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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Ivy Brighton launches Wild West Father's Day menu
The Ivy is serving up a cowboy-inspired Father's Day experience. The Ivy in Brighton is offering a Wild West-themed set menu, limited-edition cocktails, and a breakfast special on Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15. The menu includes a Himalayan salt wall dry-aged sirloin steak topped with cowboy butter and a grilled thinly-beaten rump steak breakfast. Sean Burbidge, executive chef at The Ivy Collection, said: "This Father's Day, we're excited to invite guests into our Wild West world with our specially created breakfast, set menu and delectable cocktails. "This year, we wanted to have fun with western flavours, such as the herbs and spices in our Cowboy Butter, that accompanies our succulent sirloin steak. "Complete with complimentary playing cards – perfect for a game of Texas Hold 'Em or two – we hope guests enjoy Cowboy-inspired Father's Day experience at The Ivy." The Brighton restaurant, located in the heart of The Lanes, will feature a themed breakfast option of grilled thinly-beaten rump steak served with a crispy potato rösti and two fried eggs. For those who prefer a later start, the Father's Day set menu is priced at £29.95 for two courses or £34.95 for three, and begins with The Ivy's signature truffle arancini for the table. Starters include steak tartare with toast, crab and avocado tian, duck liver parfait, or an heirloom tomato and watermelon salad. The main attraction is the sirloin steak with cowboy butter, available for a £5.95 supplement. Other main course choices include gochujang-glazed aubergine salad, The Ivy classic shepherd's pie, chicken Milanese with truffle sauce, and blackened cod fillet. Dessert options feature The Ivy chocolate bomb, crème brûlée, a selection of cheeses, or a raspberry and pistachio coupe. To complement the meal, The Ivy has crafted two special cocktails for the occasion. The Western Whisky Smash combines Singleton 12 whisky with Crème d'abricot, lemon, nettle, and mint. For a non-alcoholic option, the Giddy Up Nettle and Mint Panache blends Lucky Saint alcohol-free lager with lemon juice, mint, and nettle. All fathers dining at The Ivy on Father's Day weekend will receive a complimentary gift of a specially designed set of The Ivy Father's Day playing cards. The Brighton venue, known for its stylish interiors and relaxed yet refined atmosphere, is expected to be popular with families looking to celebrate the occasion. Reservations are recommended to secure a table. The Ivy Brighton is part of The Ivy Collection, a group of restaurants across the UK known for their contemporary British menus and elegant surroundings. The Wild West-inspired menu is designed to offer something special for fathers and father figures while maintaining the signature style of The Ivy brand. The Father's Day breakfast, set menu, and cocktails will be available on Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15. Tables can be booked online at The Ivy Collection is also encouraging guests to join The Ivy Premier Rewards App for exclusive offers and rewards.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Financial wellbeing platform Mintago lands £6m funding boost
A financial wellbeing platform which counts the alcohol-free beer producer Lucky Saint among its clients has landed a £6m funding injection from a syndicate of well-known investors. Sky News understands that Mintago, which was founded in 2019, will announce in the coming days that Guinness Ventures has jointly led the Series A round alongside Seed X Liechtenstein and Social Impact Enterprises. Mintago, which also counts car rental firm Avis and Northumbrian Police among its customers, aims to help employees save and manage their money more effectively. A number of the start-up's current investors, Love Ventures and Truesight Ventures, are also understood to have reinvested as part of the fundraising. The company was set up by Chieu Cao and Daniel Conti, and claims to offer more salary sacrifice schemes than any other UK provider. It also provides independent financial advice, a service for finding lost pension pots, retail discounts and GP services. "We realised that organisations are crying out for the same help we provide their staff," Mr Conti said. "The benefits of providing that support impact everyone. "When a company improves their salary sacrifice benefits engagement, they can save thousands in National Insurance Contributions, but their employees save too, easing the strain on their finances." The new capital will be used to develop additional products using artificial intelligence, according to the company. "Mintago is enabling its customers to become truly people-centric organisations by giving them the tools to support their employees' financial wellbeing," Mathias Jaeggi, a partner at Seed X Liechtenstein, said.
