Drug Store News articles from January 2005

Drug Store News archives from January 2005

Wal-Mart names Castro-Wright COO.(News)(Wal-Mart Stores Inc. appoints Eduardo Castro-Wright as chief operating officer.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores has named Eduardo Castro-Wright, current president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Mexico, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Wal-Mart Stores division in the United States,...

Duane Reade eyes Park Avenue space.(News)(Duane Reade Holding Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- Drug Store News has learned that Duane Reade is likely to open a new store at 425 Park Ave.--marking the first retail pharmacy on upscale Park Avenue north of the MetLife Building, some of the priciest real estate in Manhattan. ...

For Walgreens, a drive to stay on mountaintop.(News)
January 17, 2005... CHICAGO -- "The people at the top of the, mountain didn't just fall there. Walgreen Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Bernauer delivered that simple maxim to the company's employees recently, and he was likely to repeat it in...

Gross-margin improvements send profits to 4-year high.(News)(Walgreen Co.)
January 17, 2005... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Putting a flourish to its long streak of record sales and earnings, Walgreen Co. early this month announced its largest quarterly profit increase in the last 16 quarters. The 4,680-store chain drug giant recorded net...

Cox-2s, consumer confusion dampen pharmacy business.(News)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- With a better than $5 billion pharmaceutical market at stake, the controversy surrounding cox-2 inhibitors should have a significant negative impact on comparable pharmacy sales performance in the coming year. The reason is simple:...

Burnside takes over top spot at Medicine Shoppe International.(News)(Terry Burnside)
January 17, 2005... ST. LOUIS -- Longs veteran Terry Burnside last month was named president of Medicine Shoppe International, after joining the nation's top pharmacy franchise operation not five months ago as vice president of marketing. Burnside takes the,...

Real-life examples are foundation for ad campaign.(News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... ST. LOUIS -- Medicine Shoppe International debuted a new advertising campaign this month focusing on what it considers its greatest strength--customer service--using anecdotes provided by its franchisees that convey how a Medicine Shoppe...

Familymeds bets on casino pharmacy.(News)
January 17, 2005... FARMINGTON, Conn. -- Familymeds, a wholly owned subsidiary of DrugMax, has opened a worksite-based pharmacy to serve the Mohegan Sun Casino's 10,000 associates and their families exclusively--a concept that will be an integral part of the...

Caregiver Expo set to hit nation's capital in May.(News)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- In an effort to promote the value of community pharmacy to seniors and the millions of caregivers who care for them, Drug Store News, in partnership with the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, will host the first-ever...

Penn Traffic inks leaseback deal.(Supermarket Aisle)(Equity Industrial Partners )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Penn Traffic Co., which operates 109 supermarkets under the BiLo Foods, P&C and Quality trade names, has inked with Equity Industrial Partners a $37 million sale-leaseback deal that will help Penn Traffic emerge from...

Ahold to shed Bi-Lo, Bruno's.(Supermarket Aisle)(Lone Star Funas)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold plans to sell to private investment company Lone Star Funas its U.S. retail subsidiaries Bi-Lo and Bruno's for up to $660 million. The deal includes the assumption of most, if not all, of Bi-Lo and Bruno's debt,...

$1 sections, self-checkout growing.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... WASHINGTON -- The fastest-growing features in new supermarkets in 2003 were dollar-item departments and self-checkout lanes, according to a recent Food Marketing Institute study. In 2003, nearly 1-in-5 new supermarkets featured a...

Pathmark to install in-store TVs.(Supermarket Aisle)(Pathmark Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... SAN FRANCISCO -- Pathmark Stores has inked a deal with Premier Retail Networks, a subsidiary of PRN Corp., to install PRN's in-store TV network at checkout lanes in its 142 stores. Pathmark has tested the network at select stores, and more...

Ingles to appeal delisting warning.(Supermarket Aisle)(Ingles Markets Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Ingles Markets, plans to request a hearing to appeal Nasdaq's recommendation that Ingles Class A common stock be delisted because it failed to file its Form 10-K for the period ended Sept. 25, 2004. While there is no...

