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Cision Canada
12-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Introducing the Steakhouse Teen Burger™, a sweet and smoky twist on A&W's iconic Teen Burger
For a limited time, the Canadian Classic is all dressed up for barbecue season. VANCOUVER, BC, May 12, 2025 /CNW/ - A&W is introducing a new limited-time offer you won't want to miss: meet the new Steakhouse Teen Burger. Crafted with a mouthwatering sweet and savoury twist, this new recipe creates a bold experience for all Teen Burger lovers. This irresistible steakhouse-inspired burger also comes in its equally tasty sidekick, the Steakhouse Buddy Burger™, for just $4.99. Introducing a Steakhouse Twist to the Teen Burger Enjoy the sweet and smoky notes of bacon jam, the rich creaminess of peppercorn aioli, and the fresh bite of arugula, all working in harmony with the Teen Burger's classic ingredients: real cheddar cheese, fresh tomatoes, and of course, A&W's juicy grass-fed beef raised without hormones or steroids. A Winning Teen! A&W explored over 50 recipes of the A&W classic, such as the Everything Bagel Teen Burger, Cacio e Pepe Teen Burger, and even a Chocolate Teen Burger. These ideas were shared with over 700 Canadian burger lovers where the recipes were ranked by craveability. The Steakhouse Teen Burger emerged as the top craveable recipe by burger lovers. The A&W Menu Development team worked on bringing this winning recipe to life by sourcing the quality ingredients that would embody steakhouse flavours. "Bacon jam offers sweet and smoky notes, so we kept that as our hero ingredient in this new Steakhouse Teen Burger recipe," says Karan Suri, Senior Director, Innovation at A&W. "It pairs beautifully with the savoury depth of the new peppercorn aioli and the vibrant, peppery crunch of the fresh arugula that we added. These ingredients are going to bring that true steakhouse taste to our guests." Burger lovers ranked this as their favourite new Teen Burger concept, and now you can try it for yourself! Get the new Steakhouse Teen Burger*, available for a limited time at A&W Restaurants or through the A&W mobile app. And try the new Steakhouse Buddy Burger* for just $4.99. *Not available in Quebec. About A&W Canada A&W is Canada's original burger chain with over 1,070+ restaurants that are proudly Canadian-owned and operated. Home of The Burger Family, we are known for delicious classics like the Teen Burger, hand-battered Onion Rings and A&W Root Beer. You can enjoy our craveworthy burgers, breakfasts and beverages at one of our restaurants across the country. For more information, please visit
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Suzy Welch Q&A: Are you a leader or a follower? And how do you figure all that out?
There are some big, serious questions that stump some folks (me included). For instance: Where do you want to go in life? What do you want to do in today's evolving world? Do I want to be a leader or just part of the pack? Suzy Welch can help and has some answers for you in her new book, "Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career.' Welch is the director of NYU Stern's Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing, and co-author of the bestseller 'Winning' with her late husband, Jack Welch, the legendary CEO of General Electric. Here in "Becoming You," she doles out a practical playbook for finding happiness and purpose. I asked Welch to fill me in. Edited excerpts: Kerry Hannon: The word 'purpose' is kind of buzzy these days. How do you define it? Suzy Welch: First of all, I hate the buzziness. One of the reasons I wrote the book was it was driving me out of my everlasting mind that people were exhorting young people and older people to go live their purpose. People have been talking about finding their purpose since people started talking. There's even cave drawings that seem to suggest that the earliest human beings were searching for meaning. Now we find ourselves in the post-pandemic world, and people are do I work? Why do I work? And they're trying to figure out these very big questions, which do lead to understanding your purpose. So let's hear it. What are the keys to 'becoming you'? The premise is that your purpose lies at the intersection of your values, your deeply held beliefs, your authentic self, your emotional spinal cord, and your aptitudes, which are the cognitive and emotional proclivities you have. You are uniquely wired to do with your brain and your personality to a kind of work that comes more easily and more naturally to you. Then there is your economically viable interest. What growing parts of the economy call you emotionally, or intellectually, and can afford to pay you what you want to be paid? The work is identifying each one of those, then pinpointing the overlap. Sometimes, all this does is require you to tweak your life. Other times it's starting again. Can you describe your P.I.E. theory to me? P.I.E. stands for people, ideas, and execution. Long-term success boils down to three things: The quality of your relationships with other