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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Royal Unibrew expands Supermalt into alcohol
Danish beverage company Royal Unibrew has pushed its Supermalt brand into the alcohol category with a new stout product. The malted drink brand has launched a 7.7% ABV Supermalt Stout for the UK market. The drink is manufactured in Denmark and imported to the UK by its subsidiary Supermalt UK, the brand told Just Drinks. While the original Supermalt drink is sold internationally, the stout drink in the UK is the first alcoholic beverage to be come from the brand. In a statement, Supermalt UK said: "The stout category is experiencing exceptional growth and diversification, creating an opportune moment for the launch of Supermalt Stout." The new beverage, which is being rolled out in Morrisons and Tesco stores across the UK, is available in a four-pack of 330ml glass bottles, priced at £8 ($10.7). The product will also be available through wholesalers such as Booker, Dhamecha, and Wanis for the convenience and independent channels. According to its website, Supermalt has more than 70% share in the UK's malt drink market. The original non-alcoholic drink is made from water, barley malt, glucose syrup, maize, and hops. In 2024, Royal Unibrew's Supermalt UK subsidiary generated £9.7m in sales and distribution. The company's total revenue was up 16% in the year to Dkr15m ($2.33m) Lindsay Brown, marketing manager at Supermalt UK, said: 'Bringing people together has always been at the heart of Supermalt - from big family parties to joyful extended gatherings. Now, with the introduction of Supermalt Stout, that unifying spirit is stronger than ever. Insights from GlobalData, the parent company of Just Drinks have forecasted a 14.2% CAGR for the UK stout market from 2020 to 2029. "Royal Unibrew expands Supermalt into alcohol" was originally created and published by Just Drinks, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
BBC News
18-06-2025
- BBC News
Lindsay Brown: Rugby commentator Mark Robson kept Bangor Grammar School abuse secret
Mark Robson has one of the most recognisable voices in rugby outsiders, he has been living the dream - travelling the world covering a sport he is passionate in reality, he was suppressing a dark and distressing was abused at Bangor Grammar School by the prolific paedophile Lindsay vice principal served two sentences for abusing boys at the County Down school - seven years in 1998 for a catalogue of abuse between 1968 and 1982 and for a further eight months for similar offences in 2021. He died in 2023. Warning: This article contains distressing content "He had a type and I was it: blonde hair and blue eyes," Robson told the BBC's The State of Us podcast."I didn't tell anyone, not even my schoolmates. I thought I was the only one."Speaking on the podcast, Robson has revealed publicly for the first time the extent and impact of the abuse he endured from Brown. 'I was in denial' Robson describes Brown as a charismatic and very popular teacher. "All the parents loved him, all the staff loved him," he said."The boys who weren't being abused loved him."His grooming technique, which I'm not going to reveal because I don't want to give anyone any ideas, was incredibly clever and incredibly devious because he made me feel that he loved me."Not telling anyone was part of Robson's attempt to deal with what had happened to him. That continued until he was well into adulthood."I loved my life because I refused to accept this had ever occurred," he said."I was in denial, I buried it." When he was 28, Robson received a phone call that changed everything."It was the then (police) vice squad and they said, 'We hear you were one of Lindsay Brown's boys'. I'll never forget the words the girl on the phone used."The effect on me was catastrophic."It was only then I realised what had happened to me."The commentator was about to go to New Zealand to cover the Commonwealth Games for the BBC. "I went completely nuts in New Zealand," he said."We broadcast all day and drank and partied all night - that was my way of trying to drown away these thoughts that were in my head."When he came back, he developed symptoms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and said he went into "complete mental and physical freefall".That lasted for almost 20 the time he was 40, he had left his job at Sky Sports and came home to Bangor to live with his parents."I became non-verbal for two years and I was confined to the house - I disappeared," he said."I didn't see the point in speaking. My head at that time was