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Calgary Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Calgary Herald
What makes this Ottawa doughnut better than a cronut is Canadian butter
Article content Article content In comparison, the doughnuts served at nearby Tim Hortons are not baked from scratch on site. Instead, they're partially baked at a large production facility, flash-frozen and then shipped to locations where they are finished off and served. Article content The Armstrongs plan to open a fourth location in Stittsville, as well as a store in Montreal, Tyler says. Article content He adds that he knows of no other doughnut business focused exclusively on 140-layer pastries. Article content The Armstrongs say business has succeeded because they've targeted the suburban market. Article content It's not that people in the 'burbs have sweeter teeth. But the families who live there are more likely to make bigger orders of a half-dozen doughnuts or more, while downtown couples and single folks buy a doughnut or two at a time, says Tyler, who has the data from pop-ups in downtown Ottawa to prove it. Nor are downtown students buying from Holey Confections because its price point is higher, he adds. Article content Article content Their doughnuts go for $5.80 a piece or $34.80, which isn't taxed, for six. Holey Confections sells roughly 2,000 doughnuts on a good Saturday. Article content The Armstrongs say that based on their social media and e-commerce data, more than 90 per cent of the people who follow Holey Confections are women. Article content Article content '(Women) are very organized. They're the planners for the party,' says Tyler. Article content In the spring of 2023, the Armstrongs pitched their business on Dragon's Den. The appearance, televised in early 2024, resulted in a buy-in of $500,000 for a quarter-share of Holey Confections and drove up the business's popularity in Ottawa. Article content If Holey Confections were ever to crack into the U.S. market with Canadian-made doughnuts, they might well prove better than their American competitors, the Armstrongs say. Article content The reason why: Canadian butter, the key ingredient in Holey Confections treats, is better than the U.S. stuff thanks to Canadian regulations, the Armstrongs say. Article content Article content 'In Canada, we have very strict guidelines for butters and milks. Our butter is better,' says Samantha. 'It's the biggest ingredient, and if it's not top quality, the doughnuts get stale quicker. They don't fluff and give those layers that you need.' Article content Pie Rogues' Russian hand pies Article content SuzyQ's doughnuts Article content Article content Article content
Ottawa Citizen
2 days ago
- Business
- Ottawa Citizen
What makes this Ottawa doughnut better than a cronut is Canadian butter
Article content Article content In comparison, the doughnuts served at nearby Tim Hortons are not baked from scratch on site. Instead, they're partially baked at a large production facility, flash-frozen and then shipped to locations where they are finished off and served. Article content The Armstrongs plan to open a fourth location in Stittsville, as well as a store in Montreal, Tyler says. Article content He adds that he knows of no other doughnut business focused exclusively on 140-layer pastries. Article content The Armstrongs say business has succeeded because they've targeted the suburban market. Article content It's not that people in the 'burbs have sweeter teeth. But the families who live there are more likely to make bigger orders of a half-dozen doughnuts or more, while downtown couples and single folks buy a doughnut or two at a time, says Tyler, who has the data from pop-ups in downtown Ottawa to prove it. Nor are downtown students buying from Holey Confections because its price point is higher, he adds. Article content Article content Their doughnuts go for $5.80 a piece or $34.80, which isn't taxed, for six. Holey Confections sells roughly 2,000 doughnuts on a good Saturday. Article content The Armstrongs say that based on their social media and e-commerce data, more than 90 per cent of the people who follow Holey Confections are women. Article content Article content '(Women) are very organized. They're the planners for the party,' says Tyler. Article content In the spring of 2023, the Armstrongs pitched their business on Dragon's Den. The appearance, televised in early 2024, resulted in a buy-in of $500,000 for a quarter-share of Holey Confections and drove up the business's popularity in Ottawa. Article content If Holey Confections were ever to crack into the U.S. market with Canadian-made doughnuts, they might well prove better than their American competitors, the Armstrongs say. Article content The reason why: Canadian butter, the key ingredient in Holey Confections treats, is better than the U.S. stuff thanks to Canadian regulations, the Armstrongs say. Article content Article content 'In Canada, we have very strict guidelines for butters and milks. Our butter is better,' says Samantha. 'It's the biggest ingredient, and if it's not top quality, the doughnuts get stale quicker. They don't fluff and give those layers that you need.' Article content Pie Rogues' Russian hand pies Article content SuzyQ's doughnuts Article content Dubai Chocolate mini-pancakes and waffles at Yummy Waffle Article content Article content Article content
Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Kerry school make history with JEP award win – ‘We were absolutely floored at the news'
