He was ordained a priest in 1815 and became curate in Ecully He was then sent to the remote French community of Ars in 1818 to be a parish priest the priest immediately began praying and working for the conversion of his parishioners Although he saw himself as unworthy of his mission as pastor he allowed himself to be consumed by the love of God as he served the people Vianney slowly helped to revive the community’s faith through both his prayers and the witness of his lifestyle He gave powerful homilies on the mercy and love of God and it is said that even staunch sinners were converted upon hearing him His reputation as a confessor grew rapidly and pilgrims traveled from all over France to come to him in the Sacrament of Reconciliation Firmly committed to the conversion of the people he would spend up to 16 hours a day in the confessional Plagued by many trials and besieged by the devil he spent much time in prayer and practiced much mortification while working without rest in unfailing humility including the bishop and priests of the diocese who already viewed his life as a model of priestly holiness The Holy Curé of Ars was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925 Over 450,000 pilgrims travel to Ars every year in remembrance of his holy life CNA is a service of EWTN News, Inc. The French CEFDG (Commission d'Évaluation des Diplômes et des Formations de Gestion) has approved the extension request of the Global BBA of emlyon a higher education degree in international business administration The same CEFDG also renewed its “grade de licence” (bachelor) for 4 years The Global BBA program is to open in Lyon-Ecully The Global BBA is a multi-campus program providing students with great mobility in France and internationally all throughout their program thanks to the various campuses of emlyon (Lyon-Ecully and some one-hundred partner universities across the world Global BBA students from the campuses in Lyon-Ecully will all be able to opt for an apprenticeship The “grade de licence” (bachelor) is renewed for 4 years The Global BBA of emlyon is one of the 6 bachelors' in management sciences to have obtained their “grade de licence” to be renewed for a period of 4 years The Commission grants the “grade de licence” to the most demanding bachelor's complying with high-quality criteria emlyon's Global BBA was most particularly distinguished for the following key strengths: When renewing the “grade de licence” the CEFDG recognizes the academic excellence of emlyon and that of its Global BBA Congratulations to the pedagogical teams who work hard every day at providing a high-quality pedagogical experience to our students A warm welcome to the future Bachelor cohorts who shall start on the campus in Lyon-Ecully; we are very much looking forward to their arrival in September 2022 Download the press release Contact us FAQ See itinerary see all campuses The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. ECULLY, France -- Groupe SEB, a French conglomerate of small appliance and cookware manufacturers, is poised to acquire Wilbur Curtis one of the biggest names in coffee and tea brewing equipment The move follows SEB’s continued expansion into the commercial coffee industry France-based company has yet to disclose the terms of the transaction Calif.-based Wilbur Curtis has grown its sales to more than $90 million The company manufactures equipment for foodservice operators in the coffeehouse Although SEB might not be a household name in the U.S the company’s portfolio includes well-known international brands such as All-Clad SEB has focused on growing its presence in the professional coffee space since acquiring WMF “As a specialist in filter coffee machines in the United States Wilbur Curtis represents for the group—that is already present on this market with Schaerer and WMF full-automatic espresso machines—a very valuable strategic complement to its product offering and customer portfolio,” said Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise Groupe SEB becomes one of the leaders in the professional coffee business in the United States.” Groupe SEB sells about 300 million products each year It operates in nearly 150 countries and has approximately 33,000 employees LAS VEGAS -- The more than a thousand suppliers posted up on the 2018 NACS Show floor symbolize a sea of foodservice trends that convenience stores could jump into; however instead of cannonballing into an evolved foodservice program some experts advise retailers to first test the waters “You have to play to your audience,” said Mark DiDomenico director of client solutions for Chicago-based Datassential “Think safe experimentation to dip toes into a forward-looking trend but make it accessible and not lose consumers.” Wade into these bite-sized strategies for leveling up foodservice offerings .. “It helps to have someone who knows about it to work on the development.” RaceTrac Petroleum Inc is always looking for ways to make a small shift in offerings director of food programs for the Atlanta-based brand. For instance the c-store chain added almond creamers to its coffee program RaceTrac is also developing an almond milk-based Swirl World ice cream flavor “We don’t think we’re going to replace our full set but if someone is looking for it they’re going to buy somewhere else,” Turner said where the retailer transformed a grab-and-go case into a happy hour Customers could try anything from the case during the event When enhancing the category with made-to-order foodservice operators might want to eliminate redundancies in their offerings “If you have a turkey and roast beef sandwich in the [grab-and-go case] so that it gives them a different occasion for each item,” she said focus on more premium ingredients on the made-to-order item so that retailers will not have to pay higher margins on waste in the case When RaceTrac launched its new smoothie program the chain named one of its smoothies the Tropical Paradise The rest of the smoothies were more bluntly named The Tropical Paradise was the lowest performing smoothie in the entire set RaceTrac changed the name to Tropical Mango and it became the second-best seller overnight “The naming piece is very important,” he said “How can you with a small change adjust what’s normal and give them something people connect with and want to try?” Members help make our journalism possible. 