full of white noise. I had no room for words." Disclosing to his parents what Brown had done was difficult. Neither had any idea their son was one of his he was ill and housebound, Robson said his father became his rock and cared for him every day."He would tell me to get up out of bed and have a cup of tea - and he was right. If I did that, it was a successful day."While his recovery has been slow, he is now back working as a successful commentator."For the last 15 years, I have been well," he said."I still have this burning anger - mostly directed at the world. I'm angry about him and what happened and it affects my personality."His escape, he said, has been exercise. He enjoys fell running in mountains around the world and sea swimming close to home in Bangor."It releases endorphins and has helped me to recover," he can listen to the full interview on The State of Us podcast on BBC you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story please see the BBC's Action Line for groups and resources which may be able to help.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Under-the-radar lip oil that leaves lips looking 'fuller and juicy' is finally back in stock - and it's now on sale for 20% off
A colour enhancing lip oil that has sold out multiple times since its launch is now back in stock - and users claim it leaves lips looking 'fuller and juicy'. The bestselling, cult favourite delilah Lip Saviour Colour Enhancing Lip Oil is on sale with an exclusive discount this May. A widely loved beauty buy, its universally flattering formula adapts to every skin tone to give you a personalised pigment, creating the perfect bespoke colour for you. delilah Lip Saviour Colour Enhancing Lip Oil This colour enhancing lip oil boasts a custom, personalised, staining pigment that adapts to your lips, gently enhancing your natural lip colour and leaving a subtle, long-lasting kiss of colour. It's infused with nourishing plant-based actives to give an innovative, non-sticky, lightweight finish that helps to protect, condition and hydrate the lips. Don't forget to use code GETLIPPY20 to get 20 per cent off for first time users. £24 (save £6) Shop Having sold out multiple times since launch, the much-loved Lip Saviour Colour Enhancing Lip Oil continues to fly off the shelves and remains a firm favourite among celebrities and makeup artists alike. Fusing makeup and skincare, the multi award-winning lip oil is designed to make your lips feel as good as they look, giving you a subtle, personalised lip colour that lasts. And the best news? You can try it for yourself with an exclusive 20 per cent introductory discount on all full-price products including the sell-out Colour Enhancing Lip Oil using code GETLIPPY20. Multi award-winning and selling out three times when it launched, the Lip Saviour Colour Enhancing Lip Oil has become the secret product used by make up artists to the stars. Cat Deely's makeup artist Lindsay Brown says: 'I love how the colour adapts to each person, making it so individual and how moisturising it is without being sticky'. Powered by nourishing plant-based actives, its luxe, 'silky smooth' formula utilises botanical oils to help nourish and hydrate the lips, with shoppers noting how it leaves their lips feeling 'soft and comfortable' without heaviness or stickiness. But the real USP of the lip oil is the personalised pigment that magically adapts to your own natural lip tone to create the perfect bespoke, long-lasting kiss of colour to suit you. For those that find lipsticks too drying, then a lip oil like this one from delilah can give you a long-lasting touch of colour with all the nourishment of a balm. And for an extra touch of luxury appeal, the lip oil also features an opulent gold zamac applicator, which helps to create a cooling, soothing and stimulating effect. 'Fantastic product,' raved one shopper. 'Lips develop a unique shade and nice on its own. Love the applicator too. Amazing on its own or with a lipstick. Really helps improve my lips during the winter months.' Another agreed, adding: 'I cannot begin to explain how undersold this lip oil is. I think it needs remarketing as it is absolutely wonderful. Moisturising and a beautifully naturally rosy tint added to your lips. I am really thrilled with this oil. 'Agree with others that is not as lasting as I would like but it really is beautiful. Will definitely purchase again which says a lot as it is not cheap!'. Don't forget, you can get an exclusive 20 per cent off introductory discount on all full-price products, including the sell-out Colour Enhancing Lip Oil Using code GETLIPPY20.
