Vidal Sassoon unveils Pro Series hair care line
P&G Beauty & Grooming aims to make "salon genius available to all" with the launch of the new Vidal Sassoon Pro Series hair care, color and styling line.
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Sanofi’s Chattem acquires Rolaids
Chattem Inc., the U.S. consumer health division of Sanofi, has completed the acquisition of the worldwide rights to the Rolaids antacid brand from the McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNeil-PPC Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim tool helps improve Rx adherence
Just as no two patients are alike, no single strategy should serve as the approach to improving medication adherence. That’s one of the principles behind the Patient Empowerment Program (PEP) that can be used by pharmacists to help improve compliance.
Avanti rolls out new greeting cards for new year
Avanti Press Inc. has unveiled its greeting card collection for 2013 and hired a new director of business development.
Frito-Lay brings back ‘Doritos Girl’ for Super Bowl ad contest
"Doritos Girl" Ali Landry, who rose to fame 15 years ago by starring in a Doritos Super Bowl ad, has reunited with the snack chip brand in announcing the five finalists for this year’s "Doritos Crash the Super Bowl" contest.
Watson cleared to release Lysteda generic
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for tranexamic acid tablets, a medication for menstrual bleeding. The company said Thursday that it will immediately begin shipping the product, which is a generic equivalent to Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Lysteda.
Unilever to divest Skippy peanut butter brand
Unilever has agreed to sell its global Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods for about $700 million. The deal, announced Thursday, includes Unilever’s Skippy manufacturing facilities in Little Rock, Ark., and Weifang, China.
AmerisourceBergen adds board member
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has elected former Campbell Soup Co. chief executive officer Douglas Conant to its board of directors. The pharmaceutical distributor said Wednesday that the addition of Conant increases the number of board directors from nine to 10.
Kraft unveils new offerings for 2013
Focusing on what it called the "taste experience," Kraft Foods Group Inc. has announced more than 40 new food and beverage items as part of its product introductions for 2013.
SymphonyIRI gets set for annual summit
Retail executives, market forecasters and others will gather in Las Vegas to give their insights into how emerging trends are shaping the consumer packaged goods industry at the 2013 SymphonyIRI Summit in April.
Dr. Pepper Snapple to launch five new TEN sodas
Next month, Dr Pepper Snapple Group plans to roll out 10-calorie versions of five of its most popular soda brands. The beverage company said Thursday that 7UP TEN, A&W TEN root beer, Sunkist TEN orange soda, Canada Dry TEN ginger ale and RC TEN Cola will be available in January at select
Miraculins’ PreVu test to go chainwide at London Drugs
Miraculins Inc.’s PreVu noninvasive skin cholesterol test is set to be rolled out to all London Drugs stores.
CutisPharma receives patent for suppository compounding
CutisPharma Inc. has been granted a patent regarding a method for the preparation, storage and dispensing of compounded suppositories. The company said Wednesday that the U.S.
Cast Comfort hits shelves at Shoppers Home Health
Bescot Healthcare Canada’s Cast Comfort, a spray that alleviates discomfort that may arise beneath a cast, is now being carried by Shoppers Home Health Care, a retail unit of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.
GSK gets FDA OK for four-strain flu vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline has received Food and Drug Administration approval for Fluarix Quadrivalent, a four-strain seasonal flu vaccine. GSK said Monday that Fluarix Quadrivalent, for adults and children age 3 and older, represents the first intramuscular vaccine to cover against four influenza strains.
Tostitos expands tortilla chip, salsa lineup
Tostitos has unveiled Tostitos Catina tortilla chips and salsas, a new addition to its roster of snacks.