:root {
            --slate: #3a4a5c;
            --slate-deep: #2c3a4a;
            --sand: #d4c5b2;
            --sand-light: #e8ddd0;
            --sand-pale: #f5f0ea;
            --salt-white: #fafaf8;
            --sage: #7a9a8a;
            --sage-muted: #6b8a7a;
            --charcoal: #2d2d2d;
            --charcoal-light: #4a4a4a;
            --text: #2d2d2d;
            --text-light: #5a5a5a;
            --white: #ffffff;
        }

        * {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        html {
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
            color: var(--text);
            line-height: 1.7;
            font-weight: 300;
            background: var(--salt-white);
        }

        /* ─── NAVIGATION ─── */
        .nav {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            right: 0;
            z-index: 100;
            background: rgba(250, 250, 248, 0.95);
            backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(212, 197, 178, 0.3);
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .nav-inner {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 1.25rem 2rem;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .nav-logo {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            color: var(--slate-deep);
            text-decoration: none;
            letter-spacing: 0.02em;
        }

        .nav-toggle {
            display: none;
        }

        .nav-toggle-label {
            display: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            padding: 0.5rem;
        }

        .nav-toggle-label span,
        .nav-toggle-label span::before,
        .nav-toggle-label span::after {
            display: block;
            width: 24px;
            height: 2px;
            background: var(--charcoal);
            position: relative;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .nav-toggle-label span::before,
        .nav-toggle-label span::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
        }

        .nav-toggle-label span::before {
            top: -7px;
        }

        .nav-toggle-label span::after {
            top: 7px;
        }

        .nav-links {
            display: flex;
            list-style: none;
            gap: 2.5rem;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .nav-links a {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: var(--text-light);
            text-decoration: none;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            transition: color 0.2s ease;
        }

        .nav-links a:hover {
            color: var(--slate-deep);
        }

        .nav-links .nav-cta {
            background: var(--slate-deep);
            color: var(--salt-white);
            padding: 0.6rem 1.5rem;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.08em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            transition: background 0.2s ease;
        }

        .nav-links .nav-cta:hover {
            background: var(--slate);
        }

        /* ─── HERO ─── */
        .hero {
            position: relative;
            min-height: 100vh;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .hero-bg {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            right: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .hero-bg img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .hero-gradient {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            right: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(
                135deg,
                rgba(44, 58, 74, 0.75) 0%,
                rgba(44, 58, 74, 0.5) 40%,
                rgba(44, 58, 74, 0.3) 100%
            );
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .hero-inner {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 8rem 2rem 4rem;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .hero-content {
            max-width: 680px;
        }

        .hero-tag {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--sand);
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .hero-title {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
            font-weight: 400;
            color: var(--white);
            line-height: 1.15;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .hero-subtitle {
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
            line-height: 1.8;
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
            max-width: 540px;
        }

        .hero-buttons {
            display: flex;
            gap: 1rem;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .btn {
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 1rem 2.25rem;
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            cursor: pointer;
            border: none;
        }

        .btn-primary {
            background: var(--sand);
            color: var(--charcoal);
        }

        .btn-primary:hover {
            background: var(--sand-light);
        }

        .btn-outline {
            background: transparent;
            color: var(--white);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
        }

        .btn-outline:hover {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
        }

        /* ─── SECTIONS ─── */
        .section {
            padding: 6rem 2rem;
        }

        .section-inner {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .section-tag {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--sage);
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .section-title {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
            font-weight: 400;
            color: var(--slate-deep);
            line-height: 1.25;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .section-text {
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            color: var(--text-light);
            max-width: 640px;
            line-height: 1.8;
        }

        /* ─── STORY ─── */
        .story {
            background: var(--salt-white);
        }

        .story-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 4rem;
            align-items: center;
            margin-top: 3rem;
        }

        .story-image {
            aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .story-image img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .story-body p {
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            color: var(--text-light);
            line-height: 1.9;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .story-body p:first-child::first-line {
            font-weight: 400;
            color: var(--text);
        }

        .story-stat {
            display: flex;
            gap: 3rem;
            margin-top: 2.5rem;
            padding-top: 2.5rem;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--sand);
        }

        .story-stat-item {
            text-align: left;
        }

        .story-stat-number {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: 2rem;
            color: var(--slate-deep);
            line-height: 1;
        }

        .story-stat-label {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            color: var(--text-light);
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin-top: 0.4rem;
        }