CBS News
24-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
USAID cuts felt far outside Washington, D.C.: "Layoff trauma hit across the country"
Lindsay Brown was working from home in Little Rock, Arkansas, when, during a company meeting in February, her employer said that due to the United States Agency for International Development not making payments to the organization, staff changes needed to happen. Brown, who worked in internal communications for the nonprofit FHI 360, has been furloughed since shortly after that meeting. She learned that her last day at FHI 360 will be May 2. She is one of the close to 20,000 employees — many living in states such as North Carolina, Vermont, California and Georgia — who lost their jobs as the Trump administration took steps to shutter USAID. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has authority over the agency, said on Tuesday that the government plans to make staffing cuts, eliminating every position at the agency not required by law, and consolidate domestic offices at the State Department. The impending cuts are most likely to be felt by workers outside of Washington, D.C., already reeling from the decimation of their livelihoods and fields. USAID provided federal funding to hundreds of companies, organizations and universities to help run programs and research dedicated to various aspects of foreign aid. These companies employed people around the country, many of whom have already been furloughed, and are now finding out their positions have been eliminated. USAIDstopwork, a website tracking the economic impact of the USAID funding cuts, determined that 19,187 American jobs have been lost as of Wednesday. The tracker found a total of 46 states were affected by job cuts and that, outside of Maryland and Virginia, some of the most impacted states were North Carolina, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts and California. In Georgia, for example, USAID funded 18 organizations that ran 79 programs, and 44 of those programs were shuttered, leading to layoffs and an estimated loss of $257.9 million. For workers living in states outside the beltway, job loss can be particularly isolating. "I have used all my savings during this furlough while FHI 360 fights to get the government to pay what it is owed. Being in Arkansas and getting resources like unemployment has been very difficult," Brown told CBS News. She said the organization has communicated with staff about the impending cuts, but it didn't make the layoffs any easier. CEO Tessie San Martin posted on LinkedIn last week that the company terminated 480 U.S. employees, including 140 in North Carolina, where it's headquartered. "FHI 360 is not alone in experiencing this type of impact," San Martin wrote. "Foreign service nationals, USAID staff, colleagues in our sector, and technical experts worldwide are all part of what has been an important sector in the U.S. economy." Wayan Vota was working from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for the international development organization Humentum when he was laid off in February. He said employees were stunned as companies laid off people left and right. "Layoff trauma hit across the country," said Vota, adding the pain of USAID cuts extend beyond federal workers living in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia. He pointed to his newsletter Career Pivot, which he started in the aftermath of the mass cuts in February as a way to help fellow contractors and federal workers who were affected by the USAID cuts. It's already grown to an audience of more than 12,000 subscribers as more federal agencies face staffing and budget cuts, he told CBS News. He anticipates the crisis will get worse when the remaining USAID workers who are still receiving their salaries stop getting paid. The vast majority of USAID employees will lose their jobs on either July 1 or Sept. 2, according to a memorandum to staff obtained by CBS News. Vota said several job seekers living outside the Washington, D.C., corridor are searching for work in the private sector or state government. Others are exiting the formal job market, he said, because the type of work they did is limited in the state where they live. Vota said job seekers tell him, "I don't see anything I can or want to do in the formal job market, so I am going to take any job, driving Ubers, waiting tables, cause my dream is dead and I'm not sure what I'm going to do next." Kasia Hatcher, 45, moved from Virginia to Georgia after her position at EnCompass was terminated and was eventually shut down due to funding loss. Hatcher, who has worked in international development for 20 years, said watching all the job losses was heartbreaking and "all was gone in what seemed like overnight." She said she spent 20 years building up experience where people knew her work and the quality of her work – and it was daunting to have to build again. She's been searching for work in human resources in the Atlanta area and said she remains hopeful she'll find something soon. "I can offer so much," she said.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City receives millions in state funding for equity in cannabis industry
( — The City of Sacramento announced they were awarded $1.68 million in the Cannabis Equity Grant to increase equity in its local cannabis industry. The Governors office said the grant program seeks to, 'advance economic justice for individuals most harmed by cannabis criminalization and poverty.' Video Above: How much do states make from marijuana tax Through the grant, equity program applicants and licensees will gain support in local jurisdictions, equity promotions and the elimination of barriers when entering the newly regulated cannabis industry, according to the Governors office. 'This grant provides valuable support for CORE members, offering funding for business operations and technical assistance,' said Lindsay Brown, administrative officer in the City's Office of Cannabis Management. 'These resources play a key role in helping program participants establish and grow their business.' Nevada County's Shoulder Tap operation highlights the risks of underage drinking Sacramento was the fourth highest allocation to receive funding from the $15 million program, behind Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Sacramento was previously awarded this funding, which it has used to support members of its Cannabis Opportunity Reinvestment and Equity program. 'This grant provides valuable support for CORE members, offering funding for business operations and technical assistance,' said Lindsay Brown, administrative officer in the City's Office of Cannabis Management. 'These resources play a key role in helping program participants establish and grow their business.' The assistance will include guidance on legal matters, cannabis regulatory compliance, accounting and taxes, construction and architecture, security, marketing and branding, human relations and labor issues, as well as commercial real estate consultation. For more information about the CORE program, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
