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☆ Italy’s Friuli region is one of Europe’s best kept secrets
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
With 13 natural reserves and the pristine park of the Friuli Dolomite Mountains, the region lures tourists seeking to connect with nature or explore the outdoors. There’s also the spellbinding Grotta Gigante, or Giant Cave, one of the world’s largest tourist caverns. Golden beachesThe Grotta Gigante is one of the world's largest tourist caverns. Trieste boasts an unusual segregated beach, with origins dating back several centuries. “Residents are very fond and proud of this place,” says Trieste local Maria Bonacci.
☆ Lidl GB expects more customers to switch from rivals after bumper Christmas
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Lidl GB, part of Germany's Schwarz retail group, said on Monday over 1.3 million more customers shopped at its stores in the seven days to Christmas Eve. Also unlike their traditional rivals, Aldi and Lidl are still opening lots of new stores. Last week Aldi UK reported a 26% increase in December sales. However, investment to keep a lid on prices has held back profit at both Aldi and Lidl. Lidl GB highlighted strong sales of Christmas vegetables sold for 19 pence a pack, Christmas puddings, prosecco, mulled wine and cheese.
☆ Why you could be drinking more prosecco than Champagne at your New Year's party this year
  + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Consumers are choosing prosecco over Champagne and opting for cheaper tequila amid economic uncertainty. Still, the Champagne industry is on track to beat its sales record thanks to higher-income drinkers. The premium alcohol business saw a boom in 2021 thanks to traveling and partying finally being back on the table. Sales of Champagne also reached a record high of $5.7 billion in 2021, 14% higher than the pre-pandemic record, Reuters reported. But before you feel too bad for the Champagne industry, don't worry — it's still on track to beat its 2021 sales record, David Chatillon, chairman of the Union of Champagne Houses, told Reuters.
☆ Economy Has Drinkers Choosing Prosecco Over Champagne
  + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Some consumers unwilling to switch brands are buying smaller bottles of the expensive liquors they favor. Shoppers are reaching less for the top shelf. For more than a decade, high-price drinks have driven sales growth in the wine and spirits industries as people traded up for fancier brands. That is now changing: Sales growth of costlier spirits and wine is slowing, and even reversing, as shoppers seek out more value.
☆ 'It’s corn!,' 'Dark Brandon' and 'girl explaining': A look at the most notable memes of 2022
  + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +8 min
Here's NBC News' roundup of the 10 most notable memes of 2022. 'Dark Brandon'The meme, which started on Twitter in early 2022, depicts President Joe Biden as a laser-eyed edge-lord. 'Girl explaining'The "girl explaining" meme actually began going viral in 2019 in Spanish-speaking circles, according to Know Your Meme. Whether it's explaining what the Inflation Reduction Act is or why the Brooklyn Library is "fine free," the most shouty memes of 2022 were conveyed through the "girl explaining." That's because the corn kid, a 7-year-old named Tariq, became one of the year's most viral memes.
☆ FTX owes more than $55,000 to Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville beach resort in the Bahamas, bankruptcy filings show
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
The Margaritaville beach resort in The Bahamas is seeking $55,319 from Alameda Research. The hotel chain was founded by singer Jimmy Buffett after the success of his song of the same name. Buffett's hotel and restaurant chain is named after his 1977 hit song of the same name, which celebrated the tropical lifestyle. Eight years after its release, he founded a restaurant chain which later expanded to include hotels, and even a $1 billion retirement community in Florida. The resort also provides a service for large meetings and corporate events, and a docking service for yachts.
☆ The new European vacation? Travelers are returning for trips that are all about food and wine
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +9 min
Last year, the couple set up a tour company called Stay Awhile, which organizes trips "designed around food," according to the company's website. Guests taking part in Stay Awhile's French baking course visit the area to sample gourmet delicacies. A food tour of San SebastianPintxos are a staple in San Sebastian, one of the most popular places for foodies in Spain's Basque Country. It's not just doing a wine tour … it's a gourmet getaway," Stebbings told CNBC by phone. On a tour of the French Languedoc-Roussillon region, travelers can take a boat trip to an oyster farm off the coast of Montpellier.
☆ From 'Bones and All' to the 'Black Panther' sequel, November's must-see queer content
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Elaina Patton | Elaina Patton Is A Freelance Entertainment | Culture Writer. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +13 min
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’Even before making its way to theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 film starring Chadwick Boseman — has birthed some of this fall’s biggest pop culture moments, including a Rihanna song drop. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 11. “The Inspection” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 18. “Bones and All” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23. “Strange World” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23.
☆ Analysis: World Cup could be nightmare before Christmas for Britain's supermarkets
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Retail executives say the World Cup, moved to the winter to avoid the intense Qatari summer temperatures, has totally thrown the algorithms they increasingly use to predict trading and plan their logistics. "It's also an executional headache, because right when you want to have everything Christmas out, you've got to somehow reflect slabs of booze and snacking for the World Cup," he said. During the last World Cup in July 2018, which coincided with a prolonged period of hot weather, shoppers visited UK supermarkets an extra 13 million times, according to market researcher Kantar. Of course, customers visiting stores to buy festive goods could buy in World Cup supplies at the same time. "It's not going to be as big as the summer World Cup, that is clear," said Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar.
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