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Hallmark named top greeting card brand in Harris Poll study
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hallmark Cards has come out on top of Harris Poll’s EquiTrend Study in the greeting cards category for the seventh year in a row. Hallmark Cards received the highest numerical equity score among greeting cards brands this year.
Jones Soda celebrates 21 years with unveiling of Spiked Jones hard cider-soda
SEATTLE — Jones Soda is celebrating 21 years in business with the launch of its first alcoholic hard cider-soda beverage. The company on Wednesday announced the introduction of Spiked Jones, which it created in collaboration with Olympia, Wash.-based Spire Mountain Ciders cider maker Jeff Bland.

The first Spiked Jones flavor, green apple, uses the same natural flavors as the Jones Soda variety and is 6% alcohol by volume. Spiked Jones is packaged in a green glass bottle with a traditional crown cap to differentiate it from the Jones Soda brand.

Cupsy gains traction

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Cupsy Me’s drink organizer Cupsy has its legs under it. The product is a cup holder designed to prevent spills through the use of removable and repositionable legs that the company says make it versatile enough to use on the beach, on the couch or in the car.

Cupsy Me recently reported that the product has a received some 200 5-star reviews on Amazon.com, with an overall 4.7-star rating.
Kind lets fans choose newest flavor
Report: ‘Food pharmacy’ doing wonders for Type 2 diabetes patients

DANVILLE, Pa. — The implementation of a new “food pharmacy” at a Geisenger Health System hospital is doing wonders for Type 2 diabetes patients, according to an NPR report.

Over the past year, about 180 patients with Type 2 diabetes have been participating in a pilot program aimed at getting them to change their diets and lose weight. They receive free groceries of healthy foods every week.
Meijer offers nutrition health tours at Michigan location

ROYAL OAK, Mich. — Meijer is making a new wave in the healthy eating trend.
Oreo introduces Firework cookies, kicks off #MyOreoCreation contest

EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Mondelez International’s Oreo brand has unveiled its latest limited-edition flavor and started a social media contest asking for fan’s flavor ideas. The #MyOreoCreation contest has begun with the launch of Firework Oreo, a limited-edition flavor from the Oreo Wonder Vault, that includes popping candy creme.
Report: Target could test Restock service next month

MINNEAPOLIS — Target could begin testing its Target Restock service, whereby customers will be able to fill a large box of a specific size with as many items as can fit in it, choosing from more than 8,000 household essentials, beauty and personal care items and dry grocery products, as soon as next month, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Original testing could be done in smaller markets of Minnesota to start.
Kroger helps shoppers get 'Prep + Pared' through meal kit solutions
Perrier launches watermelon, strawberry flavors

STAMFORD, Conn. — Perrier is expanding its portfolio. The sparkling mineral water brand has introduced two new flavors, strawberry and watermelon, which are both sugar-free with zero calories and zero sweeteners.

The new flavors join Perrier’s line of flavored sparkling mineral waters that includes lime, l’orange, pink grapefruit and green apple, as well as the original flavor.