News Briefs

Dollar General shared that in 2024, it donated more than 28 million pounds of food to local Feeding America partner food banks across the country, surpassing 50 million meals provided since the partnership launched. 

These donations come directly from DG stores and distribution centers and aim to address food insecurity, which impacts 47 million Americans. Since piloting the program in 2019 and formally announcing the partnership in 2021, DG has also donated more than $4 million. 

How DG is combating food insecurity: 

• With more than 20,000 stores and 32 distribution centers across the United States, DG is uniquely positioned to help alleviate hunger, working across all of the communities it serves, the retailer said.
• DG continues to provide Better For You foods and resources, as well as health and wellness products and services, and is a USDA MyPlate National Strategic Partner through its Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Nutrition Communicators Network.   

Tate’s Bake Shop is introducing a new way to enjoy its classic cookies. 

New from the brand are the Soft Baked Cookies, which are available in two flavors—Chocolate Chip and Dark Chocolate Chunk. 

“Tate’s is no stranger to soft-textured baked goods—we’ve been delighting customers with our pies, brownies, and cakes at our Bake Shop in Southampton, N.Y. since 1980,” said Jessica Goon, chief marketing officer of Tate’s Bake Shop. “But this launch marks an exciting first: bringing a Tate’s Soft Baked Cookie to grocery store shelves. It’s a milestone moment that stays true to our legacy of quality and craft.”

Tate’s Soft Baked Cookies can be purchased in grocery stores nationwide, including Walmart, Safeway/Albertsons, Publix, Kroger, Whole Foods Market, H-E-B, Stop & Shop and Wegmans, among others. 

Sally Hansen’s Good. Kind. Pure. line is channeling a world of whimsy with its new Enchanted Meadows collection. 

Good. Kind. Pure is the beauty brand’s clean, plant-based, vegan polish range, offering up to seven days of wear. The new collection is rolling out with six shades, from gilded greens to bejeweled purples. 

Inspired by the themes of nature and exploration, shades part of the new range include Moss Mosaic, Gilded Serenade, Nightfall, Iris Dusk, Just Bloom and Enchanted Memories. 

Retailing for $8.99 per polish, Sally Hansen’s Good. Kind. Pure. line in the Enchanted Meadows collection is available for purchase. 

Functional beverage brand Blume is expanding its SuperBelly line with the launch of a new flavor addition. 

New to the portfolio is the mango passionfruit variety, which adds a tropical twist to its line of gut-friendly hydration multipliers that have been formulated to support digestion, per the brand. 

"At Blume, we're always listening to our community, and the response to SuperBelly has been overwhelmingly positive. Our customers are always asking for more flavor options and we've worked tirelessly, testing hundreds of samples and engaging our SuperUser Group to create this new flavor," said Karen Danudjaja, CEO and founder of Blume. "Hydration and gut health are a key focus for consumers, and this expansion reflects our commitment to creating products that fit into daily routines and offer real, long-term benefits.”

Consumers will be able to find Blume’s SuperBelly in mango passionfruit online via its website and Amazon for an SRP of $32. 

Fans of Isle of Paradise’s Self-Tan Drops may have noticed a new change in the product’s formulation. 

The brand recently noted that the item has undergone a reformulation that now allows it to be easily mixed with moisturizers. 

Featuring such ingredients as niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and azelaic acid, the new formulation is free of fragrances, and is dermatologist-approved, non-comedogenic and suitable for sensitive skin, the brand noted. 

Consumers can find Isle of Paradise’s Drops 2.0 available at Sephora for an SRP of $29. 

The Honey Pot is introducing its new Calming Herbal Infusion Menstrual pads, which were inspired by consumers who are seeking spa-like, plant-powered care. 

The infused pads aim to ease intimate skin irritation, and they contain a blend of ashwagandha, lavender and lemon balm, the brand said.

Available in long lingers, regular pads with wings, super pads with wings and overnight pads with wings, The Honey Pot’s new Organic Cotton Cover Calming Herbal Infusion line is available for purchase online.