We spend a lot of ink (and digital electrons) on all the wrongs that a suburban-dominated state government has inflicted on rural Virginia.
How the legislature has repeatedly killed all attempts to ease the disparities between schools in the stateâs most affluent regions and its poorest ones.
How the legislature saw fit to abolish the coal tax credit but offered the coal counties nothing in return except the promise of an economic study.
How Gov. Ralph Northam proposed as a candidate to turn the University of Virginiaâs College at Wise into a research university that could generate economic spinoffs for the region but hasnât made any effort in office to do so.
Social media trends that are here to stay in 2021 Details
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People have been turning to social media more than ever to connect. In the past year or so, there was a 10.5% increase in the total number of social media users throughout the world, which now makes up more than half of the entire world’s population.
It has even been reported there are 12 new users on social media every second. All things considered, it only makes sense that a bunch of social media trends have risen and grown in popularity these past 12 months.
That being said, many trends come and go – so which of these trends are here to stay?
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Pernod Ricard takes majority stake in Colombian rum brand La Hechicera
09 March 2021 By Phoebe French
French drinks group Pernod Ricard has acquired a majority stake in Colombian rum brand La Hechicera for an undisclosed sum.
The deal forms part of Pernod Ricard’s transform and accelerate strategy, which was unveiled in 2018 and “focuses on investing in long-term, profitable growth”.
La Hechicera was launched in 2012 by Miguel and Laura, members of the Riascos family that has been producing rum for three generations, and their friend Martamaria Carrillo.
The brand name, which translates as ‘the enchantress’, is associated with a portfolio which includes blended rum La Hechicera Reserva Familiar, which is aged in ex-Bourbon barrels, La Hechicera Serie Experimental #1, finished in Muscat casks, and Serie Experimental #2, a rum infused with organic banana.
The Drinks Business
09 March 2021 By Arabella Mileham
Cava regulatory body, DO Cava, is rolling out a new marketing push across the UK to raise the perception of the Spanish sparkling wine among UK consumers.
Vines at Villa Conchi – photo care of Araex Grands
The nine-month campaign, which will be launched in April, will focus on trade and consumer focussed marketing and education to raise the perception of Cava as “a nuanced, high-quality sparkling wine, with the ability to pair with a vast array of global cuisines”.
The Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida “Cava” (D.O. Cava) are planning a series of strategic partnerships, curated events and initiatives to boost the visibility to the Spanish fizz under the new ‘360 Degrees of Cava’ push. This will highlight its indiginous grape varieties, the traditional sparkling method, bottle ageing, and the distinctive terroir and culture of its Spanish-Mediterranean origins, as well