AutoCart revs up drive-through supercenter.(News)
January 17, 2005... LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- In the coming years, big-box retailers, supermarkets and drug chains could be battling a new form of competition: drive-through supercenters. That's the plan of AutoCart LLC, which expects to open such a facility in...

Glaxo is lead horse among likely BMS suitors.(News)(GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Bristol-Myers Squibb Inc.)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- Speculation abounded earlier this month that Bristol-Myers Squibb had placed its over-the-counter business on the sales block--a business valued at around $1 billion. Several likely suitors had emerged by Jan. 6, including...

Bush nominates Leavitt for top Health post.(News)(Michael Leavitt, George W. Bush .)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush last month announced that he has nominated former Utah Governor Michael Leavitt to be secretary of Health and Human Services. Leavitt currently is the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency....

ChainDrugStore.net.(People In The News)(Chief Executive Officer Brad Mitchell resigns to pursue other oppurtunities.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- ChainDrugStore.net announced earlier this month that President and Chief Executive Officer Brad Mitchell has left to pursue other opportunities. Mitchell, however, will serve as a consultant to the National Association...

Kroger.(People In The News)(Robert Hodge, president will retire at the end of the month.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... CINCINNATI -- At the end of the month, Robert Hodge, president of Kroger's Cincinnati-Dayton division, will retire after 40 years in the grocery industry. Kroger Senior Vice President Geoffrey Covert will succeed Hodge. Covert joined...

Winn-Dixie.(People In The News)(appointments at Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie's board of directors last month ousted Chief Executive Officer Frank Lazaran, who took the helm in June 2003, after he failed to revive the ailing supermarket chain. Replacing Lazaran is Peter Lynch, former...

Revlon.(People In The News)(extended its contract with Jack Stahl by three years.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- Revlon has extended its contract with Jack Stahl, president and chief executive officer, by three years, the company stated in a filing last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Stahl's employment agreement was...

APhA honors Osterhaus.(People In The News)(American Pharmacists Association)(Robert Osterhaus)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... WASHINGTON -- The American Pharmacists Association has awarded Robert Osterhaus the 2005 APhA Remington Honor Medal, among the pharmacy profession's highest honors. The award, named for community pharmacist, manufacturer and educator...

Industry joins tsunami relief efforts.(News)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- By Jan. 6, the United Nations reported that more than $4 billion had been pledged to aid tsunami victims and help rebuild the devastated Asian region. That sum included several million dollars donated to the American Red Cross...

Flu biggest culprit in weak December sales.(News)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- December sales for drug retailers were more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho, coming in as one of the weakest Decembers in recent history. Estimates show flu incidence was down nearly 50 percent compared with December 2003, affecting front-end...

Mandatory mail delivers blow to Rite Aid results.(News)
January 17, 2005... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- The fallout from the United Auto Workers Union's decision to mandate mail order prescription services for its members one year ago continues to impact Rite Aid operations through its central division severely, enough so that...

Fuller's communication focus strengthens industry's position on most serious challenges.(Craig Fuller)
January 17, 2005... Communication. If you were to ask National Association of Chain Drug Stores President and Chief Executive Officer Craig Fuller to assess his first five years on the job, that certainly would be a dominant and recurring theme. I think this...

PBMs cheer court ruling that curbs disclosure rules.(prescription benefit management companies)
January 17, 2005... WASHINGTON -- On behalf of the prescription benefit management companies it represents, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association is hailing a federal court ruling here that blocks the District of Columbia from imposing disclosure...

On-site pharmacies pose threat and opportunity.(Opinion)
January 17, 2005... There's not enough competition among drug chains that the nation's fourth-largest auto maker, which now produces more than 1 million cars in the United States and also is opening two new plants in Texas and Tennessee, has entered the pharmacy...

