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April 17, 2013
Game show host Chuck Woolery enters retail pain relief industry

Chuck Woolery, TV personality and game show host, has recently acquired a minority stake in Nature’s Health Connection, Inc., the makers of Australian Dream Arthritis Pain Relief Cream.

April 17, 2013
Jack Link’s launches new Squatch brand

Jack Link's announced earlier this month the introduction of a new line of products with packaging and graphics targeted toward the millennial generation.

April 17, 2013
Kleenex sponsors sweepstakes for healthy schools, kids

Starting today, April 17, Kleenex brand, the only facial tissue with Sneeze Shield in all of its tissues, according to the company, is giving three schools a chance to win 250,000 eBoxTops for the 2013-2014 school year through the Kleenex brand in the Classroom sweepstakes.

April 17, 2013
Zak releases dinnerware featuring latest Disney Jr. stars

Zak Designs announced the latest product license for its line of dinnerware for kids.

April 16, 2013
Frito-Lay re-imagines packaging across line, delivers new garlic flavor

Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, announced this week the company is introducing completely "re-imagined" packaging across its Lay's Wavy brand line of chips and is adding a new garlic-flavored chip to the lineup.

April 16, 2013
Red Diamond releases single-serve coffee and tea

Red Diamond announced it will be offering coffee and tea in single-serve format for home or on the go.

April 16, 2013
SymphonyIRI Group rebrands as IRi, commits to supporting CPG growth around the globe

No longer will the SymphonyIRI Group crunch data for the betterment of CPG companies everywhere, the company's president and CEO Andrew Appel told a packed conference room at the data aggregator's 2013 Summit. At least not as SymphonyIRI Group.

April 16, 2013
Target lowers Q1 EPS guidance amid softer-than-expected sales

Target has lowered its earnings expectations for first quarter 2013, the mass merchandise retailer said Tuesday.

April 16, 2013
Taro receives FDA approval for Topicort topical spray

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries reported last week that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its new drug application Topicort (desoximetasone) topical spray, 0.25%.

April 15, 2013
Competitive Promotion Report introduces advanced big data analytics tool

Competitive Promotion Report introduced a new advanced big data analytics tool, Integrated Data Management, that provides insights which syndicated sales data alone cannot.

April 15, 2013
Kool-Aid launches new ad campaign coinciding with new drink mix

Kool-Aid, a Kraft Foods brand, announced the launch of a new multimedia campaign to reintroduce the company's iconic Kool-Aid Man "spokespitcher" that will coincide with the release of a new liquid drink mix available on store shelves now.

April 15, 2013
Kroger sets initiative to source 100% of palm oil from sustainable sources

Kroger announced today the company's committment to sourcing sustainable palm oil by the end of 2015 amidst the growing popularity of vegetable oil and deforestation fears.

April 15, 2013
Nestlé launches 'Balance Your Plate' education campaign, toolkit for health professionals

Nestlé USA unveiled its new "Balance Your Plate with Nestlé" education campaign to help consumers build nutritious, convenient meals and offer a toolkit to healthcare professionals in guiding their customers to make healthier meals.

April 15, 2013
Reports: Dietitians become a bigger feature in supermarkets

DSN has reported for many years on the emergence of dietitians in supermarket pharmacies, and an article that appeared in Advertising Age Sunday confirms how big the trend has become.

April 15, 2013
Similasan announces new hires to director team

Similasan North America today annouced the addition of two new team members to join the company at the director level.

April 15, 2013
Study finds relationship between higher vitamin D, lower risk of benign uterine tumors

Vitamin D significantly reduces women's risks of developing uterine fibroids, according to a new study.

April 15, 2013
Study finds skepticism about organic among consumers

A majority of surveyed adults in the United States regards organic as an excuse to charge more for food, according to a new study.

April 12, 2013
Bic re-invents highlighter with new Brite Liner Highlighter Tape

Bic Consumer Products, a distributor of stationary products, lighters and shavers, announced today a new highlighter tape, the first to hit the market, according to the company.

April 12, 2013
Cirrus Healthcare Products launches new line of licensed EarPlanes featuring Disney’s ‘Planes’

Cirrus Healthcare Products announced that the company will be launching its latest licensed version of EarPlanes for Kids in conjunction with the new Disney "Planes" movie releasing on Aug. 9.

April 12, 2013
Homeostasis Labs' Diabetic Direct named 'Best New Product' at recent ECRM

Homeostasis Labs was named "Best New Product" by retail buyers attending the ECRM Home Health Care conference last month for a new sugar-free line of dietary supplements formulated to boost health for people with diabetes.

April 12, 2013
Mars Chocolate offers sneak peek for Valentine's Day 2014

Mars Chocolate North America offered Drug Store News a sneak-peek at the company's anticipated lineup for Valentine's Day 2014. The company plans a robust line of products with plenty of new items for retail shelves.

April 12, 2013
NAD recommends B+L make changes to advertorial claims

Early last week the National Advertising Division recommended that Bausch + Lomb modify or discontinue certain claims made in an advertorial context that refer to Alcon Laboratories' Opti-Free RepleniSH contact lens solution.

April 11, 2013
Chattem launches pair of topical anti-itch solutions under Allegra brand

Chattem announced the launch of Allegra Anti-Itch Cooling Relief Cream and Allegra Anti-Itch Intensive Relief Cream.

April 11, 2013
Congress leaders call out energy drink marketers to list caffeine content in investigative report

Three Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday released a report that found inconsistencies in the labeling and classification of energy drinks, extensive marketing to adolescents and young adults through social media and events, and high caffeine levels that exceed what is considered safe in soda by the Food and Drug Administration.

April 11, 2013
Hellmann's offers new tangy whipped dressing

Hellmann's announced today expansion of its product line with what the company calls the brand's first Real Whipped Tangy Dressing.

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