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  • Nestlé’s Lean Cuisine Marketplace redesign tops first Nielsen Design Impact Awards
    NEW YORK — Nielsen and The Dieline on Tuesday announced the winners of their first-ever Nielsen Design Impact Awards from the HOW Design Live Conference in Chicago. The awards recognize product redesigns from the past two years, as well as the impact the redesigns have on business. 
     

  • M&M’s efforts stoke excitement for Red Nose Day

    HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — In the lead-up to the third annual Red Nose Day, Mars Chocolate North America’s M&M’s brand is working to raise money for kids in need. The brand is rolling out a new vending machine at various Walgreens that dispenses coupons to raise donations and awareness in exchange for a funny face, a silly dance or great joke, the company said.

    M&M’s also will donate more than $1 million to the Red Nose Day fund to support programs for children, kicking off its efforts with a New York City flash mob on May 1.

  • Oscar Mayer makes improvements to hot dog recipes

    PITTSBURGH AND CHICAGO — The Oscar Meyer brand is unveiling a big overhaul of its hot dog recipes, Kraft Heinz announced Monday. The changes come after more than a year of recipe testing, the company said. The full line will now contain no added nitrates or nitrites, no artificial preservatives in its meat and no by-products.

  • Hershey intros limited-edition ‘Flavors of America’ candies

    HERSHEY, Pa. —Hershey has unveiled a new batch of limited-edition products whose flavors take their inspiration from iconic American summer destinations. The company’s “Flavors of America” collection includes six classic brands with new flavors.

  • Bartell Drugs celebrating 127th anniversary with ‘Grand Event’

    SEATTLE — Bartell Drugs is celebrating its 127th anniversary in style, hosting a chain-wide “Grand Event” sale from April 30 to May 13 with its biggest bargains of the year on thousands of products.

  • Market Performance Group, IdeoClick team on e-commerce solutions

    PRINCETON, N.J. and SEATTLE, Wash. — Consulting and sales services firm Market Performance Group recently announced a partnership with e-commerce management solutions company IdeoClick that will allow MPG to add e-commerce capabilities to its suite of offerings.

  • Albertsons names Geoff White own brands president

    BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons has tapped Geoff White as president of the company's own brands organization. In this newly created role, White will lead the own brands team, including the culinary kitchen and technical center. He will be charged with furthering the growth, development and innovation of the company's own brand products, including O Organics, Lucerne, Open Nature and the extensive line of Signature products.

  • IRI, SPINS expand partnership to provide natural products insights to manufacturers

    CHICAGO — IRI and SPINS on Tuesday announced their new joint effort to bring manufacturer clients information about the natural products industry from SPINS to IRI’s Liquid Data platform. The companies said the partnership is aimed at helping brands better understand the health-and-wellness space, build a targeted consumer-focused strategy, accelerate new product development and improve sales planning with retail partners.

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