Countdown to '06: Medicare crucial to GOP's future.(Opinion)
January 17, 2005... "Politics is going to play a role in this because 2006 is an election year. And [historically], in an election year, in the middle of a presidential term, the party in power tends to lose seats and the House is still close enough that [the GOP]...

Despite abundant challenges, smaller players remain positive.(Regional News)
January 17, 2005... MIAMI -- With mandatory mail order threatening further pressure on ever-tightening pharmacy margins, regional chains will meet here later this month at the NACDS Regional Chain Conference to address key challenges facing regional pharmacy...

Regionals seek alternative sales opps.(Regional News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- From coffee to high-end skin care products to furniture, several regional chains are developing innovative ways to drive store traffic and remain competitive in today's challenging retail environment. New Yorkers love their...

Industry eyes second Bush term warily.(News Analysis)(George W. Bush)
January 17, 2005... A bitterly contested presidential election is history, and the winner is gearing up for another four years. But as he begins his second term with an ambitious agenda for remaking the Middle East, Social Security and Medicare, President George...

Health care in consumers' hands?(News Analysis)
January 17, 2005... Escalating health care costs are fashioning a trend toward consumer-empowered health care, where patients are fiscally incentivized to take a personal role in managing their health care to help contain costs. Instead of creating a system...

HHS cites dangers, costs of any Rx importation effort.(Chain Pharmacy)(Department of Health and Human Services Task Force on Drug Importation)
January 17, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Setting up a safe and regulated commercial system to import prescription drugs into the United States would be a feasible, if very expensive, response to Americans' clamor for lower-cost drugs from Canada and other nations, a...

Canadian health coalition sounds alarm over Rx imports.(Chain Pharmacy)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... OTTAWA, Ontario -- Less than two weeks before the release of the Department of Health and Human Services Task Force on Drug Importation report, a coalition of pharmacy, health and consumer groups in Canada sounded an alarm by announcing that a...

Kinney taps veteran Halloran to head all pharmacy activities.(Chain Pharmacy)(Kinney Drugs Inc appoints Owen Halloran )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- Kinney Drugs has named veteran pharmacy executive Owen Halloran to the new post of vice president of pharmacy marketing and professional services, overseeing all pharmacy-related operations for the upstate New York chain....

Rhode Island joins cross-border rush.(drug imports legalized)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island legalized pharmaceutical imports from Canada last month, joining a growing list of states actively seeking cheaper medicines from Canada. The state of Rhode Island's health department in late December approved...

Generics manufacturer Agis Industries and Perrigo Co., manufacturer of store-brand, over-the-counter products, merged to create a new health care entity under the Perrigo name.(Generics Notebook)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Generics manufacturer Agis Industries and Perrigo Co., manufacturer of store-brand, over-the-counter products, merged to create a new health care entity under the Perrigo name. Based on the closing price of Perrigo's stock on Nov. 12, the deal...

Eon Labs.(Generics Notebook)(cilostazol 100 mg approved)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Eon Labs received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration and began shipment of its cilostazol 100 mg tablets, the generic equivalent to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.'s branded drug Pletal. Cilostazol is indicated for the treatment of...

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(Generics Notebook)(quinapril HCl tablets shipment started)(metformin HCl approved)(aquisition of Dorom completed)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. began shipment of its quinapril HCl tablets in 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg doses. The generic is manufactured pursuant to Ranbaxy's abbreviated new drug application and will be sold under a Teva label and...

Ivax Corp.(Generics Notebook )(sertraline HCl tablets approved)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Ivax Corp. received tentative approval for sertraline HCl tablets in 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg doses. The drug is the generic equivalent of Zoloft, a Pfizer-marketed anti-depressant with sales of $3.06 billion. Ivax believes it has first-to-file...

Watson Pharmaceuticals.(Generics Notebook )(levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets approved)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Watson Pharmaceuticals received final approval for and began shipment of levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP, 0.1 mg/0.02 mg, the generic version of Wyeth's birth control pill Alesse, with sales of approximately $163 million....

