/* ==========================================================================
   VERDURA EPICURE — Homepage-only stylesheet
   Loaded by index.php on top of style.css. Namespaced "vdh-" so it never
   collides with the shared components style.css defines for the interior
   pages. Radius and shadow values are pulled from the SAME tokens the rest
   of the site already uses (--vd-r / --vd-r-lg / --vd-sh*) rather than a
   parallel scale, so the homepage's new sections still read as one design
   system with the interior pages, not a bolt-on.
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   01. Section rhythm helpers
   02. Hero slider
   03. About — split layout
   04. Category bento grid
   05. Global reach — full-bleed fixed-parallax counter
   06. Why choose us — hub layout
   07. Process — layered scroll stack
   08. Quality / CTA polish
   09. Responsive
   ========================================================================== */

/* ==========================================================================
   01. SECTION RHYTHM
   ========================================================================== */
.vdh-pad {
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem) 0;
}

.vdh-pad-b0 {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

/* tilt helper — used only on the category bento images */
[data-tilt] {
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
  transition: transform .5s var(--vd-ease);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   02. HERO SLIDER
   ========================================================================== */
.vdh-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  /* min-height rather than a fixed height so short viewports (landscape
     tablets, small laptops) grow to fit the copy instead of clipping it —
     the bottom padding reserves room for the absolutely-positioned bar */
  min-height: 78vh;
  /* the counter/dots bar is hidden, so the bottom no longer reserves room for
     it — keeping the CTA row inside a laptop-height first screen */
  padding: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) 0 clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  background: var(--vd-brown-900);
}

.vdh-hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Horizontal push transition. The incoming image enters from the left edge
   and travels rightwards, covering the outgoing one, which drifts right at
   a third of the speed (parallax) so the hand-off reads as depth rather
   than a flat swap. `.is-rev` on the section mirrors both directions for
   prev / swipe-back. Sliding uses the individual `translate` property and
   the Ken Burns zoom uses `scale`, so the two never fight over `transform`. */
.vdh-hero-bgimg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  translate: -100% 0;
  scale: 1;
  opacity: 1;
  z-index: 0;
  will-change: translate, scale, opacity;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  transition: none;
}

.vdh-hero.is-rev .vdh-hero-bgimg {
  translate: 100% 0;
}

/* one long, symmetric ease — slow off the mark, slow to settle — with the
   outgoing image only drifting a quarter of the way and dimming as it goes,
   so the cover edge reads as a soft wipe rather than a hard push */
.vdh-hero-bgimg.is-active {
  translate: 0 0;
  z-index: 2;
  transition: translate var(--vdh-anim, 1.4s) cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1);
}

.vdh-hero-bgimg.is-leaving {
  translate: 24% 0;
  opacity: .55;
  z-index: 1;
  transition:
    translate var(--vdh-anim, 1.4s) cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1),
    opacity var(--vdh-anim, 1.4s) ease-in;
}

.vdh-hero.is-rev .vdh-hero-bgimg.is-leaving {
  translate: -24% 0;
}

/* the zoom runs for exactly as long as the slide holds, and the same
   declaration on .is-leaving keeps it running (not restarting) while the
   image slides out, so there is no scale snap at the hand-off */
/*.vdh-hero-bgimg.is-active,*/
/*.vdh-hero-bgimg.is-leaving {*/
/*  animation: vdhKenBurns linear forwards;*/
/*  animation-duration: var(--vdh-slide-dur, 6.4s);*/
/*}*/

@keyframes vdhKenBurns {
  from {
    scale: 1;
  }

  to {
    scale: 1.07;
  }
}

.vdh-hero-scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(95deg, rgba(15, 6, 1, .93) 0%, rgba(15, 6, 1, .66) 46%, rgba(15, 6, 1, .22) 78%, rgba(15, 6, 1, .4) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(10, 4, 1, .55) 0%, rgba(10, 4, 1, 0) 38%);
  transition: opacity var(--vdh-anim, .95s) var(--vd-ease);
}

/* brand slide: the video sits behind centred copy, so the overlay is even
   across the frame rather than weighted to the left — a flat brown wash,
   a touch deeper behind the headline and at the foot for the control bar */
.vdh-hero.is-brand .vdh-hero-scrim {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(15, 6, 1, .35) 0%, rgba(15, 6, 1, 0) 70%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(10, 4, 1, .6) 0%, rgba(10, 4, 1, 0) 35%),
    rgba(15, 6, 1, .3);
}

