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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Vermilion Advantage using a grant to help City of Danville
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — One organization is getting closer to improving the economic life of Danville. Vermilion Advantage was awarded an $80,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration Local Technical Assistance Program. Another $10,000 came from the state's Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, which Vermilion Advantage matched. Danville may get new sports facility thanks to local legend Now, Vermilion Advantage has a $100,000 planning project. The goal is to start planning and figuring out which types of businesses will be successful for the city. 'It was a little over a year ago that we got the news [that] Quaker Oats closed, and it was important to me that I wanted to send the message to the community that we had a plan in place and that we weren't going to just take that closure lying down,' Mike Marron, CEO of Vermilion Advantage said. 'We were going to do something about it. And so that's how this whole plan came about and it starting to happen and starting to unfold. And it's pretty exciting.' He said the work has already started. Right now, the main area they're looking at is along East Voorhees Street. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Quaker Oats class action lawsuit settlement: Here's a list of products eligible for refunds
Quaker Oats has agreed to pay out $6.75 million to settle the lawsuit that claimed it misled consumers by selling some snacks and cereals as safe, although they were actually contaminated with salmonella. Notably, the lawsuit was filed after the recalls of several Quaker products in December 2023 and January 2024. Concerns led to the recall because several packages were produced at a facility that tested positive for salmonella. Quaker hasn't admitted to any wrongdoing, but it has agreed to a settlement. Now, if you purchased one or more of the recalled products, you may be eligible for a full or partial refund. ALSO READ| Obama divorce rumors ramp up after Michelle gets 'flirty' with billionaire: 'If I were single… With proof of purchase (such as receipts), you can receive a full refund of the recalled items you bought. Without proof, you can still get a refund for up to two products, based on average retail price, plus 10% for sales tax. If you have already received a reimbursement from Quaker, that amount will be deducted from your settlement. Deadline to submit a claim: June 27, 2025 Deadline to opt out or object: June 27, 2025 Final approval hearing: August 4, 2025 ALSO READ| US dad stumped by son's 5th grade math quiz, internet reacts to confusing homework Granola Bars & Dipps Quaker Big Chewy Bars (Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Variety Pack) Quaker Chewy Bars (multiple flavors including Chocolate Chip, S'mores, Oatmeal Raisin, Less Sugar varieties, and holiday editions) Quaker Chewy Dipps (Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, Variety Pack) Quaker Chewy Mini Dipps (Birthday Blast, Summer Night S'mores) Fruity Fun Granola Bars (Amazing Apple, Splendid Strawberry, Variety Pack) Yogurt Granola Bars (Strawberry, Blueberry, Variety Packs) Cereals Quaker Puffed Granola (Apple Cinnamon, Blueberry Vanilla) Quaker Simply Granola (Oats, Honey & Almonds; Oats, Honey, Raisins & Almonds) Quaker Protein Granola (Oats, Chocolate & Almonds) Quaker Oatmeal Squares (Cinnamon, Brown Sugar, Honey Nut, Variety Pack) Quaker Chewy Granola Breakfast Cereal (Chocolate, Strawberry, Variety Pack) Snack Packs & Mixes Quaker Chocolatey Favorites Snack Mix Quaker On The Go Snack Mix Frito-Lay & Quaker variety snack packs (including Lunch Box Mix, Snack Time Favorites, Ultimate Flavor Snack Care Package) Cap'n Crunch Products Cap'n Crunch Cereals (OOPS! All Berries, Cinnamon Crunch, Sea Berry Crunch) Cap'n Crunch Instant Oatmeal (Regular, OOPS! All Berries, Variety Pack) Cap'n Crunch Treats Bars (Crunch Berries, Peanut Butter Crunch, Original Crunch, Variety Pack) ALSO READ| Australian MP pours beer into his sneakers, drinks it. All about the drinking tradition Shoey Other Gatorade Protein Bars (Peanut Butter Chocolate) Gamesa Cereal (Gamesa Marias)
Scotsman
21-05-2025
- Health
- Scotsman
Fasten your seat belts as morning flights will be very grumpy
A better morning could mean a better flight. New research reveals an astonishing 67 per cent of British passengers admit they've boarded their flight feeling irritable or unwell. That figure rises to 79 per cent among 25-34-year-olds. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Many say it's because they've missed out on breakfast. With one in six (17 per cent) admitting to usually skipping the most important meal of the day before a flight, that's a lot of grumpy passengers. Missing breakfast is becoming an actual relationship issue, with over one in six say they've had a tense moment with their partner over their missed morning meals. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The study, commissioned by Heathrow Express, has also revealed rushing to catch an early flight can lead to many of us failing to keep to basic hygiene measures. Passengers boarding the new 4:34am Heathrow Express train - the earliest-ever service - were treated to a surprise breakfast from Quaker Oats and foodie TV personality David Templer One in four (28 per cent) admit they've skipped washing to make an early departure time, while one in six (16 per cent) have confessed to leaving the house without brushing their teeth. Meanwhile one in five (19 per cent) didn't even use the toilet before heading out the door. The research has been done to support the launch of Heathrow Express's new 4.34am departure from London Paddington – its earliest-ever train to Heathrow, running Monday to Saturday. Aoife Considine, business lead at Heathrow Express, says:We know early flights can turn mornings into a scramble, and that often means the important things – like breakfast – get pushed aside. By looking closely at how and when our passengers travel, we identified a clear need for earlier services to help reach 6am departures. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Our new 4.34am train is designed to make those early flights easier to catch. With just a 15-minute journey from Central London to Heathrow, it's a smarter, more efficient way to travel – so you can arrive calm, prepared, and with time to start your day right. The new earlier non-stop 15-minute connection between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport means you can make sure you are washed and fed before going on holiday or a business trip. With spacious seating, free Wi-Fi, and generous luggage space it's the fastest, smoothest, and most stress-free way to reach the airport. And to launch the new 4.34am service - and help passengers arrive better prepared for their flights - Heathrow Express provided them with an early breakfast treat. The airport rail link teamed up with Quaker and food-loving TV personality David Templer to offer passengers two exclusive oat-based breakfasts. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Templer explains: I'm always looking for ways to make life more efficient – and nothing says efficient like a 15-minute train to the airport and breakfast already sorted. These oat breakfasts were designed for those early starts when you're short on time but still want something that hits the spot – both nutritious and delicious.
South Wales Argus
20-05-2025
- South Wales Argus
Fasten your seatbelts, morning flights will be very grumpy
New research reveals an astonishing 67 per cent of British passengers admit they've boarded their flight feeling irritable or unwell. That figure rises to 79 per cent among 25-34-year-olds. Many say it's because they've missed out on breakfast. With one in six (17 per cent) admitting to usually skipping the most important meal of the day before a flight, that's a lot of grumpy passengers. Missing breakfast is becoming an actual relationship issue, with over one in six say they've had a tense moment with their partner over their missed morning meals. Passengers boarding the new 4:34am Heathrow Express train - the earliest-ever service - were treated to a surprise breakfast from Quaker Oats and foodie TV personality David Templer (Image: Jack Hall / Cover Images) The study, commissioned by Heathrow Express, has also revealed rushing to catch an early flight can lead to many of us failing to keep to basic hygiene measures. One in four (28 per cent) admit they've skipped washing to make an early departure time, while one in six (16 per cent) have confessed to leaving the house without brushing their teeth. Meanwhile one in five (19 per cent) didn't even use the toilet before heading out the door. The research has been done to support the launch of Heathrow Express's new 4:34am departure from London Paddington – its earliest-ever train to Heathrow, running Monday to Saturday. Aoife Considine, Business Lead at Heathrow Express, says: 'We know early flights can turn mornings into a scramble, and that often means the important things – like breakfast – get pushed aside. "By looking closely at how and when our passengers travel, we identified a clear need for earlier services to help reach 6am departures. Our new 4:34am train is designed to make those early flights easier to catch. "With just a 15-minute journey from Central London to Heathrow, it's a smarter, more efficient way to travel – so you can arrive calm, prepared, and with time to start your day right.' The new earlier non-stop 15-minute connection between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport means you can make sure you are washed and fed before going on holiday or a business trip. With spacious seating, free Wi-Fi, and generous luggage space it's the fastest, smoothest, and most stress-free way to reach the airport. And to launch the new 4:34am service - and help passengers arrive better prepared for their flights - Heathrow Express provided them with an early breakfast treat. The airport rail link teamed up with Quaker and food-loving TV personality David Templer to offer passengers two exclusive oat-based breakfasts. Templer explains: 'I'm always looking for ways to make life more efficient – and nothing says efficient like a 15-minute train to the airport and breakfast already sorted. These oat breakfasts were designed for those early starts when you're short on time but still want something that hits the spot – both nutritious and delicious.' Provided aboard was a Tropical Oat Bowl made with chilled overnight oats, coconut milk, pineapple, mango, and passionfruit – finished with toasted coconut, chia seeds, and a squeeze of lime, and Mexican Mocha Energy Balls blended with dates, cocoa, espresso, cinnamon, cayenne, and dark chocolate.
