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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
Greek yogurt – including unreasonable facsimiles posing as Greek-style – has had a long run of success in the United States even if Greek companies missed the trend, didn’t advertise enough, and ceded the market first to Chobani, and then international conglomerates.
Now it’s too late to catch up. Icelandic yogurt, also known as Skyr, has skyrocketed in popularity for Americans, who are setting aside their real Greek yogurt for the new treat.
It’s high in protein, low in sugar, and thicker than Greek. While U.S. yogurt sales dropped 3.4 percent in the 12 months ended in February, the Icelandic style jumped 24 percent to $173.9 million, Nielsen data show.
The Viking invasion is “one of the few bright spots,” in the yogurt market Icelandic Provisions Chief Executive Officer Mark Alexander, who took the helm of the yogurt maker in February, told Bloomberg financial news agency.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, history was being written in a Manhattan courtroom.
PARIS - With heavy security set for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games during a time of terrorism, France has asked to use a Greek air defense system as well although talks are said to have been going on for months.
PARIS (AP) — Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.