/* :not() because the control bar is also a .container — without it this rule
   out-ranks .vdh-hero-bar's position: absolute, puts the bar back in the flex
   row and squeezes the copy column into the left half */
.vdh-hero>.container:not(.vdh-hero-bar) {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 100%;
}

/* slides stack in one grid cell so the block is always as tall as the
   tallest slide, and each shorter slide centres vertically inside it */
.vdh-hero-slides {
  min-height: 300px;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
}

/* the width cap lives on each slide rather than the stack, so the brand
   slide can sit dead-centre across the full container while the others
   stay left-aligned */
.vdh-hero-slide {
  grid-area: 1 / 1;
  max-width: 660px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vdh-hero-slide[data-brand] {
  max-width: none;
  width: 100%;
  justify-self: stretch;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}

.vdh-hero-slide[data-brand] p {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  max-width: 40rem;
}

/* house name always on one line — the size scales with the viewport so it
   never has to wrap, even on a phone */
.vdh-hero-slide h1.vdh-hero-brand {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* each slide carries its own CTA row, so text + buttons centre as one group
   and the row enters with the slide's other lines (5th child on the brand
   slide, 4th on the others — delays below) */
.vdh-hero-slide[data-brand] .vdh-hero-actions {
  justify-content: center;
}

.vdh-hero-slide.is-active {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

/* outgoing copy slips out the way the image does, a beat ahead of the
   incoming lines so the two never overlap on screen */
.vdh-hero-slide.is-leaving {
  animation: vdhHeroOut .6s cubic-bezier(.4, 0, .6, 1) both;
}

.vdh-hero.is-rev .vdh-hero-slide.is-leaving {
  animation-name: vdhHeroOutRev;
}

/* incoming lines follow the image in from the left, staggered, and land
   once the image has settled */
.vdh-hero-slide.is-active>* {
  animation: vdhHeroIn 1.2s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1) both;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

.vdh-hero.is-rev .vdh-hero-slide.is-active>* {
  animation-name: vdhHeroInRev;
}

.vdh-hero-slide.is-active>*:nth-child(1) {
  animation-delay: .5s;
}

.vdh-hero-slide.is-active>*:nth-child(2) {
  animation-delay: .64s;
}

.vdh-hero-slide.is-active>*:nth-child(3) {
  animation-delay: .78s;
}

.vdh-hero-slide.is-active>*:nth-child(4) {
  animation-delay: .92s;
}

/* opening slide headline is the house name itself — set large in the display
   face, tracked out, the second word in gold. A short gold rule underneath
   gives it a base and separates it from the lede. */
.vdh-hero-slide h1.vdh-hero-brand {
  position: relative;
  margin: 1rem 0 1.4rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.1rem;
  font-family: 'Tiro Gurmukhi', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 6.4vw, 4.6rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.04;
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45);
}

.vdh-hero-slide h1.vdh-hero-brand em {
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--vd-gold-200);
}

.vdh-hero-slide h1.vdh-hero-brand::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 72px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--vd-gold-200) 30%, var(--vd-amber) 70%, transparent);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

/* brand headline: the h1 itself holds still and its two words travel in
   from opposite edges — "Verdura" from the left, "Epicure" from the right —
   meeting in the centre, then the gold rule draws out beneath them */
.vdh-hero .vdh-hero-slide.is-active>h1.vdh-hero-brand {
  animation: none;
}

.vdh-brand-w {
  display: inline-block;
}

.vdh-hero-slide.is-active .vdh-brand-w {
  animation: vdhWordL 1.5s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1) .45s both;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

.vdh-hero-slide.is-active .vdh-brand-w--r {
  animation-name: vdhWordR;
}

.vdh-hero-slide.is-active h1.vdh-hero-brand::after {
  animation: vdhRuleGrow .8s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1) 1.5s both;
}

/* eyebrow and lede fade up around the words rather than sliding sideways */
.vdh-hero .vdh-hero-slide[data-brand].is-active>*:not(h1) {
  animation-name: vdhHeroUp;
}

/* children: logo, eyebrow, h1, lede — the lede waits for the words to land */
.vdh-hero .vdh-hero-slide[data-brand].is-active>*:nth-child(1) {
  animation-delay: .25s;
}

.vdh-hero .vdh-hero-slide[data-brand].is-active>*:nth-child(4) {
  animation-delay: 1.35s;
}

