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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EXCEL® Gum Unveils Fresh New Look and Concert Experiences to Power a Summer of Confidence
The #1 gum brand in Canada launches bold new identity and activations at Budweiser Stage and Osheaga TORONTO, May 29, 2025 /CNW/ - Canada's favourite gum just got a fresh makeover. EXCEL® Gum, proudly part of Mars, is unveiling a bold new look this summer, celebrating a new era of confidence, culture, and connection. Launching alongside a renewed partnership with Live Nation Canada–including headline activations at Osheaga and Budweiser Stage–the rebrand builds on EXCEL®'s momentum as the #1 everyday confectionary brand and gum brand in Canada. "For over 30 years, EXCEL has been a trusted companion in Canadians' daily lives — that go-to in your pocket when you want to feel fresh, boost your confidence, or spark a shared moment with friends," said Patrick Zeng, Marketing Director at Mars Canada. "Now, with a bold new look and a campaign that brings EXCEL to some of the country's most iconic summer stages, we're evolving the brand to match the energy, confidence, and cultural moments that bring people together." With its new visual identity, EXCEL® is keeping things fresh for the next generation of chewers while reinvigorating its core fans. The new brandmark features sharp, dynamic angles that symbolize ambition and confidence, while the frost outline evolves into a clean, bright burst–a nod to the sparkle of a smile. A vibrant "power glow" further brings each flavour's unique energy to life. The refreshed look will begin appearing across Canada starting June 2025. Concert Confidence: Bringing Bold Energy to Canada's Music Scene Music has always been a catalyst for confidence, and this summer, EXCEL® is taking the stage. Following a successful 2024 season, EXCEL® is proud to continue its partnership with Live Nation Canada, bringing "Concert Confidence" to music lovers and gum chewers alike. This summer, key experiences include: EXCEL® Chew & Chill Patio at Budweiser Stage: Bringing the group chat together IRL, the lounge offers shaded seating, picture-perfect photo moments, and chances to win exclusive seat upgrades. Open now for the summer season, with pop-up EXCEL® Refreshers sampling at select shows. EXCEL® Refreshers Misting Station at Osheaga: Helping festival goers cool down between sets, this new activation features jumbo water misters and samples of EXCEL® Refreshers' fruity flavours: strawberry, blueberry, and tropical. Catch it at Osheaga from August 1 to August 3, 2025. Canadians can experience EXCEL®'s new look in-stores, at Budweiser Stage, and Osheaga all summer long, and are encouraged to share their Concert Confidence moments by tagging @excelgumca on socials. ABOUT MARS, INCORPORATED Mars, Incorporated is driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. As a global, family-owned business, Mars is transforming, innovating, and evolving to make a positive impact on the world. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of quality confectionery, food, and pet care products and services, we employ 140,000+ dedicated Associates. With almost $47 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world's best-loved brands including Ben's Original™, CESAR®, EXCEL®, KIND®, M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, and WHISKAS®. We are creating a better world for pets through our global network of pet hospitals and diagnostic services – including AniCura, BANFIELD™, BLUEPEARL™, Linnaeus and VCA™ – using cutting edge technology to develop breakthrough programs in genetic health screening and DNA testing. For more information about Mars, please visit Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. SOURCE Mars, Incorporated View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
Straits Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Food Picks: Bright, lively Sri Lankan flavours at Station by Kotuwa
Chilled Rasam with cherry tomatoes and yogurt (left) and Babath Crispy Tripe at Station by Kotuwa. PHOTOS: STATION BY KOTUWA SINGAPORE – Busy and buzzy, Station by Kotuwa in Boon Tat Street channels the energy of a train station, which is what inspired its name and vibe. The restaurant is an offshoot of chef Rishi Naleendra's Kotuwa, a Sri Lankan restaurant at New Bahru. Singaporean chef Jay Teo, 34, heads the kitchen at Station, and he offers bright, vibrant Sri Lankan flavours that are not, thankfully for this chilli coward, overly fiery. What I like about the place is that the menu is flexible. I can go there and order a series of small plates; a couple of snacks to go with cocktails; or a full, proper meal. The best dish at my meal is Babath Crispy Tripe ($7), which are like keto fries to me. Strips of tripe are braised in aromatics such as lemongrass, cardamom and star anise before being deep-fried. They are then coated in a spice