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What’s next Editors’ picks for innovative products A passion for tea On-the-go probiotics CONSUMERS CAN TAKE their probiotics along with them, thanks to PC Brands’ shelf-stable, all-natural Pop Culture Probiotic Bars, which contain GanedenBC30, a patented strain from Ganeden Biotech that doesn’t require refrigeration. Delivering 10 times more live cultures than many probioticenhanced yogurts, the bars are available in 90-calorie Yogurt Fruit and Nut with Cranberries, Almonds & Flaxseed and 110-calorie Chocolate Chip Granola varieties, Solana, Calif.-based PC Brands says. A one-ounce bar retails for a suggested $1.19 to $1.39. For additional information visit www.popcultureprobiotics.com. THE LATEST ADDITION to Nestea’s lineup of ready-to-drink iced teas is Red Tea Pomegranate & Passion Fruit. Antioxidant-rich red tea, native to South Africa and also know as rooibos, is naturally caffeine-free. The beverage additionally features no artificial colors and all-natural fruit flavors, according to Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co., the maker of Nestea. Red Tea Pomegranate Passion Fruit comes in straight-wall 20-ounce PET bottles and 12-packs of 16.9-ounce PET bottles. Suggested prices are set by the retailer. Contact your Coca-Cola representative to find out more. Time for change EARTH’S BEST HAS LONG BEEN known for its organic baby and toddler food, but now the brand is branching out. Made with soft cloth-like materials, What’s shaking eco-friendly Earth’s Best TenderCare Disposable Diapers and Wipes are never NO-FUSS MILKSHAKES HAVE treated with chlorine bleaching agents become a reality with the advent of that may contribute to pollution, notes MolliCoolz Shakers, which allow conthe Hain Celestial Group, the Melville, N.Y.-based manufacturer of sumers to prepare their own thick, Earth’s Best. Available in seven sizes ranging from newborn to 35-plus pounds, the diapers offer creamy shakes at home without a blender, or even an ice such convenient features as breathable sides, moisture barrier cuffs, and refastenable tabs, while cream scoop. Available in the frozen section, Shakers come in the hypoallergenic, alcohol-free wipes are moistened with an unscented natural formula of single-serve containers filled with premium free-flowing icevitamin E and aloe. Suggested retail prices are $4.59 for an 80-count pop-up tub, $3.99 for an cream beads that are specially formulated to soften and mix 80-count resealable tub refill bag, with milk or any other beverage, according to Stockton, and $1.99 for a 30-count resealCalif.-based MolliCoolz, LLC. To create a shake, just add liquid, A new way to Google able travel pack. Get more inforreplace the container’s cover, and agitate for 30 seconds. mation by calling Janine Evans at Flavors include chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. A 4.2KIDS HAVE ANOTHER (631) 730-2333. ounce container retails for $1.89. Learn more by contacting wholesome snack MolliCoolz v.p. sales and marketing John A. alternative now that Somerville at (925) 962-9536 or iasommer@molD. F. Stauffer Biscuit licoolz.com. Co.’s Googles have arrived on the scene. The newest product in York, Pa.-based Infuse and enthuse Stauffer’s All Natural line of crackers and cookies with no preservatives or artifiHOME CHEFS CAN NOW give complex dishes the cial flavors, colors, or sweeteners, Googles come in three perfect finishing touch with Lucini Italia Co.’s line varieties: Chocolate Sundae, Orange Crème, and Banana of superpremium infused oils. Handcrafted in Split, all topped with frosting drizzles. The treats are also a Tuscany using a 20-day artisan process, the line of good source of calcium, and contain zero grams of trans “liquid spices” consists of Robust Garlic, Delicate fats and zero grams of cholesterol. The suggested retail Lemon, Fiery Chili, and Tuscan Basil varieties, each price per 14-ounce resealable gusset bag is $2.89 to $3.29. carefully blended with Miami-based Lucini’s Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil and employing Find out more by calling (800) 673-2473, ext. 684, or visitfresh local ingredients. The suggested retail price for a 8.5-ounce bottle is $15.99. For more informaing www.stauffers.net. tion contact Lucini national sales manager Cory Kirlan at (303) 494-4453 or cory@lucini.com. Progressive Grocer (ISSN 0033-0787, USPS 920-600), January/February 2009, Volume 88 Number 1 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 100039595. Single copy price $10, except selected special issues. Subscription: $135 a year; Canada $164 (Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40031729. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Progressive Grocer - January/February 2009

Progressive Grocer - January/February 2009
Front End: Aldi’s Private Label Showing its Fitness
Nielsen’s Shelf Stoppers/Spotlight: Prepared Foods-DryMixes/Rice Mixes
Market Snapshot: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Outstanding Independents Awards: Up with People
Current Events: Retail Newsmakers
Contents
Lempert Report: The Phoenix Format Face-Off
Independents Report: Making your Workplace Family-Friendly
Multicultural Marketing: Where there’s Mystery, there’s Margin
Wake-Up Call: New Habits Die Hard
Beverage Alcohol: Wine 101
Soft Drinks: Creating a Buzz
Whole Grains: The Brown Version
Packaging: The Whole Package
Meat: Master Beef Backer
Pet Care: Financing Fido
Executive Insight Series: Technology and the Independent Grocer: Eye of the Gale
Equipment Case Studies: Food. Service. Equipment
Financial Insights: What the Yield Curve Shows
What’s Next: Editors’ Picks for Innovative Products

Progressive Grocer - January/February 2009