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Lanterns and Light‘, or previous incarnations of the annual Christmas event, has been running at Chester Zoo for over a decade now, with the family-friendly entertainment delivering a bigger and more enchanting spectacle year in, year out.
Steph Buttery is a former Navy staffer and the founder of the Japanese-inspired sour soft drinks brand, Chu Lo. / Image: Supplied With one more episode of this current series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins still to come, we dare say there’ll be quite an increase in viewing figures after this viral and unforgettable moment in British TV history. You can catch up on all the previous episodes HERE. The alcoholic drink market is saturated but the soft drink market has been largely unchanged for years; there’s cola, lemonade, orangeade and not much else, so I decided to make a sour fruit soft drink,’ said Steph. Speaking of the experience, she said: “I can’t wait for the series to launch and to see the reaction from viewers.The former Health Secretary and adviser to ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the nightmare year that was 2020 (remember that) already caused a stir by taking part in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!— for which received a healthy amount of grilling — but that was just the start of his reality career. At Chulo we believe in building lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and suppliers, and our longstanding partnership with Cisco Refresh lets us offerthe best products with the shortest lead times. Steph joined the series to step out of her comfort zone and challenge herself against other keen business minds. So, given the success of last year’s celebrations, the legendary local zoo had quite the job on their hands topping themselves, but with talk of not only a huge light show with more colourful illuminated animal lanterns than ever but plenty of exciting new additions, we think they just might have done it.
Steph Buttery was on deployment in the Far East in 2018 when she first tried the drink that would change her life. Steph is the founder of the Japanese-inspired sour soft drinks brand, Chu Lo, which she launched in 2019 after serving twelve years in the Royal navy. Steph Buttery made it all the way to the final of Gordon Ramsey’s Future Food Stars which aired earlier this year on BBC One.The big companies have the majority of the market but I just need to keep chipping away at them and we could be unstoppable. The UK is great, but it is a very small percentage of the world – the opportunities out there are humungous, but whatever happens, Manchester will remain our base.’ If you haven’t seen Steph battle her way through the programme against a field of other determined up-and-coming businesspeople, you can watch all eight episodes of the show on BBC iPlayer here. Read More Steph and the team have done a brilliant job of getting the brand to where it is, and I can’t wait to see it take over the soft drinks industry here and overseas."
A brand new primetime show from everyone’s favourite sweary TV chef is due to hit our screens this week, merging the worlds of cooking shows with the competitive, on-screen world of business TV. Tell us how you really feel — to be fair, we have a feeling there are more than a few who agree with you… And we’ve been tipped off that early episodes airing this week will feature a Manchester-based entrepreneur keen to make her mark.Other sparkly new features include an ultraviolet walkway with luminous animal faces and colour-changing rainforests; illuminated dolphins that appear to leap from moats and waterways, a huge fire garden, as well as a variety of fairground rides and Christmas market stalls. The beloved wintertime event will see visitors embark on the incredible light trail around the 128-acre premises this November right up until the end of the year and it really is promising to be the most special year to date. Credit: Chester Zoo It’s a rum do, but a former Royal Navy captain has launched a new career with a drink that promises a taste of Japan. The loan received from GCBF helped us as we waited for our first funding round, but it was the support from Andy and the team that made all the difference. The response to my appearance on TV has been overwhelming, not just in the UK but across the world, and I’m so excited to see how Chu Lo continues to grow in the coming years."
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