blend made up of cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, fennel, black pepper, sweet paprika, cayenne, chilli powder and turmeric, and there is lime aioli for dipping. That aromatic spice blend makes every strip of tripe sing, and I find myself reaching for piece after piece. Also terrific is Chilled Rasam ($14), thick and tangy, with peeled cherry tomatoes floating in yogurt and gently tart soup, plus a drizzle of mustard oil. It wakes the palate up and is perfect on a hot day. Similarly refreshing is Kingfish ($18), raw cubes of the fish mixed with coconut dressing with jambu, onions, kaffir lime oil and puffed rice. The flavours are lively and delicious with pappadum. Tangy Seeni Sambol ($5), a caramelised onion and tamarind condiment; Pol Sambol ($5), made with grated coconut, chilli and lime; and Wambatu Moju ($5), eggplant pickled in coconut vinegar, are threats to my low-carb diet. It is difficult not to want to have extra helpings of impossibly fluffy basmati rice ($6) so I can have more of those condiments. Tempered Dahl ($8) is yet another flavourful rice thief. I would be happy with just these but the Pan Roasted Red Grouper ($36), with mustard curry, boasts a crisp skin from binchotan grilling and a creamy, fairly punchy mustard sauce. For dessert, there can only be Valrhona Chocolate Biscuit Pudding ($14), Marie biscuits soaked in milk and arrack, and layered with chocolate mousse. The lightly boozy fermented coconut sap gives it some kick. Where: Station by Kotuwa, 21 Boon Tat Street MRT: Telok Ayer Open: Noon to 3pm (Wednesdays to Fridays), from 6pm, with last order at 9.30pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays), closed on Sundays and Mondays Info: Call 6221-1911 or go to Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
CBS News
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Wheels of Hope promotion rules
SANBORN CHEVROLET "WHEELS OF HOPE" No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or RECEIVE THE PRIZE. The PROMOTION is void where prohibited by law. 1. How to Nominate: (a) Wheels of Hope ("WOH") will begin on May 5, 2025 at 5 a.m. (PDT) and end on May 25, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT). (b) Sanborn Chevrolet (from here forward in the document defined as "Sponsor") is looking to provide a vehicle to a person in need in the community. KOVR/KMAX (from here forward in this document as being defined as the "Station") is asking viewers to submit an entry either on their behalf or someone else who could really use a car. Here's how: Compose an original 250 words or less document (the "Document") that provides an insight into the nominee's (you or someone else) economic situation and explain how receiving a car would benefit them and/or their family. Nominations should not provide specific financial information, but an insight into the positive impact having the car would be to their lives. The Document must meet the following requirements: o Must not exceed 250 words o Must be in English o Must be the sole, exclusive and original work of the entrant and should not contain third-party quotes, parodies or other materials not created and/or owned by entrant · Must not provide information about the nominee that is misleading, false or intended to deceive · Must not be written nor assisted by artificial intelligence programs o Must not be or contain material that is unlawful, defamatory, libelous, slanderous deceptive, fraudulent, tortious, profane, explicit or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate o Must have permission from any persons mentioned in the Document and entrant must be able to provide to Sponsor express written consent of every such person mentioned in the Document upon request (c) Only one entry per person. (d) Sponsor nor Station is not responsible for technical or computer failures, errors or data loss of any kind, lost or unavailable Internet connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or deleted computer or network transmissions, inability to access any Web site or on-line service, or any other error or malfunction, or late, lost, illegible or misdirected entries. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If the judges determine, in their sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with WOH or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of WOH, the judges reserve the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate WOH and conduct a random drawing to award the prize among all eligible entries received as of the termination date. If WOH is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will be posted at or If, for any reason, WOH is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor or Station which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of WOH, Sponsor and Station reserves the rights at their discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend WOH. Sponsor and Station reserve the rights to disqualify any entrant that tampers with the operation of WOH or website or violates the Official Rules of WOH. By use of this website and by submitting a nomination for WOH, you agree to the Station's Web Site Terms of Use Agreement and to the use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy located at: or and Sanborn Chevrolet's Privacy Policy located at: (e) Entry deemed made by holder of e-mail account. (f) Odds of receiving the vehicle depend on number of eligible entries. 