butter cereal, which launched in 2017. While Instagram users are mourning over the 'tragic' medley loss, fans had already been grieving on X after Cheerios confirmed the flavor was discontinued in March . The Honey Nut Cheerios Minis began flying off shelves after they were announced as a new addition last year. Post Consumer Brands discontinued the longtime Oreo O's cereal to make room for Oreo Puffs, a similar cereal offering. General Mills brought back its Frosted Lemon Cheerios, which are available for a limited time. The manufacturer is also keeping up with fans and keeping an eye on what Cheerio flavors they're looking for.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
2 Fan-Favorite Cheerios Flavors Discontinued by General Mills
Two flavors and one size option of Cheerios products are leaving store shelves General Mills confirmed the news in a statement this week, but said there is a possibility for flavors to return 'We continue to listen to our fans as we evolve our offerings," the company saidThree Cheerios products will no longer be available to customers, General Mills reportedly confirmed this week. On Wednesday, June 18, ABC News shared the following statement from the food processing company: "The Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch Cereal and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios Cereal have been discontinued and are no longer available.' General Mills did not specify in their email to the news outlet what the exact reason behind the discontinuation was. However, the brand said, it "could be for a variety of reasons, ranging from insufficient consumer demand to ingredients no longer available or other supply chain constraints, whereby it's just no longer feasible for us to offer the product with the high quality and competitive pricing that consumers know and expect." The third product is not a flavor, but a size. Included in the discontinued items are the 18-oz. packages of Honey Nut Cheerios Minis, though they can still be purchased in 10.8-oz. boxes. Reps for General Mills did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. According to the General Mills website, both the Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios ranked high among consumer favorites — with one having just under 200 5-star reviews, and the other have nearly 50 5-star reviews. The Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch Heart Healthy Cereal is described as "a delicious remix of Honey Nut Cheerios cereal with honey nut Os, crispy flakes and crunchy clusters." They were also made of whole grain cereal low in sodium with the taste of real honey and almond flavor. As for the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios, the family-sized box contained sweetened whole grain Os with real cocoa and peanut butter. Fans of the flavors already appeared heartbroken in the reviews. 'NOOOOOO,' one person titled their review from this week. They added, 'Where is my favorite cereal? Not in my cereal bowl. Haven't been able to find it in months. Where are you Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cherrios?' A representative for General Mills did tell ABC News that although the options were leaving, the brand has been known to bring favorites back. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Much like Frosted Lemon Cheerios, which returned by popular demand, we continue to listen to our fans as we evolve our offerings," they said. Cheerios, which the company considers to be 'America's favorite little Os' since 1941, are gluten free, made of 100% whole grain oats and honey, and can help to lower cholesterol. Read the original article on People