.vdh-hero .vdh-hero-slide[data-brand].is-active>*:nth-child(5) {
  animation-delay: 1.5s;
}

.vdh-hero-logo {
  display: block;
  height: clamp(76px, 8vw, 110px);
  width: auto;
  margin: 0 auto 1.1rem;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45));
}

@keyframes vdhWordL {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-60vw);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}

@keyframes vdhWordR {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(60vw);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}

@keyframes vdhRuleGrow {
  from {
    width: 0;
  }

  to {
    width: 72px;
  }
}

@keyframes vdhHeroUp {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(18px);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@keyframes vdhHeroIn {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-48px);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}

@keyframes vdhHeroInRev {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(48px);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}

@keyframes vdhHeroOut {
  from {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(36px);
  }
}

@keyframes vdhHeroOutRev {
  from {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-36px);
  }
}

.vdh-hero-slide h1 {
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.4vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: .9rem 0 1.05rem;
}

.vdh-hero-slide h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #e0a028 !important;
}

.vdh-hero-slide p {
  color: rgba(253, 232, 206, .8);
  font-size: clamp(.98rem, 1.2vw, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
  max-width: 34rem;
}

.vdh-hero-slide .vd-rotator>span {
  color: #e0a028 !important;
}

.vdh-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 2.1rem;
}

/* bottom control bar — plain and flat, no glass/blur */
.vdh-hero-bar {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 3;
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.vdh-hero-count {
  font-family: var(--vd-display);
  font-size: .9rem;
  color: rgba(253, 232, 206, .6);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: none !important;
}

.vdh-hero-count .cur {
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.vdh-hero-dots {
  display: none !important;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
}

.vdh-hero-dot {
  width: 30px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: rgba(253, 232, 206, .28);
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vdh-hero-dot i {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  transform-origin: left;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  background: var(--vd-amber);
}

.vdh-hero-dot.is-active i {
  animation: vdhDotFill linear forwards;
  animation-duration: var(--vdh-slide-dur, 6.4s);
}

@keyframes vdhDotFill {
  from {
    transform: scaleX(0);
  }

  to {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   03. ABOUT — SPLIT LAYOUT
   ========================================================================== */
/* .vdh-about, -media, -frame, -photo, -badge, -content and -stats live in
   style.css — the about page's opening section uses the same split layout */

.vdh-about-cta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.2rem;
}

.vdh-about-seal {
  height: 100px;
  width: auto;
  flex: none;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: -90px;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   04. CATEGORY BENTO GRID
   ========================================================================== */
.vdh-cats-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  grid-auto-rows: 180px;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.vdh-cats-grid>a:first-child {
  grid-column: span 2;
  grid-row: span 2;
}

/* at desktop the 12 categories sit on a 3-column grid that divides with no
   leftover gaps and one tile proportion throughout:
     rows 1-2: #1 (Spices) as a 2-wide / 2-tall feature tile with #2 and #3
               stacked beside it
     rows 3-5: #4-#12 as three clean rows of three
   Plain auto-flow produces this order on its own, so nothing needs
   hand-placing; below 992px the grid collapses to 2 columns. */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .vdh-cats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    grid-auto-rows: 240px;
  }

  .vdh-cats-grid>a:first-child {
    grid-column: span 2;
    grid-row: span 2;
  }
}

.vdh-cat {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  border-radius: var(--vd-r);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--vd-brown-900);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.vdh-cat img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 1s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-cat::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10, 10, 10, .9) 6%, rgba(50, 25, 8, .38) 46%, rgba(50, 25, 8, 0) 78%);
}

.vdh-cat:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.vdh-cat-body {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.15rem 1.05rem;
  color: var(--vd-cream);
}

.vdh-cats-grid>a:first-child .vdh-cat-body {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem 1.4rem;
}

.vdh-cat-kicker {
  display: block;
  font-size: .64rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vd-amber);
  margin-bottom: .3rem;
}

.vdh-cat-body h3 {
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.vdh-cats-grid>a:first-child .vdh-cat-body h3 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.vdh-cat-body p {
  font-size: .8rem;
  color: rgba(253, 232, 206, .74);
  margin: 0;
  max-height: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height .4s var(--vd-ease), opacity .35s var(--vd-ease), margin-top .4s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-cat:hover .vdh-cat-body p {
  max-height: 70px;
  opacity: 1;
  margin-top: .4rem;
}