people, the quality of your ideas, and the quality of your execution. Are you a person people want to keep on dealing with? Are you trustworthy with high integrity? Are you sociable? Are you collaborative with your ideas? Do you have them? Are you engaged? Is your brain in the game? Do you help other people's ideas come to fruition if you don't have them yourself? And do you actually get stuff done? Do you do what you say you're going to do? You have to have that data to become you. You write that you cannot count the number of times you've seen the horseman of 'economic security' haul people away from their true values. What the heck do you mean? People hear about values and they say I know my values. I'm just not living them. And then they can't pinpoint why that is. Let's take these four horsemen one by one. You could be dealing with all of them at the same time, or you could see how one of them has stolen your life away. The first one is economic security, which is that we make decisions based just on the financial implications. We take the job that we don't really want because it pays more money. We buy the house that we don't really want, or we rent the apartment we don't really want, because it costs less. Economic security (is) a value, but it can really get in the way of the life we want to live. The second is expedience. We drift away from our values and living the way that we truly want to live according to our values because it's just too hard. We take the easier road. We want an exciting life, a bustling life, a life with learning and new experiences, but we often choose a job because it's going to be easier to get to it, or it will require less upskilling. The third horseman is expectations. Our family expects this, or culture expects that, or our spouse expects this, or we have expectations of ourselves. So we don't do the things we want to do because that's not what is expected of us. The final one is events. Sometimes, a bomb drops in our life. Somebody gets sick, or a kid goes off the rails, or we get fired. And events can take us away from living by our values. These horsemen are ever present. We have to identify them so that we can push back and decide, I'm not going to let my life be galloped away with. You write about the role nerve plans play in becoming a leader. Explain. There's this gigantic halo over the word leader. Everybody's supposed to want to be one. It's especially pervasive in college and business school where I teach that everybody should be a leader. But frankly, some of us are just not wired to be leaders, and we don't want to be leaders. It isn't our natural proclivity. There are so many great jobs, so much you can do if you're an individual contributor, or a team member, if you can let go of the internal pressure to want to be a leader. The parts of nerve are radical candor, or the ability to speak honestly; edge, or the ability to make a decision, and stamina — both physical and mental. You've got to have those three things which I call 'nerve.'...for the pressures of leadership. If you're low on nerve and don't like making decisions, and you're not particularly a big fan of hard messages, then power to you. Just understand that that does not set you up for leadership. Part of the 'becoming you' process is saying, let's just take a cool-headed look at what you're good at and who you really are. Words that get a lot of attention these days in the world of work are re-skilling and relationships. Discuss. Personally, I get exhausted just thinking about reskilling. Re-skilling is real. But we've all been re-skilling our whole lives. If you would like to be a leader, or move up the ladder, having a lot of different relationships with people outside of your comfort zone is going to be a big help. The more wide your circles are the more diverse your circles, the more you are prepared for the biggest takeaway you want your readers to go home with? There are three D's with life. The first D is default. You can live by default, which is what most of us do. We live lives that are very reactive. We see what comes at us, and we react the best we can. That's how I've rolled in my life. There's no shame in it. It can be pretty exhausting, though, and it can often not get you to where your heart is yearning to go. Then sprinkle in the second D, which is deliberation. We start to say, OK, I think I know what my values are, and oh, maybe I'm kind of good at this, or I've always been interested in this. And we get our arms around it a little bit. That is important to do. A third D is living by design. We know ourselves by design gets you to a place where you're living by your purpose, where you feel exquisitely alive. It doesn't guarantee happiness. I'm not part of the happiness industrial complex because I think happiness is complicated. But it does get you to a life of meaning. Kerry Hannon is a Senior Columnist at Yahoo Finance. She is a career and retirement strategist and the author of 14 books, including the forthcoming "Retirement Bites: A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future," "In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work" and "Never Too Old to Get Rich." Follow her on Bluesky. Sign up for the Mind Your Money newsletter Sign in to access your portfolio
