HOUSEHOLD NAMES The brands that stand out. —BRAND FINANCE TABLES What makes a brand valuable? What makes it stand out among the millions of food and beverage (F&B) brands battling for the consumer’s attention? For 2023, Coca-Cola retained its top position as the world’s most valuable and strongest nonalcoholic beverage brand, based on the ranking made by Brand Finance, a leading global brand valuation consultancy. Valued at $33.5 billion, Coca-Cola continues to reign supreme, thanks to its global familiarity […]
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By Pascal KwesigaFeatures correspondent Michele Sibiloni/Getty Images At the height of the grasshopper season in Uganda many people will take time off from their jobs in order to gather the insects (Credit: Michele Sibiloni/Getty Images) For most people in Europe and the US, the idea of eating crickets and grasshoppers can seem revolting, but they are a popular snack in parts of Africa and Asia. Not only are they packed with nutrients but they are less harmful to the climate […]
Article content LONDON (AP) — A bottle of what Sotheby’s is calling “the most sought-after Scotch whisky” is set to go up for auction next month, with an estimated price of up to 1.2 million pounds ($1.4 million), the auction house said Thursday. Article content It said the 96-year-old bottle of single malt from distiller Macallan — The Macallan Adami 1926 — will come under the hammer in London on Nov. 18, with a price estimate above 750,000 pounds. Advance […]
Laura King, founder of King’s Fine Food, was awarded an MBE for charitable and voluntary services in 2020 for her work for people with brain tumors. King’s Fine Food Laura King has run a caviar business for almost 20 years — even supplying Britain’s royal family with the coveted foodstuff. But when she started in the food industry, she wasn’t a fan of caviar, which is the name for sturgeons’ roe, or eggs. “I didn’t even like caviar,” she told […]
Chef Sherry Pocknett, the first Indigenous woman to win a James Beard Foundation Award (she took home the 2023 title for Best Chef: Northeast), doesn’t celebrate just one “Thanksgiving.” Instead, she celebrates every harvest as a moment to pause, reflect and give thanks. During autumn, Pocknett said, “We’re giving thanks to cranberries because cranberries are back.” In the summer, Pocknett gives thanks to things like blueberries and strawberries. “Thanksgiving for me is giving thanks to a harvest… all these different […]
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In 2019, Sotheby’s called The Macallan 1926 the “holy grail” of whisky. At the time, the 1926 Fine and Rare scotch became the most expensive wine or spirit ever sold at an auction—it went for £1.5 million (about Rs15 crores). Now, four years later, The Macallan Adami 1926 will be leading the lot at Sotheby’s November Whisky Auction. Regarded as the world’s most sought-after whisky, the bottle is estimated to sell at a price of up to £1.2 million (about […]
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A bottle of 96-year-old single malt from Macallan is set to go up for auction in November, and it could become one of the most expensive rare whiskey bottles ever sold. According to the Associated Press, the bottle of Macallan Adami 1926 is set to be sold via Sotheby’s in London on November. 18, with advanced bidding opening on November 1. The bottle, the AP noted, could go as far north as $1.4 million. “The Macallan 1926 is the one […]
Santorini assyrtiko is a dream of a white, prized for its bone-dry minerality, its scent of meadow flowers and salt – at once soothingly floral and stingingly marine – and its pithy flavour of lemons and white grapefruit. It’s also, suddenly, one of the most expensive of any regional appellation. Some of the best wines, such as Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko 2021, Santorini (14.5%; Hedonism, £35.80), which combines a chiffony lightness with a stern mineral core, sell on tight allocation. It’s […]
What are the most expensive minerals in the world? There is a good reason that rock and gem hunters are willing to spend weeks on end scouring remote locations to find mineral deposits; some of these minerals can fetch an impressive profit! We’d definitely spend hours panning through a cold river if it meant hopefully finding a mineral worth a couple thousand per carat! The Most Expensive Minerals in the World Whether you’re looking to invest in some expensive minerals or […]