2. Eligibility Restrictions: (a) Submitting a nomination for WOH is open to all legal residents within the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto region of California served by KOVR/KMAX, CBS 13, Good Day, KMAX 31, who are 18 years of age or older and considered low income. Employees of CBS Sacramento, Paramount Global, General Motors, Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc., Grocery Outlet, Phoong Law, other television and radio stations in the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, and their affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising agencies and their immediate family members and persons living in the same household are ineligible to participate or receive the vehicle. (b) All entries become the property of the Station and the Sponsor, and will not be returned. By entering, entrants agree to abide by these rules, and warrant and represent that their entry is accurate, their original work, and not written by someone else or artificial intelligence (AI). (c) Entrants are required to provide truthful information and the Station will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 18. 3. Prizes: (a) One (1) individual or organization will receive a certified pre-owned 2022 Chevrolet Equinox LS Sport Utility 4D (ERV: $24,800.00) from the Sponsor, Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc. in Lodi, California. Recipient must present a valid driver's license to accept the prize. Recipient of the vehicle will also receive a $1,000.00 gas card provided by Phoong Law and $1,000.00 worth of supermarket gift cards provided by Grocery Outlet. (b) Recipient will be announced live on CBS News Sacramento on or around June 12, 2025 at 5pm in Lodi, CA In addition to a valid driver's license, recipient must be able to provide a valid Government Identification if requested by Sponsor, Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc., in order to release the prize. If recipient is unable to provide sufficient identification as requested by the Sponsor, Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc., by the given deadline, recipient will be deemed as ineligible and another finalist will receive the vehicle. (c) Award is not transferable and may not be substituted for or redeemed for cash. Sponsor, Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc., reserves the right to substitute prize for another vehicle. 4. Selection of Recipient: (a) A panel of judges at the Station, CBS Sacramento, will review each eligible nominee submission based on set criteria of how compelling Entrant's reasoning is as to their personal situation and why the nominee needs the vehicle (70%), and (2) creativity and originality (30%) (the "Judging Criteria"). Each eligible Entry will be scored in accordance with the Judging Criteria. (b) The judges at the Station, CBS Sacramento, will select five (5) finalists from amongst all eligible entries. The finalist entries will then be provided to the Sponsor, Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc. (c) The Sponsor, Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc., will contact the five (5) finalists to confirm eligibility and inform them of potential tax and other implications. If any finalists is unwilling or unable to accept the vehicle, another finalist will be selected. (d) On or around June 6, 2025, using the Judging Criteria, judges at Sponsor, Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc., will select the recipient of the vehicle. (e) Recipient must be present for receipt of the vehicle on live television or the reward is null and void. 5. Conditions: (a) Payment of all federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the vehicle recipient and recipient may receive an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent from Sponsor. (b) By participating in WOH, nominators and/or recipient (or, in the case of a minor, their parent/legal guardian) agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest, and to sign a publicity release, affidavit of eligibility and release of liability prior to acceptance of the prize. By accepting the prize, recipient grants to Station and Sponsor the right to use the recipient's name, voice, picture and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, without further permission or additional compensation (except where prohibited by law). Unless agreed to otherwise, all expenses on receipt and use of prize are the sole responsibility of recipient. Recipient, by acceptance of their prizes, agree to release to the Station, Paramount Global, the Sponsor , their respective parents and subsidiaries, and their respective advertising, promotion and production agencies from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the prize or while preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling to any prize-related activity. 