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  • Consumers encouraged to buy, apply more sunscreen

    After years of ignoring warnings that sun exposure poses a health risk and hastens aging, consumers are starting to see the light. In fact, overall category sales rose 6.7% for the 52-week period ended May 14 across multi-outlets, according to IRI. Lotions and oils advanced almost 7%, and sunscreens and bug repellants jumped 3.5%.

    But retailers and marketers said much more needs to be done. A recent Marist Institute for Public Opinion Poll said only 1-in-10 people apply sunscreen regularly.

  • MillerCoors brings Zima back for the summer

    CHICAGO — Remember the ’90s? MillerCoors does, and the company is doling out a healthy amount of nostalgia to the ready-to-drink category this summer by resurrecting ’90s favorite Zima. The clear malt beverage — which first hit the United States in 1994 before it left shelves in 2008 — will be available until Labor Day in its classic look and citrus flavor. 
     
  • CRN to recognize 10-year anniversary of DS GMPs with Twitter chat

    WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition will be hosting a Twitter chat (#GMPsTurn10) on June 22 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss the importance of Good Manufacturing Practices and to call for increased compliance within the industry.

    The Twitter chat is being held in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the issuance of the final rule for dietary supplement GMPs that ensures identity, purity, quality, strength and composition of dietary supplements.

  • Sally Hansen kicks off Life Proof campaign for Miracle Gel

    NEW YORK — Coty’s Sally Hansen brand is highlighting the strength of its of its Miracle Gel with a new ad campaign, titled Life Proof. The campaign is designed to showcase Miracle Gel’s chip resistance.

    Since the product’s 2014 launch, Coty said Miracle Gel users have been loyal to the brand and put the product to the test with daily activities — something that inspired the new campaign.

  • CHPA Educational Foundation names new foundation director

    WASHINGTON — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association Educational Foundation on Friday announced that Mary Leonard is assuming the role of foundation director.

  • Vendor View Roundtable: Engaging the New General Market

    The New General Market is not about demographics — it is a cultural shift and a change in the consumer mindset that has been brought on by the growth of multicultural and millennial consumers and the impact they are having on ALL consumers. It is changing the rules for how brands market. For this virtual roundtable, DSN talked to leading CPG executives about how to better engage the New General Market.
  • Dove Men+Care celebrates father figures with ‘There to Care’ spot

    NEW YORK — In the lead-up to Father’s Day, Unilever’s Dove Men+Care brand has released a 30-second spot, “There to Care,” which celebrates the different kinds of men who play a role in shaping and caring for others.

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