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What’s Next Editors’ picks for innovative products Fresher Than Ever AS PART OF THE REVAMPING of its skin care lines for 2009, including new names and packaging, New Brunswick, N.J.-based Johnson & Johnson has introduced Johnson’s Forever Fresh Refreshing Body Lotion and Refreshing Body Wash. The light, fast-absorbing lotion features an innovative, encapsulated time-release fragrance with notes of melon, apples and lily of the valley, while the body wash rinses clean with no lingering residue, and has been clinically shown to moisturize skin for 24 hours. An 11-fluid-ounce bottle of the lotion or a 20.3-fluid-ounce bottle of the body wash retail for a suggested $5.49. Additional information is available by visiting www.jnj.com. Cheese Made to Please THE LATEST PHASE of Mario Batali Selection’s cheese offerings comprises authentic Spanish and Italian varieties joining its three- and five-cheese blends in deli cases. From Spain come Iberico, a pure blend of cow, sheep and goat’s milk from the Castilla-La Mancha region;Valdeon, a mix of cow and goat’s milk from the Picos de Europa in the Leon region; and Etxegarai, a 100 percent raw sheep’s milk cheese from the Northern Basque region. Hailing from Italy are Mountain Gorgonzola, a 100 percent cow’s milk cheese from Piedmont and Lombardy; Organic Parmigiano-Reggiano, produced by a nine-family farm Sticks to Pick Up cooperative in Emilia Romagna; and Provolone JACK LINK’S NEW MULTI-PACKS Picante. In partnership with allow families to keep the proteincelebrity chef Mario Batali, rich, portion-controlled, individually Better Protection Richfield,Wis.-based DCI Cheese Co. wrapped beef jerky snacks conveimports, packages and distributes niently on hand. Featuring the comDALLAS-BASED KIMBERLY-CLARK’S marthe items. The suggested pany’s new Smart Snack designation, ket-leading Depend brand of incontinence retail price is in the $14the packaging is available in two products has developed its first line of to-$20-per-pound range, varieties: a 10-count Original Beef gender-specific adult absorbent underdepending on cheese Steak and an eight-count All wear. The male and female designs are taivariety.Visit www.dciAmerican Beef & Cheese (a combilored to fit the unique body shapes of men and cheeseco.com for more nation snack consisting of a stick of women, offering superior fit and protection. information. Wisconsin cheese and a Jack Link’s Beginning this month, the line will roll out in North Original Beef Steak), both retailing for a suggested $4.99. America in eight varieties, including small/medium According to Minong,Wis.-based Jack Link’s, protein is essen(20 count), large (18 count) and extra-large (16 count) in Extra absorbency; and small/medium (18 tial for maintaining healthy cells, providing energy and concount), large (16 count) and extra-large (14 count) in Super-Plus absorbency levels for women; as trolling metabolic processes in adults, as well well as small/medium (18 count) and large/extra-large (16 count) in Super-Plus absorbency levels for men. To accompany the product launch, Depend will introduce what it calls “more intuitive packaging as being crucial to the healthy growth and development of children. For more informafor its entire product lineup.” Suggested retail pricing is at the sole discretion of the retailer, but is tion, visit www.jacklinks.com. expected to be in line with the brand’s current prices. Learn more by visiting www.depend.com. Lactose-Free Lusciousness CONSUMERS IN SEARCH of chocolate sans lactose will rejoice at the introduction of Manhattan Chocolates’ Toffee Crunch Mixes. The all-natural, kosher line from Bayonne, N.J.-based Kedem Foods is manufactured in a totally lactose-free environment — even the two “milky” varieties, a cashew butter crunch and a chocolate pretzelpeanut mix, are both More ONLINE made with rice milk. The suggested retail price For additional per six-ounce box is $5.29. Contact Suri new products, go to Buxbaum at 201-229-6886 or surib@manhatProgressivegrocer.com tanchocolates.com for additional information. Sweetness and Light THE LATEST BEVERAGES FROM Half Moon Bay, Calif.based Odwalla are two reduced-calorie options: Mojito Mambo and Pomegranate Strawberry. Sweetened with a combination of Truvia (Cargill and Coca-Cola’s natural sweetener derived from the stevia plant), organic evaporated cane juice and fruit juices, each variety contains just 50 calories per eight-ounce serving, in addition to being fortified to provide 50 percent of the daily value of antioxidant vitamins C and E. A 450-milliliter (15.2-fluidounce) grab-and-go recyclable plastic bottle of either beverage retails for a suggested $3.29. To find out more, visit www.odwalla.com. Progressive Grocer (ISSN 0033-0787, USPS 920-600), March 2009, Volume 88 Number 2 is published 8 times a year , monthly, except for J anuary/February, June/July, August/September , and November/December b y Nielsen Business Media, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595. Single cop y price $10, except selected special issues. Subscription: $135 a year ; Canada $164 (Canada P ost Publications Mail Agr eement No. 40031729. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Progressive Grocer - March 2009

Progressive Grocer - March 2009
Contents
Front End: Ahold Banners Launch 'Major Consumer Wellness Initiative'
Nielsen's Shelf Stoppers/Spotlight: Frozen Foods/One-Food Oriental Entrees
Market Snapshot: Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Independents Report: The New Agenda at FMI - And in Washington
Lempert Report: What Shoppers Will Demand in 2009
Wake-Up Call: Back to the Future
Progressive Views: Looking Forward
Frozen & Refrigerated Trends: Staying Cool
Store of the Month: Straub's Newest Family Member
FutureView Introduction: Great Expectations
Futureview: Magnetic Core
Honey: Sweet Sensation
Organic/Natural Cereal: The New Face of Breakfast Sales
FutureView: Home-Cooked Homecoming
2009 Meat Operations Review: Solid Ground
2009 Seafood Operations Review: Rough Seas
Pharmacy: A Destination for Health
Technology FutureView: Retail 3.0
Equipment FutureView: Sustainable Differentiation
What's Next: Editors' Picks for Innovative Products

Progressive Grocer - March 2009