Barr Laboratories.(Generics Notebook )(demeclocycline HCl tablets received approval )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Barr Laboratories received approval and began shipment of demeclocycline HCl tablets USP, in 150 mg and 300 mg doses. The drug is the generic equivalent of ESP Pharma's Declomycin, an antibiotic used to treat various types of infections. Barr's...

Product consistency, unchecked supply keys to success in generics market.(Generics Watch)
January 17, 2005... NEW YORK -- Peppered with questions from principal analysts for the drug store industry, executives from the nation's largest chain pharmacy and the top generic drug maker said it takes an uninterrupted flow of drugs to sustain a mutually...

Mylan, Icahn battle over planned acquisition.(Generics Watch)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The battle over Mylan Laboratories' bid to acquire King Pharmaceuticals heated up last month between Mylan and its largest shareholder, investor Carl Icahn. In the latest round, Milan Puskar, the chairman and founder of...

Drug makers rush to fill heart-healthy lifestyle gap.(Chain Pharmacy)
January 17, 2005... For all the people who succumb to heart disease each year--some 927,000 in 2002, according to the American Heart Association. There is still a significant gap between people who have been diagnosed with heart disease and those who don't know...

Statins could face generic threats.(Chain Pharmacy)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... The biggest potential threat operators in the prescription statin market will face this year may be the Lipitor (atorvastatin) patent trial. If the most-prescribed, best-selling statin is open to generic competition from Ranbaxy, which Pfizer...

Statin switch may not impact prescription market.(Chain Pharmacy)
January 17, 2005... Last week, Johnson & Johnson/Merck took the first step in making the over-the-counter sale of Mevacor a reality. However, unlike the switch of blockbusters Claritin and Prilosec, an OTC Mevacor will not necessarily bleed into the sale of the...

Bristol-Myers Squibb.(Supplier News)(ChoiceDM A1c Home Test launched)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Supplier News--Bristol-Myers Squibb last month introduced its ChoiceDM A1c Home Test, the only over-the-counter test to measure glycated hemoglobin and provide immediate results at home. Unlike daily glucose monitoring, A1c measures the...

Bayer earlier this month officially closed its $3 billion acquisition of Roche Consumer Health.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Bayer earlier this month officially closed its $3 billion acquisition of Roche Consumer Health. The transaction includes the global business of Roche Consumer Health and the five Roche production sites in Grenzach, Germany; Gaillard, France;...

TransDermal Systems.(Supplier News)(plans to develop ibuprofen cream )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... TransDermal Systems, a subsidiary of Strategic Science & Technologies, last month announced its intention to file a 505(b)2 new drug application for an OTC transdermal ibuprofen preparation during first quarter 2005. If successful, it would...

Implus.(Supplier News)(sponsors the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Implus last month announced it would be one of the sponsors of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer series that begins next month. The benefit walk will be held in eight cities this year: Washington, Boston, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Los...

Consumer Reports.(Industry News)(website launched)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Industry News--Consumer Reports magazine, last month launched a Web site, www.crbest buydrugs.org, that compares prescription drugs in a given class by price, effectiveness and safety. As part of its inaugural posting, Consumer Reports found...

Council for Responsible Nutrition.(Industry News)(Chuck Brice elected as a chairman)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Chuck Brice, senior vice president of sales and business development for Kemin, was elected chairman of the Council for Responsible Nutrition earlier this month, effective through December 2006. Brice succeeds Byron Johnson, industry relations...

Market impact remains unclear as pending switches head to stores.(OTC/Natural Health)
January 17, 2005... In the coming year, pharmacists may be making over-the-counter recommendations for two entirely new self-care categories, while the stage may be set for the introduction of a new nonprescription alternative for the diet aid set in 2006. It...

New Year's resolutions ring in sales.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Diet aids and smoking cessation become two popular categories each January--as much as 25 percent of the population has resolved either to lose weight or to quit smoking according to a poll the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion...