Forbes
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
A Century Since The Waterproof Watch, Rolex Still Rules The Luxury Market
In the age of digital everything, the Rolex brand of mechanical watches keeps on ticking. What's the secret to its success? A 2020 episode of the PBS television series Antiques Road Show featured an Air Force veteran learning that the Rolex watch he'd bought nearly 50 years earlier for $345.95 was a rare model, estimated to be worth as much as $700,000. The shocked veteran playfully pretended to faint and a video of the segment went viral, collecting 16 million views to date. The watch in question was made in 1971, an Oyster model descended from the world's first waterproof wristwatch, invented by Rolex in 1926. The price the veteran paid is cheap by today's standards, but at the time about equal to a month's salary. The watch was in perfect condition, barely worn. What made it especially valuable was that Paul Newman, a Hollywood megastar, had prominently worn that model Rolex in the 1969 hit 'Winning,' a film about the high-stakes world of car racing where seconds count. More than 50 years later—to millions of watch dealers, collectors, and enthusiasts—the model is today known as the 'Paul Newman Rolex Daytona.' (The actual watch, the one Newman owned and wore in the film, sold in 2017 for nearly $18 million.) In the history of modern retailing, there are few luxury brands that have survived a century or more and retained their cache—think Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Cartier. None have the clout that Rolex has in its category. Luxury watches have long been a status purchase, but about a decade ago—around the time that China was beginning to boom and minting a generation of new wealth—prices of vintage models began to shoot up and the market for new watches exploded. Expensive brand-name watches in general became a pseudo-investment category, much like gold. Examples like the one that showed up in Fargo, North Dakota on Antiques Road Show fueled frenzied trading in vintage models, flipping of new models, and rampant counterfeiting. What makes the Rolex story unique is that a brand known for exquisitely designed and manufactured mechanical watches is, in the digital age, more popular than ever. According to Morgan Stanley, which puts out an annual report prepared by LuxeConsult, Rolex sells about twice as many watches as its nearest competitor, Cartier. According to the report for 2024, Rolex represented a third of the entire Swiss watch industry, and nearly 45% of the market for pre-owned watches. So, what's the secret to the Rolex juggernaut? For starters, since 1960 the company has been owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, a private family trust named for the brand's co-founder. Unlike many luxury brands, it has been insulated from the vagaries of the stock market and activist shareholders. It isn't an asset in the portfolio of a large holding company. In fact, Rolex is a nonprofit which reports that it donates its profits to various charities involved in the arts as well as social and environmental issues. The most important factor was the decision the company made in the 1960s to position its product as an 'exceptional watch for special people,' according to Pierre-Yves Donzé, author of a book about the company's history. In an interview published by Bloomberg last year, Donzé said the Swiss watch industry at the time was still marketing itself on the basis of Swiss craftsmanship and quality. 'The idea came from Americans and the advertising company J. Walter Thompson,' he said. 'This made Rolex a symbol of social achievement, of individual success and so on.' Thus, Paul Newman came to prominently wear a Rolex Oyster in a blockbuster movie, and thousands of celebrities since have been similarly seen, photographed and filmed wearing the latest $50,000-and-up model. The company has more recently taken steps to further insulate itself from the vagaries of the market. In 2023, Rolex bought Bucherer, one of the world's largest watch retailers. To deal with the proliferation of counterfeits, last year the company began a program to sell 'certified pre-owned' watches. It was seen as a radical but brilliant move, protecting the brand by giving customers the security of knowing the watch they're buying is definitely a Rolex, and that it has been refurbished by Rolex. Like millions of other aspiring young executives, I treasure the moment early in my career when I bought my first Rolex. The metal strap was so well designed that at times I hardly knew I had it on, it fit so well. Wearing it gave me an extra measure of confidence and it was a beautiful piece of jewelry. As an example of how to build and manage a brand, the Rolex story continues to inspire and inform.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Iconic Derby Lane greyhound track sold to investment group