6. Contest Sponsor and/or Station reserve the right to make changes in the rules of the contest which will become effective upon announcement. 7. Sponsor and/or the Station is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of WOH or in the announcement of the prize. 8. Failure to comply with WOH rules may result in a contestant's disqualification. 9. WOH is Sponsored by Sanborn Chevrolet (collectively "Sponsor" or "Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc.") To obtain a copy of the official rules and/or winner's list, please write by July 9th, 2025 to: Sanborn Chevrolet WHEELS OF HOPE C/O CBS 13/KMAX 31 2713 KOVR Drive West Sacramento, CA 95605
CNA
26-04-2025
- Business
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - April's Recommendations by Chope
CNA938 Rewind Tuck into the world's flavours without leaving the city. Cheryl Goh speaks with Dinesh Balasingam, Chief Business Officer at Chope, about his latest restaurant finds—from modern Sri Lankan at Station and inventive fusion at Hermanos, to the elegant simplicity of Japanese Unagi.
CBS News
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Post-metal maestros Russian Circles headline the Fillmore
Cinematic post-metal favorites Russian Circles return to San Francisco Wednesday night, sharing the stage at the Fillmore with fellow Chicago-based instrumental band Pelican. For the past 15 years, Chicago instrumental trio Russian Circles has been one of the key players if the Midwestern city's fertile experimental metal scene. Founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Sullivan and original bassist Colin DeKuiper after their math-rock band Dakota/Dakota dissolved, the two musicians recruited metal drummer David Turncrantz and started exploring cinematic sonic territory that nodded to Chicago post-rock pioneers Tortoise. The group would part ways with DeKuiper in 2008, bringing former Botch/These Arms Are Snakes bassist Brian Cook on board for the recording of their second album, Station. With its line-up solidified, the trio has refined its slowly blossoming style of atmospheric post-metal to majestic new heights. Recording for independent label Sergeant House since the release of the band's fourth effort Empros in 2011, the trio has continued to build on its loyal fan base. The group took some time releasing a studio follow-up to its elegiac 2019 album Memorial (the band did issue its first concert recording Live at Dunk! Fest a year later), but in 2019 issued Blood Year, its third effort for the established metal imprint. Another brooding and atmospheric exploration of heavy sounds, the album found the trio working at the top of its game. With the pandemic forcing the band off the road during what likely would have been continued touring to promote Blood Year, Russian Circles would instead focus on writing new material. With COVID keeping the individual members in isolation, the trio eschewed its usual songwriting approach of fleshing out ideas during in-person band practices for a different method with each player making demos of fully formed tunes that were then presented to the group. The resulting effort Gnosis presents some of the most aggressive and emotional songs Russian Circle has recorded yet, channeling the frustrations, fears and anxieties of pandemic existence into a taut and cathartic 40 minutes of music that stands with their best work. For this headlining show at the Fillmore Wednesday, the group is joined by Chicago heavy instrumental compatriots Pelican. Formed by members of experimental grindcore outfit Tusk, guitarists Trevor de Brauw and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec and the sibling rhythm section of drummer Larry Herweg and bassist Bryan Herweg began exploring their moody mix of ethereal drones and crushing riffs on their first demo that would be released as an EP by Hydra Head Records in 2001. Pelican quickly established their unique musical chemistry with the band's proper debut album Australasia featuring the extended exploratory tunes "Nightenday" and "Angel Tears" as well as the more complex and layered 2005 follow-up The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw The band has continued to mine its sound on subsequent albums, including its most recent effort in 2019 entitled Nighttime Stories that found the quartet moving towards tighter, more concise song structures. Fans can expect a preview of new music from Pelican's forthcoming recording Cascading Crescent set to be released in May.