.vdh-cat-arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: .85rem;
  right: .85rem;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(253, 232, 206, .18);
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  transition: opacity .35s var(--vd-ease), transform .35s var(--vd-ease), background .35s var(--vd-ease), color .35s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-cat:hover .vdh-cat-arrow {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
  background: var(--vd-amber);
  color: var(--vd-brown-900);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   04b. FRESH & PERISHABLES — compact produce cards
   ========================================================================== */
.vdh-fresh {
  background: var(--vd-white);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--vd-line);
}

.vdh-fresh-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.vdh-fresh-card {
  display: block;
  border-radius: var(--vd-r);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--vd-cream-100);
  border: 1px solid var(--vd-line);
  transition: transform .4s var(--vd-ease), box-shadow .4s var(--vd-ease), border-color .4s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-fresh-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--vd-sh-lg);
  border-color: transparent;
}

.vdh-fresh-media {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--vd-cream);
}

.vdh-fresh-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform .8s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-fresh-card:hover .vdh-fresh-media img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.vdh-fresh-name {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: .5rem;
  padding: .8rem .95rem;
  font-family: var(--vd-display);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--vd-ink);
  transition: color .3s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-fresh-name::after {
  content: '\f144';
  font-family: 'bootstrap-icons';
  font-size: .78rem;
  color: var(--vd-amber);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-4px);
  transition: opacity .3s var(--vd-ease), transform .3s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-fresh-card:hover .vdh-fresh-name {
  color: var(--vd-brown-700);
}

.vdh-fresh-card:hover .vdh-fresh-name::after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   05. GLOBAL REACH — FULL-BLEED PARALLAX COUNTER
   ========================================================================== */
.vdh-reach {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 62vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 12vw, 5rem) 0;
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  background: url('../img/ops-12.jpg') center 42% / cover no-repeat fixed;
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px), (hover: none) {
  /* background-attachment: fixed is unreliable on touch (and disabled
     outright on iOS Safari) — fall back to a plain cover image there
     rather than a broken/jumpy parallax. */
  .vdh-reach {
    background-attachment: scroll;
  }
}

.vdh-reach::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 4, 1, .82) 0%, rgba(20, 8, 1, .5) 45%, rgba(10, 4, 1, .86) 100%);
}

.vdh-reach::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(253, 232, 206, .14);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vdh-reach .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.vdh-reach-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 3.6rem);
}

.vdh-reach-head .vd-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: .9rem;
}

.vdh-reach-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.1vw, 2.4rem);
}

.vdh-reach-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
  max-width: 1220px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.vdh-reach-stat {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  padding: .5rem 1rem;
  transition: transform .45s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-reach-stat:hover {
  transform: translateY(-10px);
}

.vdh-reach-stat:hover strong {
  color: var(--vd-amber);
  text-shadow: 0 10px 44px rgba(224, 160, 40, .45);
}

.vdh-reach-stat:not(:first-child)::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 8%;
  bottom: 8%;
  width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(253, 232, 206, .32), transparent);
}

.vdh-reach-stat .ic {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.1rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(253, 232, 206, .35);
  background: rgba(253, 232, 206, .06);
  color: var(--vd-gold-200);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  transition: background .4s var(--vd-ease), border-color .4s var(--vd-ease), color .4s var(--vd-ease), transform .4s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-reach-stat:hover .ic {
  background: var(--vd-amber);
  border-color: var(--vd-amber);
  color: var(--vd-brown-900);
  transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.06);
}

.vdh-reach-stat strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--vd-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 8.4vw, 1.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--vd-gold-200);
  text-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
  transition: color .4s var(--vd-ease), text-shadow .4s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-reach-stat strong .sfx {
  color: var(--vd-amber);
}

.vdh-reach-label {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(253, 232, 206, .78);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   06. WHY CHOOSE US — HUB LAYOUT
   ========================================================================== */
.vdh-why-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(280px, 400px) 1fr;
  grid-template-areas: "left center right";
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
}

.vdh-why-col {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .9rem;
}

.vdh-why-col--left {
  grid-area: left;
}

.vdh-why-col--right {
  grid-area: right;
}

.vdh-why-center {
  grid-area: center;
  position: relative;
}

.vdh-why-media {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: var(--vd-r-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--vd-sh-lg);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.vdh-why-media img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 3.2;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.vdh-why-media::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(20, 8, 1, .55), transparent 45%);
}