Gillette.(Supplier News)(Venus Vibrance launched)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Supplier News -- Gillette will broaden its Venus razor portfolio by launching in the spring battery-powered Venus Vibrance for women--similar to its M3Power men's razor--and disposable Venus razors. Venus Vibrance will retail for $9.99 to...

Beiersdorf.(Supplier News)(Eucerin launches new skin care line)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Eucerin, a Beiersdorf brand, is launching exclusively in the chain drug channel a new skin care line designed to battle the effects of facial redness. The Eucerin Redness Relief system--which includes Soothing Cleanser, Daily Perfection...

Coty.(Supplier News)(partnered with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to launch new products)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Looking to attract a slightly older consumer, twin actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have partnered with Coty once again to launch in March two new fragrances: mary-kateandashley coast to coast LA and mary-kateandashley coast to coast NYC....

Procter & Gamble.(Supplier News)(looks at youth with new products)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Procter & Gamble is targeting teen girls with its new Secret Body Spray collection, featuring four mood-inspiring scents: moonlit rose, peach shimmer, vanilla sparkle and tropical radiance. Secret Body Sprays will hit the deodorant aisle...

Church & Dwight Co. no longer will be an equity participant with Kelso & Co. in the $465 million (including debt) acquisition of Del Laboratories.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Financial News--Church & Dwight Co. no longer will be an equity participant with Kelso & Co. in the $465 million (including debt) acquisition of Del Laboratories. Church & Dwight, maker of Arm & Hammer, also has relinquished its option to buy...

Ethnic marketing efforts in cosmetics focus on broadening shade ranges.(Beauty Care)
January 17, 2005... Reflecting the country's ever-changing demographic landscape, society's image of beauty is no longer reserved for the all-American blond-haired, blue-eyed bombshell. Exotic, ethnic women like Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce Knowles have caught...

Dynamic duos dress up lip color.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... High-shine gloss that promises to moisturize and protect lips has been edging out lipstick, prompting several manufacturers to marry the two in a dual-ended wand to bolster sluggish lip color sales. Of the color cosmetics segments, lip...

Walgreens.(Retail News)(Quote Me: TV Guide Edition introduced)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Retail News--Walgreens now carries the new licensed board game Don't Quote Me: TV Guide Edition. The game combines TV Guide's iconic 50-year history with Wiggles 3D's Don't Quote Me board games. The game challenges players to recall their...

CVS.(Retail News)(CVS H.C. Inc. introduced new prepaid card)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... CVS added a new card to its prepaid arsenal last month when it introduced the prepaid Virgin Digital music download card. The cards are available in increments of $14.85, equal to 15 music downloads through the Virgin Digital Megastore. To...

Speed of Light Technologies.(Supplier News)(porch light introduced)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Supplier News--Speed of Light Technologies introduced a 60-watt porch light that becomes a flashing signal visible from up to one mile away in an emergency. Called the 911 Beacon, the flashing signal is activated by flipping the light switch on...

Bandai America.(Supplier News)(new toys animated series D.I.C E will be launched)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Bandai America will launch a new line of toys and action figures based on the animated series "D.I.C.E." premiering this month on the Cartoon Network. D.I.C.E., which stands for DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises, is a large corporation...

Innovation provides point of difference for school, home, office products.(General Merchandise)
January 17, 2005... He cashed $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in every U.S. state and 26 foreign countries by the time he was 21. So what links Frank Abagnale, the subject of the movie "Catch Me If You Can," with the school, home and office category in the drug...

Green Dot generating greenbacks.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Nearly 3-out-of-4 purchasers of prepaid debit cards return to the store or chain where they bought the card to add on more money. Besides generating traffic, healthy margins make the cards, which function like a regular Visa or MasterCard,...

Clarkson Potter.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Clarkson Potter has published a new book called" The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do," which features advice from experts like Jennifer Capriati on how to play tennis, Suze Orman on how to save money, Donald Trump on...

