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What’s Next Editors’ picks for innovative products Close Shaves OVER 20 YEARS of development have culminated in The Shaver’s Choice™ Skin Therapy Shaving System, which consists of 4-ounce Slick!™ Shave Gel and 1-ounce Smooth!™ Skin Therapy. Containing no alcohol, acids or caustic ingredients, both items not only provide a close, comfortable shave, but also, when regularly used, help prevent and cure razor bumps and ingrown hairs, according to the manufacturer, Madison,Wis.-based Shaver’s Choice. Slick! straightens and lifts the hair (for a closer shave), protects the skin from blades and dries the hair left in its follicle straight, to counter hair’s natural urge to curl back into the skin, while Smooth! features mink oil, which heals and prevents razor bumps, ingrown hairs, razor burn and itching. Each item retails for a suggested $4.99. Find out more by visiting www.shaverschoice.com. Say No to Sugar RECENTLY LAUNCHED Caring Candies from Newburyport, Mass.-based The Really Healthy Stuff Co. enable consumers of all ages to enjoy sweet treats without compromising their health. Free of artificial sweeteners, synthetic flavors, synthetic colors, preservatives, fat, gluten and common allergens such as peanuts, the kosher confections use Isomalt, a natural sugar substitute derived from beets. The brand’s products include “Sourz” bonbons that come in such flavors as Sour Apple, Sour Lemon and Sour Cherry, and retail for a suggested $4.55 per 3.17-ounce box; “Naturals” made from herbs such as ginger, lavender and licorice, and also retailing for a suggested $4.55 per 3.17-ounce box; lollipops at a suggested $3.99 per 1.41-ounce or 1.23-ounce pack in different colors, patterns and shapes, and available in flavors like Raspberry, Apple and Pineapple-Orange; and candy canes at a suggested $3.99 per 1.06-ounce pack in Raspberry, Red Currant and Passion Fruit flavors.Visit www.rehest.com to learn more. All-Organic Nutrition COLUMBIA GORGE Organic of Hood River, Ore., has added two nutritional drinks to its Vitatrition line: Protein Cocoa, the nation’s first fresh chocolate soy-protein drink made from all-organic ingredients, and Super C, the first vitamin C drink for consumers who prefer all-organic products. Offering 20 grams of protein, antioxidant-rich Protein Cocoa features non-GMO soy protein, Fair Trade dark cocoa and Himalayan pink salt, the last of which is known for its high concentration of minerals and trace elements. Super C contains no synthetic ascorbic acid. A 16-fluidounce recyclable plastic bottle of either variety retails for a suggested $3.79. For more information, visit www.cogojuice.com or call 541-354-1066. Kids Can Cook KUHN RIKON’S KinderKitchen® is the Novato, Calif.-based cookware and cook’s-tools company’s first collection of kitchen implements designed especially for children. Combining high-quality construction with ease of use, the innovative line, which includes such colorful, whimsical items as a Bluebird Spatula, a Cockatiel Whisk and Crocodile Jaws Tongs, enables kids to have fun preparing meals safely. The Duck Snippers, for instance, are mini kitchen shears that are sharp enough to cut veggies but not sharp enough to hurt people, and come with a yellow duckbill that covers the blades for safe storage. The collection also includes a handy tote bag for the tools and a White Rabbit Apron. Suggested retail prices range from $6 to $18. More information is available by calling 800-662-5882 or visiting www.kuhnrikon.com. Hot 100 THE NEWEST member of the 100-calorie club is a line of tortillas under the Smart & Delicious brand from Santa Rosa, Calif.-based La Tortilla Factory. The product has all of the taste and texture traits of traditional tortillas, but with only about half the calories, as well as added fiber and omega-3-rich flaxseeds, and no hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. Available in Traditional and 100% Whole Wheat varieties that both feature 8 grams of fiber and 1.5 grams of fat per tortilla More ONLINE (the Whole Wheat tortillas additionally contain 20 grams of whole grains per tortilla), the items retail for For additional new products, go to $3.19 to $3.49 per 16.36-ounce package of eight. To Progressivegrocer.com find out more, visit www.latortillafactory.com. Make Mine Meatless DR. PRAEGER’S Sensible Foods’ heartfriendly, all-natural frozen offering now includes a line of meatless and chickenless products. The soy-based items include Meatless All American Burgers, Meatless Southwest Burgers, Chickenless Patties, Chickenless Nuggets, Chickenless Buffalo Patties and Chickenless Buffalo Nuggets. Besides providing between 11 and 18 grams of protein per serving, the certified-kosher products are low in saturated fat, contain no cholesterol and are a good source of fiber, according to Elmwood Park, N.J.-based Dr. Praeger’s. Suggested retail prices are $3.99 for each 11-ounce meatless SKU and $3.79 for each 10-ounce chickenless SKU. For further information, visit www.drpraegers.com. Progressive Grocer (ISSN 0033-0787, USPS 920-600), November/December 2009, Volume 88 Number 8 is published 8 times a year, monthly, except for January/February, June/July, August/September, and November/December by Nielsen Business Media, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595. Single copy price $10, except selected special issues. Subscription: $135 a year; Canada $164 (Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40031729. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to DHL Global Mail, 4960-2 Walker Road, Windsor, ON N9A 6J3); Foreign $270 (call for air mail rates). Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing offices. Printed in USA. POSTMASTER: Send all address changes to Progressive Grocer, PO Box 2096, Skokie, IL 60076-9349. Copyright ©2009 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Progressive Grocer - November/December 2009

Progressive Grocer - November/December 2009
Contents
Nielsen’s Shelf Stoppers/Spotlight: All Departments/Ramen Noodles
Progressive Grocer’s Category Captains Awards: Recession Planning
Consumer Insights: Innovate to Differentiate
Independents Report: Determining Relative Worth
Lempert Report:The Trends That’ll be Tops in 2010
Store of the Month: A New Brand of Winn-Dixie
Beverage Alcohol: Glass Half Full
Sports/Energy Drinks: Energetic Sales?
Category Management: Categorical Shifts
Holiday/Super Bowl Meat Promotions: Bowled Over
PG’s Annual Deli/Bakery/ Prepared Foods Roundtable: Bringing Value to the Table: Part 2
Packaging Trends: Sheer Innovation
Price and Promotion Optimization Software: Optimization Plus
Signage: Above and Beyond
What’s Next: Editors’ Picks for Innovative Products

Progressive Grocer - November/December 2009