.vdh-why-badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: -22px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--vd-brown-800);
  color: var(--vd-cream);
  border-radius: 99px;
  padding: .85rem 1.5rem;
  box-shadow: var(--vd-sh);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.vdh-why-badge strong {
  font-family: var(--vd-display);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--vd-gold-200);
  margin-right: .4rem;
}

.vdh-why-badge span {
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: .82;
}

.vdh-why-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 1rem;
  background: #f6efe1;
  border-radius: var(--vd-r);
  padding: 1.05rem 1.3rem;
  box-shadow: var(--vd-sh-sm);
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform .4s var(--vd-ease), box-shadow .4s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-why-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--vd-amber), var(--vd-bronze));
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: bottom;
  transition: transform .45s var(--vd-ease);
}

.vdh-why-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: var(--vd-sh);
}

.vdh-why-card:hover::before {
  transform: scaleY(1);
  transform-origin: top;
}

/* connector line reaching toward the hub image — purely decorative, hidden
   once the layout stacks on tablet/mobile */
.vdh-why-col--left .vdh-why-card::after,
.vdh-why-col--right .vdh-why-card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  width: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--vd-line), transparent);
}

.vdh-why-col--left .vdh-why-card::after {
  right: -2.4rem;
}

.vdh-why-col--right .vdh-why-card::after {
  left: -2.4rem;
  background: linear-gradient(270deg, var(--vd-line), transparent);
}

.vdh-why-card .ic {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 13px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--vd-gold-200), var(--vd-amber) 55%, var(--vd-bronze));
  color: var(--vd-brown-900);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 16px -10px rgba(143, 85, 0, .5);
}

.vdh-why-card h4 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: .3rem;
}

.vdh-why-card p {
  font-size: .84rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--vd-muted);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   07. PROCESS — PINNED STACKING CARDS
   .vdh-pstack-inner is the ONE element that's `position: sticky` — it pins
   below the header for a long scroll run (the .vdh-pstack wrapper's height,
   set from --vdh-count below). All 5 cards occupy that same pinned box
   (`grid-area: 1/1`, perfectly overlapping) and home.js drives a single
   continuous scroll-progress value that transforms each card into place.
   This — rather than giving each card its own native `position: sticky` —
   is what makes the handoff between cards seamless: a per-card sticky
   release is timed by that card's own box, which never lines up cleanly
   with when the next card needs to arrive, leaving a dead gap where
   neither card is on screen. A single pinned viewport with one continuous
   progress value has no such gap.
   Every card stays at opacity: 1 always. Cards behind the active one are
   pushed a little off to the side/behind and behind in z-index, so they're
   covered by the active card the way a real card is covered by the one
   dealt on top of it — never hidden by fading to transparent.
   ========================================================================== */
.vdh-pstack {
  position: relative;
  height: calc(var(--vdh-count, 5) * 85vh);
  margin-top: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.vdh-pstack-inner {
  position: sticky;
  top: var(--vd-header-h);
  height: calc(100vh - var(--vd-header-h));
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vdh-pcard {
  grid-area: 1 / 1;
  width: min(920px, 92vw);
  will-change: transform;
}

.vdh-pcard-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 40%) 1fr;
  align-items: stretch;
  background: #fcfaf4;
  border-radius: var(--vd-r-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--vd-sh-lg);
  min-height: 340px;
}

.vdh-pcard-media {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vdh-pcard-media img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.vdh-pcard-media::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(20, 8, 1, .5), transparent 55%);
}

.vdh-pcard-num {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.3rem;
  top: 1.3rem;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--vd-white);
  color: var(--vd-brown-800);
  font-family: var(--vd-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  box-shadow: var(--vd-sh-sm);
}

.vdh-pcard-body {
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 2.8rem);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.vdh-pcard-kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .55rem;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vd-amber-600);
  margin-bottom: .8rem;
}

.vdh-pcard-kicker .ic {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 9px;
  background: var(--vd-cream);
  color: var(--vd-brown-700);
  font-size: .9rem;
}

.vdh-pcard-body h3 {
  margin-bottom: .7rem;
}

.vdh-pcard-body p {
  color: var(--vd-muted);
  font-size: .96rem;
  max-width: 46ch;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   08. QUALITY / CTA POLISH
   ========================================================================== */
.vdh-cta-chips {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .6rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
}

.vdh-cta-chips span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .45rem;
  background: rgba(253, 232, 206, .08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(253, 232, 206, .18);
  border-radius: 99px;
  padding: .4rem .9rem;
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(253, 232, 206, .85);
}