Clean Ones Corp.(Supplier News)(new gloves introduced)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Clean Ones Corp. has introduced Splash household gloves featuring colorful patterns designed so no two gloves are alike. The gloves are made of a high-quality latex material, measure 11.75 inches in length and feature a pebbled nonslip grip....

Newell Rubbermaid.(Executive News)(Steven Marton appointed)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Executive News--Newell Rubbermaid has named Steven Marton group president of office products. Marton will be responsible for the company's $1.7 billion global office products business with brands like Sharpie, Paper Mate, Parker, Waterman,...

Staedtler.(Executive News)(Michael Wiesmann appointed)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staedtler has named Michael Wiesmann president and chief executive officer of its U.S. operations. Staedtler also has named Peter Katz director of marketing and William Connors director of sales.

Walgreens.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Retailer News--Walgreens now carries Albanese Confectionery Group's two new lines of realistically detailed gummi candy: Gummi Army Guys in four classic combat poses and Gummi Jet Fighters, modeled after six U.S. military planes. Both feature...

Late last month, Kraft Foods agreed to sell its yogurt assets, including Breyers Fruit on the Bottom, Light and Creme Savers cup varieties, as well as Creme Savers Smoothie drinkable yogurts, to CoolBrands International in a $59 million deal.(Suppliers News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Supplier News--Late last month, Kraft Foods agreed to sell its yogurt assets, including Breyers Fruit on the Bottom, Light and Creme Savers cup varieties, as well as Creme Savers Smoothie drinkable yogurts, to CoolBrands International in a $59...

Great Brands of Europe.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Great Brands of Europe, the company behind LU Biscuits, is making its first foray into the growing wafer roll segment--up 8 percent in dollar sales in grocery for the 52 weeks-ended Sept. 25, according to AC-Nielsen data--with its new LU Creme...

Vitamin Branding Corp.(Supplier News)(Vitamin Branding Corp. introduces Everlast Blast, an energy drink)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Vitamin Branding Corp. introduced to its Everlast Nutrition brand a new energy drink called Everlast Blast. The citrus-flavored product began shipping nationally earlier this month. Two additional flavors will be launched later in the first...

Nice-Pak Products.(Supplier News)(Sani-Cloth Disinfecting Wipes introduced)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Nice-Pak Products introduced Sani-Cloth Disinfecting Wipes for the everyday cleaning of household surfaces like doorknobs, telephones, TV remotes and computer keyboards. The wipes are designed to clean, deodorize and disinfect against bacteria...

InBev USA.(Supplier News)(InBev USA rolls out Beck's Premier Light, low calorie beer)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... InBev USA earlier this month began shipping new Beck's Premier Light, billed as the lowest-calorie beer on the U.S. market with 64 calories and 3.9 grams of carbohydrates. A full national rollout is planned for March 1. The launch will be...

Cott Corp.(Executive News)(Robert Flaherty appointed as president )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Executive News--Cott Corp., maker of retailer-brand soft drinks, named 18-year PepsiCo and Pepsi Bottling Group veteran Robert Flaherty president of its U.S. business unit. He also was named executive vice president of Cott Corp.

Diet offerings may be candy's best bet. amid changing dietary habits.(Consumables)
January 17, 2005... Because nearly 1-in-3 U.S. consumers are considered overweight, it's no wonder diet candy sales were rich compared with the total candy category in 2004. Although it still is a modest portion of the total market, diet candy proved a Deacon that...

A heart-smart start to the day.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Whether it's straight from the wrapper, out of a bowl, microwaved or toasted, consumers are hot for a healthy breakfast. And if they're not at home, they're eating on the run, grabbing heart-smart choices along the way. A new PepsiCo...

Teens gotta have it ... now!(Teen People Trendspotters[TM])
January 17, 2005... Through an exclusive partnership with Teen People magazine, once per month Drug Store News features a special department, Teen People's Trendspotter Hot Picks, which is designed to give retailers a better sense of what moves today's teen...