Sky News
02-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News
Financial wellbeing platform Mintago lands £6m funding boost
A financial wellbeing platform which counts the alcohol-free beer producer Lucky Saint among its clients has landed a £6m funding injection from a syndicate of well-known investors. Sky News understands that Mintago, which was founded in 2019, will announce in the coming days that Guinness Ventures has jointly led the Series A round alongside Seed X Liechtenstein and Social Impact Enterprises. Mintago, which also counts car rental firm Avis and Northumbrian Police among its customers, aims to help employees save and manage their money more effectively. A number of the start-up's current investors, Love Ventures and Truesight Ventures, are also understood to have reinvested as part of the fundraising. The company was set up by Chieu Cao and Daniel Conti, and claims to offer more salary sacrifice schemes than any other UK provider. It also provides independent financial advice, a service for finding lost pension pots, retail discounts and GP services. "We realised that organisations are crying out for the same help we provide their staff," Mr Conti said. "The benefits of providing that support impact everyone. "When a company improves their salary sacrifice benefits engagement, they can save thousands in National Insurance Contributions, but their employees save too, easing the strain on their finances." The new capital will be used to develop additional products using artificial intelligence, according to the company. "Mintago is enabling its customers to become truly people-centric organisations by giving them the tools to support their employees' financial wellbeing," Mathias Jaeggi, a partner at Seed X Liechtenstein, said.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sainsbury's makes change to meal deals with addition of new (non-alcoholic) beer
Sainsbury's has made a change to it's meal deals with the addition of a new non-alcoholic beer. Meal deals have become a lunchtime staple in the UK, with most major supermarkets - including the likes of Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's - offering their own versions. With an array of sandwiches, wraps, salads, crisps, pasta, yoghurts, drinks and more to choose from, there really is something to cater for everyone. Beer has now made its way into Sainsbury's meal deals. It was first introduced into Sainsbury's meal deals back in 2023, with the addition of Lucky Saint non-alcoholic beer. Now Sainsbury's has expanded its non-alcoholic beer options available as part of it's meal deals with the addition of Corona Cero. Lucky Saint and Corona Cero non-alcoholic beers are both available as part of Sainsbury's meal deals. (Image: Sainsbury's) A Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "We are committed to offering customers choice and have a wide variety of options within our meal deals. "This includes two alcohol-free beers - Lucky Saint and Corona Cero. "These are just two of over 300 drink options available in the meal deal offer, including hot drinks and freshly squeezed orange juice from the in-store juicer." RECOMMENDED READING: Tesco apologises as it discontinues milk described as 'best drink ever made' Aldi and Asda named cheapest UK supermarkets as Waitrose is most expensive Aldi announces new change to self-checkout tills across all UK stores Other drinks available in Sainsbury's meal deals include: Starbucks Iced Coffee (various flavours) Pepsi Max Coca-Cola Yazoo Milk Drink (various flavours) Fanta Lucozade Monster Energy Drink Sprite 7UP Zero Sugar Red Bull For Goodness Shakes Protein Shake (various flavours) Evian Natural Mineral Still Water Müller Frijj Milkshake (various flavours) Lipton Peach Ice Tea San Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water You can see the full list of all the drinks and food available in Sainsbury's meal deals via its website (a link to which can be found above). Corona Cero is available now in Sainsbury's meal deals.
Telegraph
03-03-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
Non-alcoholic lagers added to meal deals as lunchtime beers take on new meaning
Traditionally the phrase 'lunchtime beers' meant a pint in the afternoon sun on a Friday for a few stolen hours away from the office. Yet supermarkets are now asking the public to reimagine the phrase and sup a can of lager at their desks instead. Sainsbury's has begun selling alcohol-free beers as part of its lunchtime meal deals, meaning shoppers can now opt for a Lucky Saint lager or a Corona Cero with their sandwich and crisps, replacing the traditional Diet Coke or Dr Pepper. The move comes amid surging popularity of the drinks more broadly. Sales of booze-free beers, wines and spirits jumped by 15pc to £320m last year, according to data from NIQ. An additional 95.5m litres of the stuff was sold. In pubs, meanwhile, more than 120m pints of low and non-alcoholic beers were poured in 2023, a figure that the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said it expected to rise by 20m in 2024. This surge has been put down to rising levels of sobriety among Gen Z and increasing health consciousness among all ages. About one fifth of people aged 18 to 24 now abstain from alcohol completely, according to Drinkaware. Luke Boase, the founder of non-alcoholic brewery Lucky Saint, said: 'Five years ago, alcohol-free drinks were about specific moments such as Dry January or midweek occasions. People today are choosing to drink alcohol-free throughout the year and through the week.' Laura Willoughby, the founder of 'mindful drinking' group Club Soda, said non-alcoholic beers arguably have an advantage over fizzy drinks when it comes to their health impacts. She said: 'Once you take the alcohol out of beer, it's one of the healthiest things you can drink. It's not an ultra processed food, it's naturally sugar free, it's low in calories, it's rehydrating and it's full of vitamin B12. So there's no surprise it is beginning to eat into the traditional soda space. 'The reason why alcohol-free beer is drunk so much in Spain, where it's 16pc of the beer market, is because it's considered to be hydrating and healthy.' Now that the drinks have joined the meal deal, it begs the question: is it fine to drink a can of beer at your desk?
