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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Served the wrong iced tea? Lipton Ice Tea and rapper Ice-T now ensure the original
New campaign addresses iced tea mix-ups, with Ice-T stepping in to defend the original AMSTERDAM, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Many consumers have experienced ordering an iced tea at a café, expecting the familiar taste of Lipton Ice Tea, only to be served something entirely different. To address this common mix-up, the brand has partnered with iconic rapper and actor Ice-T to introduce 'Ice Tea Insurance' in the Netherlands and Belgium. The lighthearted initiative is designed to ensure iced tea drinkers receive the original they expect. The initiative stems from a revealing consumer insight. According to a recent YouGov study conducted in the Netherlands, 44 percent of consumers say they have been served a different beverage than expected when ordering out. The numbers are even more striking when it comes to iced tea: 81 percent of frequent iced tea drinkers say they automatically associate the term 'ice tea' with Lipton Ice Tea. Despite Lipton Ice Tea's status as a category leader in Europe and a household name in the U.S., the brand recognized that mistaken drink orders were leaving some consumers disappointed. The 'Ice Tea Insurance' campaign aims to change that by allowing customers who receive the wrong brand of iced tea to submit a claim for a free Lipton Ice Tea. The campaign is fronted by Ice-T, and it's not just because his name echoes the drink. He rose to fame as the 'Original Gangster' with his 1991 album and became a cultural icon across both music and film. With a legacy rooted in originality, Ice-T is now teaming up with Lipton Ice Tea, the brand that introduced iced tea to millions, to remind people that there is only one original. "Ordering iced tea doesn't always mean you'll get the original. With Lipton Ice Tea Insurance, we're backing fans who expect the best, because the original always matters," said Manon Lanckneus, Senior Brand Manager of Lipton Ice Tea Benelux. The message of defending the original is one that resonates far beyond Europe, including in the U.S. The Ice Tea Insurance initiative runs throughout the summer of 2025 in the Netherlands and Belgium. Consumers who receive a different iced tea can visit to submit a claim and receive a complimentary Lipton Ice Tea. Video: Photo: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Lipton Ice Tea
Business Recorder
24-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Weekly SPI down 0.29pc
ISLAMABAD: The SPI for the current week ended May 22, decreased by 0.29 percent. Major decrease has been observed in the prices of chicken (7.26 per cent), onions (5.43 per cent), garlic (2.71 per cent), LPG (2.44 per cent), potatoes (0.95 per cent), mustard oil (0.80 per cent), diesel (0.78 per cent), masoor (0.46 per cent), cooking oil (0.14per cent), rice IRRI-6/9 (0.09per cent), firewood (0.06 per cent), and vegetable ghee 2.5kg and sugar (0.05 per cent) each, says Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The year-on-year trend depicts an increase of 1.35per cent, ladies sandal (55.62 per cent), chicken (45.12 per cent), moong (30.79 per cent), powdered milk (24.01 per cent), bananas (22.43 per cent), sugar (22.12 per cent), eggs (21.52 per cent), pulse gram (20.70 per cent), beef (17.56 per cent), vegetable ghee 2.5kg (13.86per cent), LPG (13.05per cent), and vegetable ghee 1kg (12.76per cent). On the other hand, the items prices of which decreasedinclude; onions (54.93 per cent), potatoes (30.46 per cent), garlic (29.43 per cent), electricity charges for Q1 (29.40per cent), tea Lipton (17.93per cent), wheat flour (16.63 per cent), maash (16.03 per cent), tomatoes (14.03 per cent), chilies powder (12.30 per cent), rice IRRI-6/9 (8.50per cent), masoor (7.64 per cent) and petrol (7.43 per cent). During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 13 (25.49per cent) items increased, 14 (27.45per cent) items decreased and 24 (47.06per cent) items remained stable. The SPI for the consumption group up to Rs17,732, Rs17,732-Rs22,888, Rs22,889-Rs29,517, Rs29,518-Rs44,175 and above Rs44,175 decreased by 0.26per cent, 0.27per cent, 0.26per cent, 0.28per cent and 0.30per cent respectively. The items prices of which decreased during the period under review include, chicken farm broiler (live) 1kg7.26 per cent, onions 1kg 5.43 per cent, garlic (lehsun) 1kg 2.71 per cent, LPG 11.67 kg cylinder each 2.44 per cent, potatoes 1kg 0.95 per cent, mustard oil (average quality) 1kg 0.80 per cent, hi-speed diesel per litre 0.78 per cent, masoor (washed) 1kg 0.46 per cent, cooking oil Dalda or other similar brand (sn), 5 litre tin each 0.14 per cent. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
24-05-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Weekly inflation eases 0.29%
Market analysts caution that IMF-related measures in the upcoming FY2026 budget—particularly new taxes and adjustments in energy prices—may lead to a renewed spike in inflation. PHOTO: FILE Listen to article The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ending May 22, 2025, recorded a week-on-week decrease of 0.29%, bringing the SPI index down to 312.34 from 313.24 in the previous week. This decline was largely driven by reductions in the prices of key food and energy items. However, despite this weekly drop, the year-on-year SPI still reflected a modest increase of 1.35%, indicating ongoing inflationary pressure. This trend follows several weeks of fluctuations, with the SPI having previously dipped as low as -3.5% in late April before rebounding in May. The SPI is calculated weekly to monitor the price movement of essential commodities over shorter intervals, enabling a timely review of the price situation in the country. It tracks a basket of 51 essential items, with data collected from 50 markets across 17 major cities nationwide. The weekly decline was primarily attributed to significant drops in chicken prices, which fell by 7.26%, followed by decreases in onions (-5.43%), garlic (-2.71%), LPG (-2.44%), potatoes (-0.95%), mustard oil (-0.80%), diesel (-0.78%), pulse masoor (-0.46%), cooking oil (-0.14%), rice IRRI-6/9 (-0.09%), firewood (-0.06%), and