        .link-arrow {
            display: inline-block;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--sage-muted);
            text-decoration: none;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            margin-top: 1.5rem;
            transition: color 0.2s ease;
        }

        .link-arrow:hover {
            color: var(--slate-deep);
        }

        /* ─── SALT / PRODUCTS ─── */
        .salt {
            background: var(--sand-pale);
        }

        .salt-intro {
            text-align: center;
            max-width: 640px;
            margin: 0 auto 3.5rem;
        }

        .salt-intro .section-tag,
        .salt-intro .section-title {
            text-align: center;
        }

        .salt-intro .section-text {
            margin: 0 auto;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .salt-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 2rem;
        }

        .salt-card {
            background: var(--white);
            overflow: hidden;
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        }

        .salt-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-4px);
        }

        .salt-card-image {
            aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .salt-card-image img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            transition: transform 0.6s ease;
        }

        .salt-card:hover .salt-card-image img {
            transform: scale(1.04);
        }

        .salt-card-body {
            padding: 1.75rem;
        }

        .salt-card-title {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            color: var(--slate-deep);
            margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
        }

        .salt-card-text {
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: var(--text-light);
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
        }

        .salt-card .link-arrow {
            margin-top: 0;
        }

        /* ─── CHEFS ─── */
        .chefs {
            background: var(--slate-deep);
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .chefs .section-tag {
            color: var(--sand);
        }

        .chefs .section-title {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .chefs .section-text {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
        }

        .chefs-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 2rem;
            margin-top: 3rem;
        }

        .chef-card {
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
            transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
        }

        .chef-card:hover {
            border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
        }

        .chef-quote {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-style: italic;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .chef-name {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--sand);
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
        }

        .chef-title {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
            margin-top: 0.25rem;
        }

        .chefs .link-arrow {
            color: var(--sand);
            margin-top: 2.5rem;
        }

        .chefs .link-arrow:hover {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        /* ─── PRESS ─── */
        .press {
            background: var(--salt-white);
        }

        .press-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 4rem;
            align-items: start;
            margin-top: 3rem;
        }

        .press-quote {
            padding: 2.5rem;
            border-left: 3px solid var(--sage);
            background: var(--sand-pale);
        }

        .press-quote-text {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            color: var(--slate-deep);
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
        }

        .press-quote-source {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--text-light);
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .press-mentions {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1.5rem;
        }

        .press-mention {
            padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sand);
        }

        .press-mention:last-child {
            border-bottom: none;
            padding-bottom: 0;
        }

        .press-mention-source {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--sage);
            margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
        }

        .press-mention-title {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            color: var(--slate-deep);
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

        /* ─── PROCESS ─── */
        .process {
            background: var(--sand-pale);
        }

        .process-steps {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 3rem;
            margin-top: 3rem;
        }

        .process-step {
            text-align: center;
            padding: 0 1rem;
        }

        .process-step-number {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: 3rem;
            color: var(--sand);
            line-height: 1;
            margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
        }

        .process-step-title {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: 0.08em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--slate-deep);
            margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
        }

        .process-step-text {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            color: var(--text-light);
            line-height: 1.7;
        }

        /* ─── NEWSLETTER ─── */
        .newsletter {
            background: var(--slate-deep);
            text-align: center;
            padding: 5rem 2rem;
        }

        .newsletter .section-tag {
            color: var(--sand);
        }

        .newsletter .section-title {
            color: var(--white);
            text-align: center;
        }

        .newsletter .section-text {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
            text-align: center;
            margin: 0 auto 2rem;
        }

        .newsletter-placeholder {
            max-width: 480px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 2rem;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
            font-size: 0.85rem;
        }

        /* ─── TRADE ─── */
        .trade {
            background: var(--salt-white);
        }

        .trade-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 4rem;
            align-items: start;
            margin-top: 3rem;
        }

        .trade-benefits {
            list-style: none;
            margin-top: 1.5rem;
        }

        .trade-benefits li {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            color: var(--text-light);
            padding: 0.75rem 0;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sand);
            padding-left: 1.5rem;
            position: relative;
        }

        .trade-benefits li::before {
            content: '→';
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            color: var(--sage);
        }

        .trade-form-placeholder {
            padding: 3rem;
            background: var(--sand-pale);
            text-align: center;
            color: var(--text-light);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        /* ─── FOOTER ─── */
        .footer {
            background: var(--charcoal);
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
            padding: 4rem 2rem;
        }

        .footer-inner {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 3rem;
        }