Globe and Mail
19-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
2 Monster Stocks to Hold for the Next 10 Years
Consumer staples companies sell things that people tend to buy regardless of the economic environment and stock market dynamics. They are looked at as safe-haven investments for that reason. But two of the industry's best-known companies are struggling today and, if you think long term, that is likely to be a buying opportunity. Here's why these two monster food stocks are buy-and-hold investments for the next decade. 1. PepsiCo is the snack king PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is named after its famous soda brand. Beverages are a very important business, but the company is the No. 2 player in the beverage industry. It is the No. 1 company in salty snacks, however, with its Frito-Lay brand. It also has a material packaged food business in Quaker Oats. All in, it is one of the most diversified consumer staples food companies you can buy, with strong innovation, distribution, and marketing skills. And still the company's business, like all others, goes through good times and bad. Right now, PepsiCo is facing bad times, with top-line growth cooling after a spurt of inflation-driven growth coming out of the coronavirus pandemic. Frito-Lay is also facing some headwinds as snacking trends appear to be changing. This isn't the first time PepsiCo has dealt with adversity over the last 53 years. That's how long it has increased its dividend, proving that this Dividend King knows how to survive. You have to have a good business model that gets executed well in both good times and bad to achieve a dividend record like that. The key today is that PepsiCo isn't sitting around idle, hoping for things to change. It is focused on cutting costs, improving efficiencies, and adjusting its mix to better appeal to consumers. That last point includes everything from changing the size of its packages to buying entire companies, like Siete, which makes Mexican-American fare, and Poppi, which makes probiotic beverages. Siete and Poppi are on-trend brands that will benefit from being plugged into PepsiCo's powerful distribution system. It may take a few years for PepsiCo to work through to better days. But with a historically high 4.4% dividend yield, investors are being paid very well to wait it out. 2. Hershey is a confectionary giant While Hershey (NYSE: HSY) isn't the largest consumer staples company around, it is the U.S. leader in the confections space. You almost certainly know its namesake brand and its powerful Reese's franchise. While it doesn't have the same Dividend King status as PepsiCo, Hershey's dividend has trended steadily higher over time. The dividend yield is a historically high 3.4% or so today. The big problem facing Hershey right now is an astonishing rise in cocoa prices. Cocoa, a somewhat volatile commodity even during the best of times, is a key input into chocolate. The rising costs for cocoa will be a major headwind to margins in the near term. Investors have dumped the stock because of the high cocoa prices it is facing. There's no quick fix here, given the nature of the cocoa market (cocoa comes from trees, which take time to grow). So the issue could linger. What hasn't changed, however, is Hershey's dominant industry position, or its plans to grow by acquiring non-chocolate confection businesses and salty snack brands. The key to this long-term approach, however, is couched in the fact that The Hershey Trust, a charitable organization, basically has voting control of Hershey the company. This means that Hershey the company can think long term even when Wall Street is thinking short term because The Hershey Trust desires a reliable and growing dividend to support its philanthropic efforts. That's probably what you want, too, but to support your spending needs in retirement. If you don't mind collecting a lofty dividend yield from a confectionary giant, waiting for Hershey to muddle through the current cocoa headwinds could be for you. PepsiCo and Hershey are two monster dividend stocks The average consumer staples stock yields around 2.5% today. Both PepsiCo and Hershey provide way more income. And while they each face specific business headwinds that have left them out of favor with investors, each company remains a giant in the niches where they compete. If you think in decades and not days when you buy dividend stocks, PepsiCo and Hershey should be on your buy list today. Should you invest $1,000 in Hershey right now? Before you buy stock in Hershey, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Hershey wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $642,582!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $829,879!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is975% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to172%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025
