Neil Freiman
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I mean, this is maybe a Toby's trend that has had the biggest business impact because it's not just a trend.
But if you look at what these companies are saying, it's like this is the biggest growth driver that we've had as a business in the last decade.
I mean, Inspire Brands, which owns Dunkin and Sonic, said refreshers have been the single largest contributor to our incremental sales growth.
Over the past couple of years, it's growing by double digits.
And then Dutch Bros, shout out Dutch Bros, their energy drinks have helped it become the third biggest U.S.
coffee chain.
So, I mean, the refresher is huge business.
I still have never seen anyone order one, but I guess Gen Z, Gen Alpha, and others absolutely love them.
It does feel very refresher-y, Toby.
Okay, let's bring to the finish with some final headlines.
Pope Leo arrived in Africa for an 11-day tour of the continent, a trip that is being overshadowed by an unprecedented spat with the President of the United States.
Over the weekend, Trump unleashed a tirade against Leo, calling the first American pope weak on crime, weak on nuclear weapons, and catering to the radical left in a post that was widely criticized by people across the political spectrum.
The subtext is that Pope Leo has been a vocal critic of the war in Iran.
which was launched by Trump at the end of February.
In response, Leo said, quote, I'm not afraid of the Trump administration.
I speak of the gospel and I will continue to speak loudly against war.
Yeah, this is actually the first of two attacks over the weekend that has really shocked the tech community.
There was another one, according to San Francisco police, where
Two people drove up in a car and one passenger put their hand out the window and appeared to fire around on Sam Altman's house.
So Sam Altman did publish this blog with a picture of his family and said, you know, I understand the concerns around AI, but it was important to, quote, de-escalate the rhetoric and tactics, try to have fewer explosions in fewer homes.