        .footer-brand {
            font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            color: var(--white);
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .footer-text {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            line-height: 1.7;
            max-width: 320px;
        }

        .footer-heading {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: 0.12em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--sand);
            margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
        }

        .footer-links {
            list-style: none;
        }

        .footer-links li {
            margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
        }

        .footer-links a {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.2s ease;
        }

        .footer-links a:hover {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .footer-bottom {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 3rem auto 0;
            padding-top: 2rem;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
        }

        /* ─── MOBILE ─── */
        @media (max-width: 900px) {
            .nav-toggle-label {
                display: block;
            }

            .nav-links {
                position: absolute;
                top: 100%;
                left: 0;
                right: 0;
                flex-direction: column;
                background: rgba(250, 250, 248, 0.98);
                padding: 2rem;
                gap: 1.25rem;
                transform: translateY(-10px);
                opacity: 0;
                pointer-events: none;
                transition: all 0.3s ease;
                border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sand);
            }

            .nav-toggle:checked ~ .nav-links {
                transform: translateY(0);
                opacity: 1;
                pointer-events: all;
            }

            .nav-toggle:checked ~ .nav-toggle-label span {
                background: transparent;
            }

            .nav-toggle:checked ~ .nav-toggle-label span::before {
                top: 0;
                transform: rotate(45deg);
            }

            .nav-toggle:checked ~ .nav-toggle-label span::after {
                top: 0;
                transform: rotate(-45deg);
            }

            .hero-inner {
                padding: 7rem 1.5rem 3rem;
            }

            .hero-title {
                font-size: 2.25rem;
            }

            .story-grid,
            .press-grid,
            .trade-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 2.5rem;
            }

            .salt-grid,
            .chefs-grid,
            .process-steps {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 1.5rem;
            }

            .story-stat {
                gap: 2rem;
            }

            .footer-inner {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 2rem;
            }

            .footer-bottom {
                flex-direction: column;
                gap: 0.5rem;
            }

            .section {
                padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
            }
        }
    
/* ========================================
   PAGE TEMPLATE STYLES
   ======================================== */

.template-page .content-section {
    padding: 4rem 0;
}

.template-page .container {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 2rem;
}

.template-page .page-title {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.template-page .page-content {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.template-page .page-content h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 2.5rem 0 1rem;
}

.template-page .page-content h3 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 2rem 0 0.75rem;
}

.template-page .page-content p {
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.template-page .page-content a {
    color: var(--color-primary, var(--blue, #0088FF));
    text-decoration: none;
}

.template-page .page-content a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.template-error .content-section {
    padding: 6rem 0;
    text-align: center;
}

/* Contact form on pages */
.ep-contact-form-wrapper {
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 2rem auto;
}

.ep-contact-form input[type="text"],
.ep-contact-form input[type="email"],
.ep-contact-form textarea {
    background: var(--color-card, var(--card-bg, #16213E));
    color: var(--color-text, var(--grey-text, #B0B0C0));
    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2A2A4A);
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
    width: 100%;
    font-family: inherit;
    font-size: 1rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.ep-contact-form input:focus,
.ep-contact-form textarea:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: var(--color-primary, var(--blue, #0088FF));
}

.ep-contact-form label {
    font-weight: 600;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.ep-contact-form .form-field {
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.ep-contact-form textarea {
    min-height: 150px;
    resize: vertical;
}

.ep-contact-form button,
.ep-contact-form input[type="submit"] {
    background: var(--color-primary, var(--blue, #0088FF));
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 0.875rem 2rem;
    border-radius: 8px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.2s;
}

.ep-contact-form button:hover {
    background: var(--color-primary-hover, #0077E6);
}

.site-footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}
/* Button styles */
.button, a.button {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.875rem 2rem;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
    line-height: 1.4;
}
.button:not([class*="outline"]):not([class*="secondary"]) {
    background: var(--color-primary, var(--accent, #2196f3));
    color: #fff;
    border: 2px solid var(--color-primary, var(--accent, #2196f3));
}
.button:not([class*="outline"]):not([class*="secondary"]):hover { opacity: 0.9; }
.button[class*="outline"] {
    background: transparent;
    border: 2px solid currentColor;
}
.button[class*="outline"]:hover { opacity: 0.8; }
a[class*="btn"], a[class*="cta"] {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.2s;
}

/* Fix: container padding */
.container, .section-inner, [class*="-inner"] {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-left: 2rem;
    padding-right: 2rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
section, [class*="section"] {
    overflow-x: hidden;
}