both vegetable ghee (-2.5kg) and sugar (-0.05%). Conversely, upward pressure was noted in prices of tomatoes, which surged by 12.01%, eggs by 8.16%, gur by 1.50%, bananas by 1.00%, pulse moong by 0.79%, wheat flour by 0.63%, pulse gram by 0.39%, powdered milk by 0.36%, rice basmati broken by 0.34%, pulse mash by 0.30%, mutton by 0.26%, energy savers by 0.21%, and beef by 0.12%. Out of the 51 items monitored, prices of 13 items (25.49%) increased, 14 items (27.45%) declined, while the remaining 24 items (47.06%) remained unchanged during the week. Year-on-year data showed sharp increases in prices of ladies' sandals (55.62%), chicken (45.12%), pulse moong (30.79%), powdered milk (24.01%), bananas (22.43%), sugar (22.12%), eggs (21.52%), pulse gram (20.70%), beef (17.56%), vegetable ghee 2.5kg (13.86%), LPG (13.05%), and vegetable ghee 1kg (12.76%). At the same time, the steepest annual declines were observed in onions (-54.93%), potatoes (-30.46%), garlic (-29.43%), electricity charges for Q1 (-29.40%), tea Lipton (-17.93%), wheat flour (-16.63%), pulse mash (-16.03%), tomatoes (-14.03%), chilli powder (-12.30%), rice IRRI-6/9 (-8.50%), pulse masoor (-7.64%), and petrol (-7.43%). Items such as chicken, garlic, and potatoes have shown consistent weekly declines, contributing to the overall easing in SPI over recent months. However, fluctuating prices of petrol, diesel, and LPG continue to drive volatility in inflation trends. Periodic depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar has also contributed to higher imported inflation, further complicating the inflation outlook. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)'s tight monetary policy stance and administrative price controls on key commodities have so far helped anchor inflation expectations. Market analysts caution that International Monetary Fund-related measures in the upcoming FY2026 budgetparticularly new taxes and adjustments in energy pricesmay lead to a renewed spike in inflation. However, a favourable base effect along with improved agricultural output could help ease inflation in the second half of FY2025, provided macroeconomic stability is maintained.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Uptick in avian flu kills wild geese, puts 3 Sask. farms in quarantine
Testing confirmed avian flu after hundreds of dead geese were found near Lipton, Sask. Three Sask poultry farms are under quarantine because of the virus.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Testing confirms avian flu after hundreds of dead geese found near Lipton, Sask.
Social Sharing Hundreds of dead geese found this spring in fields near Lipton, Sask., 90 kilometres north east of Regina, died from avian influenza, reflecting a provincial uptick in the deadly disease, according to the Ministry of Environment. Tests completed earlier this month confirm the birds died from H5, the highly pathogenic strain of avian flu. Iga Stasiak, a wildlife health specialist with the ministry, said there have been several reports this spring of dead flocks of geese. She said that in some cases, there were hundreds of dead birds reported at sites. "It is actually quite unusual to see this scale of mortality," Stasiak said. "With this recent strain it seems to affect birds more seriously, so we have seen increased mortality in wild bird populations, which is concerning." The number of wild birds dying from avian flu is higher than normal, but hasn't reached 2022 levels, when the virus was new to Canadian bird populations, Stasiak said. 3 farms under quarantine Avian influenza is spread through contact with infected manure, feed and water. It's also transmitted on clothing and vehicles, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Symptoms in birds include lethargy, tremors, gasping for breath and sudden death. The positive avian flu tests in the Lipton area were found in Ross geese, Stasiak said. The CFIA has also detected avian flu in domestic poultry and subsequently placed three farms under quarantine. One of those farms is in the RM of Lipton, near the site where the dead Ross geese were found. That location is listed on the CFIA website as a non-commercial, non-poultry premise. A non-commercial poultry operation in the RM of Colonsay and a third in the RM of Indian Head are also under CFIA quarantine. Poultry industry concerned Michael Kautzman, executive director of the Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan, said avian flu is worrisome and can devastate poultry stock. "Once they've been infected, the virus tends to act very quickly in the birds and it tends to end up killing them … and it does happen very quickly," Kautzman said. "It's pretty stressful on farmers, it's pretty stressful on the industry." Kautzman said his organization has contacted poultry producers to remind them to follow existing bio-security measures to help prevent infection at other sites. Those measures include limiting visitors to farms, and cleaning vehicles, clothing and footwear. "It's something you try and mitigate, but it's never 100 per cent no matter what you do." Kautzman said the CFIA is brought in if birds get sick to try to stop the spread. Stasiak said the strain of avian flu detected in the Lipton-area geese is the same one detected at a British Columbia ostrich farm. Owners of that ostrich farm have been fighting a CFIA order to cull 400 birds after the virus was detected in some of the animals last year. Trent Bollinger, a professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and regional director and pathologist at the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, confirmed there has been an increase in dead birds coming in for avian flu testing and autopsies, but he expects the numbers to start dropping as the migratory season ends. "In Alberta they don't seem to be seeing the same kind of increase in mortalities," he said. "It's probably reflecting different flyways of geese." Bollinger said avian flu is an overwhelming viral infection that attacks birds' tissue. "It's a severe systemic disease. It can cause neurological damage, it can cause respiratory signs it can cause necrosis in liver," he said. "The fear is … the potential for change that will result in transmission and easy spread in other species, including people."