.vdh-cta-chips i {
  color: var(--vd-amber);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   09. RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 1199.98px) {
  /* narrower 3-across tiles keep roughly the same proportion */
  .vdh-cats-grid {
    grid-auto-rows: 210px;
  }

  .vdh-pcard-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 45% 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  /* wrap so the now-static control bar drops under the copy instead of
     sharing its row and squeezing it */
  .vdh-hero {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: clamp(2.5rem, 11vw, 8rem) 0 clamp(6rem, 18vw, 7rem);
  }

  .vdh-hero-bar {
    position: static;
    margin-top: 2.2rem;
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  .vdh-reach-stats {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    row-gap: 2.4rem;
  }

  .vdh-reach-stat:nth-child(3)::before {
    display: none;
  }

  .vdh-cats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    grid-auto-rows: 220px;
  }

  .vdh-fresh-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }

  .vdh-cats-grid>a:first-child {
    grid-column: span 2;
    grid-row: span 1;
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    height: auto;
  }

  /* 11 tiles follow the full-width feature — an odd count in two columns,
     so the last one (Vegetables) also goes full-width to close the grid */
  .vdh-cats-grid>a:last-child {
    grid-column: span 2;
  }

  /* why-us: image on top, cards below in two responsive columns */
  .vdh-why-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-areas: "center" "left" "right";
    gap: 2.4rem;
  }

  .vdh-why-col {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .vdh-why-media {
    max-width: 420px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .vdh-why-col--left .vdh-why-card::after,
  .vdh-why-col--right .vdh-why-card::after {
    display: none;
  }

  /* pinned stacking needs viewport height to spare — home.js skips the
     scroll-progress handler below this width too, so this just renders a
     plain reveal list instead */
  .vdh-pstack {
    height: auto;
  }

  .vdh-pstack-inner {
    position: static;
    height: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    overflow: visible;
  }

  .vdh-pcard {
    width: 100%;
    transform: none !important;
    z-index: auto !important;
  }

  .vdh-pcard-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .vdh-pcard-media {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .vdh-reach {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 3.4rem 0;
  }

  .vdh-reach-head {
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  .vdh-reach-stats {
    gap: 2rem 1rem;
  }

  .vdh-reach-stat .ic {
    width: 46px;
    height: 46px;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    margin-bottom: .8rem;
  }

  .vdh-cats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    grid-auto-rows: 190px;
  }

  .vdh-fresh-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: .8rem;
  }

  .vdh-fresh-name {
    font-size: .92rem;
    padding: .7rem .8rem;
  }

  .vdh-why-badge {
    padding: .7rem 1.1rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .vdh-reach-stats {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    row-gap: 2.2rem;
  }

  .vdh-reach-stat:not(:first-child)::before {
    display: none;
  }

  .vdh-reach-stat strong {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 4rem);
  }

  .vdh-reach-label {
    font-size: .82rem;
    letter-spacing: .09em;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .vdh-hero-actions .vd-btn {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-size: .7rem;
    padding: .8rem 1.15rem;
    letter-spacing: .05em;
  }
  
  .vdh-hero-bar {
      display: none;
  }

  .vdh-cats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-auto-rows: auto;
  }

  .vdh-cats-grid>a {
    aspect-ratio: 4/3;
    height: auto;
  }

  .vdh-cats-grid>a:first-child,
  .vdh-cats-grid>a:last-child {
    grid-column: span 1;
    aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  }

  .vdh-why-col {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  /* no push, no zoom — a plain crossfade in place */
  .vdh-hero-bgimg,
  .vdh-hero.is-rev .vdh-hero-bgimg,
  .vdh-hero-bgimg.is-leaving,
  .vdh-hero.is-rev .vdh-hero-bgimg.is-leaving {
    translate: 0 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .8s var(--vd-ease);
  }

  .vdh-hero-bgimg.is-active {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .vdh-hero-bgimg.is-active,
  .vdh-hero-bgimg.is-leaving {
    animation: none;
  }

  .vdh-hero-slide.is-leaving,
  .vdh-hero-slide.is-active>*,
  .vdh-hero .vdh-hero-slide[data-brand].is-active>*:not(h1),
  .vdh-hero-slide.is-active .vdh-brand-w,
  .vdh-hero-slide.is-active .vdh-brand-w--r {
    animation-name: vdhHeroFade;
  }

  .vdh-hero-slide.is-leaving {
    animation-direction: reverse;
  }
}

@keyframes vdhHeroFade {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}