The Brief St. Pete's Derby Lane greyhound track has been sold. The landmark has been open since 1925, having once hosted greyhound races and now offering poker, simulcast racing and other gaming options. An investment group with ties to Tampa and Montana bought the iconic St. Pete building. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The iconic Derby Lane greyhound track in St. Petersburg has been sold. Dogs haven't raced there since Florida voters outlawed greyhound racing several years ago, but it still hosts poker, simulcast racing and other gaming options. What's next Sources tell FOX 13 News that the new ownership will continue gaming at Derby Lane for the foreseeable future. The sale was to an investment group with ties to Tampa and Montana. The sale price was not available. Richard Winning, the fourth-generation owner of the track, wouldn't comment on the deal, but told FOX 13 News, "It's been a great run." The backstory Derby Lane opened in 1925 and was passed down by Winning's great-grandfather. The 130-acre site has frequently been mentioned as a possible location for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium. The Rays explored Derby Lane as a potential site, but found it to be unworkable from an environmental perspective due to drawbacks such as its low elevation and the risk of flooding. Speculation about future expanded use of the land includes a "live, work, play' mixed-use development, similar to Tampa's Midtown. Local perspective "It could be new apartments, new retail, while also respecting the existing gaming operation that exists on site. I think there's a ton of potential for this site," says Anthony Close of St. Pete Rising, a dot-com news site that covers development in St. Petersburg. At one time, Derby Lane had a full orchestra and was considered one of the most luxurious and picturesque greyhound tracks in the U.S. Numerous movies have filmed scenes at Derby Lane, including Ocean's 11 starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. For the last several years, Amazon has used the large parking lot to stage its trucks. Derby Lane is considered by many to have a perfect location in the metropolitan Tampa Bay Area with direct access to Tampa via the Gandy Bridge as well as its proximity to downtown St. Petersburg. "You could call our location downtown Tampa Bay," Winning told FOX 13 News in 2021. The Source FOX 13's Lloyd Sowers collected the information in this story. WATCH FOX 13 NEWS: STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
Fox News
04-03-2025
- Business
- Fox News
'He's back': Trump's joint address to Congress to be blanketed with 6-figure ad buy touting tax plan
FIRST ON FOX: A conservative nonprofit group will blanket the airwaves with an ad before and after President Donald Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday night, touting his tax cut plan and promising more "winning" as his term unfolds. "He's back," says the 30-second ad from the Plymouth Union Public Advocacy, a conservative nonprofit organization that "aims to advance public policies that make America stronger and more prosperous." "And that means tax cuts. Not just one, not just a couple, a lot of tax cuts. President Trump is fighting to extend his 2017 tax cuts. To end taxes on tips, overtime, social security. And will stand in the way of a tax on our healthcare that would drive up costs." The new ad, titled "Winning," will bracket Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday and is backed by a six-figure buy and will run nationally on television and digital platforms. "Trump's back. That means we're going to win," the ad says. "Not just a little, a lot. Thank President Trump for fighting to protect our tax cuts. We're not tired of winning." The ad comes shortly after a Fox News focus group of Independent voters approved of Trump's promise to cut taxes and eliminate wasteful government spending. TUNE IN: LIVE COVERAGE OF TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS TUESDAY NIGHT ON FOX NEWS The House of Representatives adopted a resolution last week that would eventually become a massive multitrillion-dollar bill full of Trump's priorities on the border, defense, energy and taxes. Fox News Digital exclusively reported on Monday that Trump's address to a joint session of Congress will have the theme, "Renewal of the American Dream." White House officials told Fox News Digital that the speech will feature four main sections: accomplishments from Trump's second term thus far at home and abroad; what the Trump administration has done for the economy; the president's renewed push for Congress to pass additional funding for border security; and the president's plans for peace around the globe. Several Democratic members are planning to boycott Trump's address, including Sen. Chris Murphy, D-CT, who will instead hold a live prebuttal of the speech. "I think that State of the Union speech is going to be a farce. I think it's going to be a MAGA pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation," Murphy told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday.