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Sign up here Get today’s need-to-know convenience industry intelligence Sign up to receive texts from CSP on news and insights that matter to your brand Features include helping maximize and forecast sales operational strain and program cannibalization are all concerns says Richard Poye of Food Trends Think Tank Modern oral nicotine pouches continue to stand out as a key driver for 'other tobacco product' segment CSP’s Top 202 details the largest chains in the convenience-store industry and the biggest M&A stories of the past year Welcome to a deep dive into the c-store landscape The industry’s largest distributors by sales volume The latest information on products and trends in the convenience-store and foodservice industries Peek inside new convenience stores to uncover the best in retail store design across North America Corporate retail news affecting the convenience-store industry Do not sell my personal info Privacy Policy Code of Conduct Contact Us RSS ECULLY, France —Groupe SEB has completed its acquisition of brewing equipment manufacturer Wilbur Curtis after the transaction was granted all necessary regulatory clearances The deal has expanded the French conglomerate’s foray into the U.S Montebello, Calif.-based Wilbur Curtis is one of the biggest names in coffee and tea brewing having grown its sales to more than $90 million since the company began in 1941 The company is known for its filter coffee and cappuccino machines Wilbur Curtis manufactures equipment for the coffeehouse whose portfolio includes brands such as All-Clad has been expanding its reach in the commercial coffee industry ″I would like to extend a warm welcome to Wilbur Curtis’ teams joining us today,” said Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise we are entering a new stage in our development leveraging our combined expertise to become the leader in the professional coffee industry in the United States.″ France-based Groupe SEB sells about 300 million products each year Forsee Power announces the takeover of Holiwatt (formerly Centum Adetel Transportation) a specialist in rail energy storage and fast charging systems established in Ecully This acquisition strengthens Forsee Power’s position on the rail market and provides the French company with a range of chargers and energy converters for a wider range of applications The energy conversion and trackside fast charging systems will also be deployed in the marine and commercial vehicle markets where Forsee Power is present Smart batteries are essential to rail greening projects and adapt to all given applications and environments: catenary-free trams Forsee Power is already present on the rail market with a range of high-power and / or high-energy batteries The group is supporting the French manufacturer Alstom in the hybridization of the TER passenger train and SOCOFER Holiwatt has been supplying power management products and systems to the rail market (tramways trains) for more than 20 years and has a fleet of more than 3,000 on-board and trackside equipment in operation Holiwatt’s takeover provides Forsee Power with advanced technologies and the skills of 37 people in the areas of systems engineering By merging the new team with its existing specialized workforce Forsee Power will be able to form a rail hub based on the R&D center and the Holiwatt test laboratory established in Ecully France and which will remain in the Rhône Alpes Auvergne region the R&D center located at the headquarters of Forsee Power in Paris and the test laboratory and production site of Forsee Power located in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou in France “Decarbonizing rail transport will play a key role in achieving climate ambitions such as Fit-for-55 announced last week by the European Commission Forsee Power has identified the rail transport sector as a strategic development area This acquisition will therefore enable the Group to accelerate the roll out of our plan by offering an integrated range of highly innovative battery and charging systems to our customers in the railway sector” explains Christophe Gurtner “I am delighted with this takeover by Forsee Power which allows us to maintain and develop in France an expertise of more than 20 years Joining Forsee Power is a great opportunity for Holiwatt’s teams to join an international and multi-market leader” said Olivier Pequet who will now head the rail hub of Forsee Power © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I Rhone: The ERDF transformer at Dardilly substation caught fire on New Year’s Eve leaving 14,000 electricity customers without power in Dardilly Limones and a few more minicipalities near Lyon in the Rhone-Alpes region of France After a two-hour firefighters intervention the technicians were able to access the equipment and try to identify the cause of the fire Power outage affected private and business customers alike forcing many shops and restaurants to close and creating problems on the roads as the traffic lights were darkened Source: Le Progres New electricity deal and planned gas pipeline aim to ease Syria’s energy crisis with 400 kV line and 6 million m3 of gas daily from Turkey Christian Bruch visits Baghdad to formalise agreement aimed at potentially adding 14 GW to Iraq’s energy capacity through infrastructure upgrades Xcel Energy will build a 280-km transmission line linking clean energy from southwest Minnesota to over 1 million homes across the Upper Midwest © 2013-2025 | All Rights Reserved MERIT MEDIA INT Hrishikesh is determined to give the competition another go after achieving very high points in the regional final last year Initially embarking on a front of house profession Hrishikesh spent three years studying for a hotel management diploma His career took a turn when he was advised to learn French He won a scholarship to the Institut Paul Bocuse in Ecully near Lyon in France and witnessed a crème brûlée being caramelised That was the moment he made the life-changing decision to retrain as a chef.Hrishikesh trained under the guidance of Hywel Jones at Lucknam Park Wiltshire for 10 years and Thomas Keller at the three Michelin-starred French Laundry in Napa Valley He won the Roux Scholarship in 2009 followed by Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year in 2010.Within a year and a half of being Executive Chef at The Gilpin Hotel & Lake House Hrishikesh won a Michelin star and later 4 AA rosettes for his modern British cuisine with a twist.For the competition Hrishikesh is celebrating some of the finest children’s authors from the Lake District and the region’s produce in exciting ways.