The school's winning project saw the multi-grade 3rd to 6th class create a subscription business called The Mall Market, which provides weekly shopping to the local community after their last local shop closed. It's the first time that a Kerry school has received the highest accolade of Class of the Year since the programme expanded nationally from Kerry in 2014, and in a double triumph for the county, Scoil Réalt na Mara in Cromane received the Community Champions Award. News of Knocknagoshel's big win came as a complete surprise to everyone involved in the school as, in an all-island competition with 400 schools taking part, they beat the lot and came out top in the award category. They first heard of the win when Vicky Landers from the Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) team arrived at the school to deliver the news. Speaking to The Kerryman on Tuesday, Suzanne Sheehy spoke of their shock at the win and revealed that it was the closure of the last shop in the village was the inspiration for the project. Knocknagoshel National School is situated in the centre of the village, and children have witnessed first-hand the adverse effects of losing the last shop, particularly on elderly people. "We were absolutely floored. It was completely unexpected. The team from the Junior Entrepreneur Programme, kept it [the news] completely quiet and all under wraps. They wanted to see our reaction as it happened so none of us knew beforehand at all, it was absolutely fabulous,' she said. "They [the kids] put so much work into it, they worked so hard on it. They really enjoyed it but it was a lot of hard work. They were just over the moon at the win. It took a while for the win to sink in for them. I don't think they fully got it when she [Vicky Landers from the JEP] said it at first. They didn't realise the magnitude of the win and what they had achieved,' she continued. Suzanne revealed that 'The Mall Market' was chosen as the best project to enter thanks to a 'Dragon's Den' style event held earlier in the year in which the kids pitched their business ideas to three members of the local business community. "Two of the boys, in particular, started off with the idea. They saw a gap in the market when the local shop here closed. There would be a lot of elderly people around the village and the other nearest shop is quite a bit away so getting something as basic as milk, for people who don't drive, was quite an ordeal,' she said. "So they just thought 'if we could set up a community shop' and really that's where the idea started. They came up with the idea of a subscription box and rang around local suppliers. They did their research to find out what projects would be the most in-demand products and they went looking for those. They were bartering and haggling with the local business people and they made sure they still came out with their profit,' she continued. "I wouldn't be surprised if we saw one or two of them on The Apprentice in 10 years' time!" she chuckled. The Mall Market service has been running for eight weeks and has generated a profit of over €1,000 to date. The class treated themselves to a school tour with their profits.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Watch Meghan Markle take ‘subtle swipe' at Royal Family as she reveals how she'd ‘rewrite public narrative' on podcast
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MEGHAN Markle has taken a "subtle swipe" at the Royal Family as she reveals how she'd change the public narrative on her podcast. The Duchess of Sussex appeared on her podcast alongside friend Emma Grede, CEO of Good American and founding partner of Kim Kardashian's Skims line, where she seemed to take several digs at the Royal Family. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Meghan Markle took a subtle swipe at the Royal Family on her podcast Credit: YouTube 3 Meghan Markle with her friend Emma Grede, CEO of Good American and founding partner of Kim Kardashian's Skims line Credit: YouTube 3 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace Credit: Getty - Contributor On the podcast, Meghan revealed that she wanted people to "tell the truth" about her, when asked "if you you could rewrite your public narrative from scratch, is there anything you would do differently?" The Duchess went on to share advice that she had receieved from Serana Williams regarding how she was viewed in the public after falling love with Prince Harry. "My dear friend Serena, she told me years ago: 'A lie can't live forever,'" said Meghan. She added: "Eight years is a long time, but not forever." The former Suits star also revealed she didn't feel her voice was truly empowered during her time as a royal — and said it only returned after stepping back and reclaiming her Instagram account. Meghan added: "It was a great way to get my voice back." It comes after the Duchess broke her silence on her cringey twerking video after it sparked wild conspiracy theories. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, posted the footage earlier this month showing her and Prince Harry dancing in a hospital room as she tried to induce daughter Lilibet's birth in 2021. But conspiracy theorists bizarrely claimed that Meghan's bump was not real, suggesting she was wearing a prosthetic pregnant belly in the clip. Now, almost a fortnight after sharing the 80-second video with her three million followers on Instagram, the ex-Suits actress has defended her decision to post the personal footage. Meghan's twerking video was so cringey it was like parody, but it did exactly what she wanted She called on people to "tell the truth" about her and claimed that the video was a chance for her to share behind the scenes of her "authentic" life. Speaking on Dragon's Den star Emma Grede on the entrepreneur's Aspire podcast, she said: "You have to be authentic. "Did you see my "Baby Momma" dance? That wasn't yesterday, that was four years ago. "It's a really great reminder that with all the noise or whatever people do, there's still a whole life - a real, authentic, fun life - that's happening behind the scenes. "I'm just grateful that now, being back on social as well, I have a place where I can share it on my own terms." The footage - released to celebrate Lilibet's fourth birthday on June 3 - showed heavily pregnant Meghan making rowing movements and shimmying her shoulders beside the hospital bed. But it was slammed by royal experts as cringey and "hard to watch". Commmentator Ingrid Seward accused The Sussexes of invading their own privacy. She told The Sun: 'They can do what they like but why put it online? "Does Meghan have no boundaries? I think it's vulgar, unnecessary, attention-seeking. 'They make such a point about privacy and security and then they put stuff out there. Meghan can't resist putting it out there. 'I think it's completely hypocritical for everything she stands for. It's very embarrassing.' It comes after Meghan Markle shared a rare video showing Archie and Lilibet to wish Harry a Happy Father's day. And Price Louis stole the show today as he joined members of the Royal Family to mark the King's official birthday.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Meghan Markle breaks silence on ‘baby mama dance' after hospital twerking vid sparked wild conspiracy theories
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MEGHAN Markle has broken her silence on her cringey twerking video after it sparked wild conspiracy theories. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, posted the footage earlier this month showing her and Prince Harry dancing in a hospital room as she tried to induce daughter Lilibet's birth in 2021. 5 Meghan has hit back against conspiracy theorists claiming that her video was fake Credit: Youtube 5 Conspiracy theorists bizarrely claimed that Meghan's bump was not real Credit: Instagram 5 She called on people to 'tell the truth' about her Credit: Youtube But conspiracy theorists bizarrely claimed that Meghan's bump was not real, suggesting she was wearing a prosthetic pregnant belly in the clip. Now, almost a fortnight after sharing the 80-second video with her three million followers on Instagram, the ex-Suits actress has defended her decision to post the personal footage. She called on people to "tell the truth" about her and claimed that the video was a chance for her to share behind the scenes of her "authentic" life. Speaking on Dragon's Den star Emma Grede on the entrepreneur's Aspire podcast, she said: "You have to be authentic. "Did you see my "Baby Momma" dance? That wasn't yesterday, that was four years ago. "It's a really great reminder that with all the noise or whatever people do, there's still a whole life - a real, authentic, fun life - that's happening behind the scenes. "I'm just grateful that now, being back on social as well, I have a place where I can share it on my own terms." The footage - released to celebrate Lilibet's fourth birthday on June 3 - showed heavily pregnant Meghan making rowing movements and shimmying her shoulders beside the hospital bed. Prince Harry also shuffles into view in a hoodie to the strains of then-viral pregnancy hit The Baby Momma Dance. Podcast host Emma, founding partner of SKIMS and CEO of Good American, admitted she was shocked to see Prince Harry dancing in the video. She joked: "We maybe watched it like 20 times yesterday. "I was like, is that Prince Harry there with the fingers? I was like, okay, Meghan and Harry, let's go. "But that's you, right? That's you in a way that we kind of haven't been able to see you before." Emma Grede's Aspire episode with Meghan is set to air today. She posted it on the social media platform alongside the caption: "Four years ago today, this also happened. "Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work - there was only one thing left to do!" But it was slammed by royal experts as cringey and "hard to watch". Meghan's twerking video was so cringey it was like parody, but it did exactly what she wanted Commmentator Ingrid Seward accused The Sussexes of invading their own privacy. She told The Sun: 'They can do what they like but why put it online? "Does Meghan have no boundaries? I think it's vulgar, unnecessary, attention-seeking. 'They make such a point about privacy and security and then they put stuff out there. Meghan can't resist putting it out there. 'I think it's completely hypocritical for everything she stands for. It's very embarrassing.' Meghan's comments came after she shared a rare personal video showing Archie and Lilibet to wish Harry a happy Father's Day. The compilation showed photos and videos of Harry laughing, dancing and spending time with his children through the years. Her Father's Day tribute to husband Harry followed the same pattern with the clips of her kids featuring the back of their heads only. 5 The video was slammed by royal experts as cringey and 'hard to watch' Credit: Youtube
