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What’s next Editors’ picks for innovative products Oil change TO CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF calorie-laden oils added to food, consumers can now use MINNEAPOLIS-BASED Gourmè Mist, described by C.H.Robinson developed its new Coral Springs, Fla.-based product line, Fresh ’n Easy Gourmè Food Co. as a QuickSteam vegetable side dishes, first-of-its-kind, nonaerosol spray offering a fine, continuous mist with Salinas, Calif.-based River Ranch to lightly coat sauté pans, perk up salads, and impart flavor to Fresh Foods, LLC, in response to convegetables, fish, meat, and breads. Available in such varieties as sumers’ demands for healthy, convenient Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Barrel Aged Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, and fresh food. After rigorously testing 32 Canola Oil— sauces, the companies settled on seven— some of them Alfredo, Asian Citrus, Blue Cheese, Creamy Tomato Something in the air 100 percent USDA Basil, Garlic & Butter, Sharp Cheddar, and certified organic— Southwestern—all of them between 70 and 110 calories MADE OF A PROPRIETARY BLEND of all-natural Gourmè Mist retails for and free of trans fats. There are also four bagged items without sauce. ingredients, PureAyre is an envia suggested $9.99 to All QuickSteam products employ microperf technology, which provides a 17ronmentally safe odor eliminator $11.49 per 6.5-ounce day shelf life, and a new steam valve cooking system that preserves the items’ that its manufacturer, Kent, recyclable pump high nutrient levels with cooking times of three minutes or less. Suggested Wash.-based Clean Earth, Inc., dispenser. Get more retail prices range from $3.99 to $4.99. For more describes as the only food-grade information by visiting information contact your C.H. Robinson air-freshening formula in the www.gourmemist.com. account manager or call (800) 411-3596. United States. According to Clean Earth, 100 percent biodegradable PureAyre can even be sprayed near infants or directly on a pet’s Better butter for the body fur. It can additionally be used on home furnishings and to reduce CANUS HAS REFORMULATED its Original Fragrance Body Butter, as well as adding three new blends: Orchid, Marigold, and Olive & Wheat Protein. the incidence of allergic reactions, asthma, and chemically sensitive reactions, Clean Earth notes. Like all Canus Goat’s Milk skin care products, the all-natural Body Butter line is made with farm-fresh goat’s milk packed with proteins, vitamins, and minerals that are easily absorbed Suggested retail prices are $2.99 to $59.99 for sizes ranging from four ounces to a gallon refill. Learn and soothing to the skin, according to the Waterbury,Vt.-based U.S. headquarters of the Canadian company. more by calling (877) 787-3297 or visiting An eight-ounce jar retails for a suggested $9.99. Contact Andree Falardeau at (802) BIG-GOAT or www.PureAyre.com. andreef@canusgoatsmilk.com to learn more. Eating fresh Make cooking a joy Easier baking THE ICONIC Joy of Cooking CREATING SPECIAL HOLIDAY treats is a lot less work with Imperial Sugar and Dixie Crystals’ Redi-Measure Light Brown Sugar, which comes in one-quarter-cup cookbook, now in its 75th pre-measured pouches. The product not anniversary edition, served only simplifies baking, it’s also always as the inspiration for the fresh, unlike traditional bagged brown 22-item Joy of Cooking sugar, which often becomes hard and premium line of frozen foods, launched by Minneapolis-based Bellisio Foods. unusable, according to the Sugar Land, Encompassing family-style entrees, side dishes, vegetables, and breads, and Texas-based brands. The other great thing packaged in resealable bags and trays, the line is designed to mix and match about Redi-Measure is that it yields consisso that families can create meals easily. Additionally, all of the foods offered tent results every time. A 22.4are made with real ingredients, with zero trans fats and no More ONLINE ounce package of 12 pouches artificial colors or flavors. Suggested retail prices range For additional retails for a suggested $2.19 to from $2.99 to $8.99 for 12-ounce to 32-ounce packages. new products, go to $2.49. To find out more, contact Paul Whittaker or Gina Heinz at Visit www.joyofcookingfoods.com or contact Progressivegrocer.com paul.whittaker@imperialsugar.com or gina.heinz@imperialsugar.com. Joyofcookingfoods@bellisiofoods.com to find out more. Progressive Grocer (ISSN 0033-0787, USPS 920-600), December 2008, Volume 87 Number 13 is published 13 times a year, monthly, except semi-monthly in April 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 ©2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Progressive Grocer - December 2008

Progressive Grocer - December 2008
Contents
Front End: Onstead Becomes Interim Bi-Lo C.E.O.
Nielsen’s Shelf Stoppers/Spotlight: Shelfstable Juices/Vegetable Juices and Drinks
Market Snapshot: .Seattle-Tacoma,Wash
Retailer of the Year: Taking the lead
Lempert Report: Obama Prepares to Tackle Food Industry Issues
Independents Report: What Grocers Need to Know About Market Day
Consumer Research: Reason for Relevance
Shopper Culture: Reimagining Convenience Foods
Wake-up Call: The Ballad of The Egg Man
Eggs: A Kinder, Gentler Egg
Shelf-Stable Juice: Making a Splash
Post-PMA Show Analysis: High Yield
Niche Pork: Go Whole Hog for Local
Pharmacy: Chronic Customer Service
Technology: A Small-Town Grocer Discovers Digital DIY
Equipment Innovations
What’s Next: Editors’ Picks for Innovative Products

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