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CREATIVE Grocery January 1999


Minute Maid Features Breakfast Destination

This freestanding Minute Maid permanent display unit creates a one-stop breakfast location for time-pressured consumers. The display also builds Minute Maid’s brand awareness and stimulates impulse purchases.

The unit, which invites consumers to "Make Your Morning With Minute Maid," provides 6 adjustable shelves for cross-merchandised product and a pegged side panel for increased flexibility. Swivel casters assure locational flexibility and side panels are available with or without lighting. A strong metal structure supports the merchandiser.

According to the Company, the display gained incremental placement/distribution in a new channel; improved in-store location in existing and new stores; and generated tremendous retailer and bottler support.

The freestanding unit was produced for Coca-Cola-Minute Maid by HMG Worldwide In-Store Marketing, Inc., New York City.


Kellogg’s Features Stop & Snack Kiosk

Kellogg’s offers this customizable Stop & Snack Kiosk to food service operators who can display a lot of Kellogg’s products in an attractive environment. Products featured in the kiosk include Kellogg’s cereals and single-serve snacks such as Rice Krispies Treats Squares, Nutra Grain Bars and Pop Tarts.

"The Stop & Snack Kiosk is a one-stop source for consumers on the go who are looking for nutritious snacks," said Kenna Bridges, Kellogg’s spokesperson. Milk, juice and bagels can also be displayed in the center of the kiosk.

There are four different kiosks available, so food service operators can choose the unit that best suits their decor and available space. The kiosks can be customized with the name of the facility, seasonal signage, etc.


Farley’s Display Promotes Sidewinders Fruit Rolls

Favorite Brands International is merchandising its new Farley’s Sidewinders side by side fruit rolls in this colorful floor display. The side-by-side effect of the display reflects how the dual fruit rolls offer two fruit flavors in one roll.

Made with real fruit and fortified with Vitamins C, E and Beta Carotene, Sidewinders come in: Strawberry & Watermelon and Cherry and Lemonade. Kids can enjoy the flavors separately by ripping off one at a time, or as one combination by twisting them together.The back panel of each Sidewinders box contains a Sidewind racing game and two playing pieces marked by skateboarders. The display header depicts the skateboard race.

"Sidewinders dual flavors and eye-catching packaging will turn heads and rack up sales because of its uniqueness and our recognizable brand name," said Mike Cavalier, Senior Brand Manager for fruit snacks.

"Sidewinders is a very interactive product that definitely meets customers’ expectations."


Russell Stover Displays Introduce New Product

Russell Stover is continuing its expansion into the candy bar segment with the introduction of its Peanut Butter and Jelly Cups. Russell Stover has teamed up with Welch’s jelly to create the first candy bar of its kind, combining three favorite flavors, peanut butter, Welch’s jelly and Russell Stover’s high-quality milk chocolate.

"The Russell Stover and Welch’s names on the label assure consumers this is a delicious, quality product," said Brian Berish, V.P., Marketing for Russell Stover.

Russell Stover Peanut Butter and Jelly Cups are being offered in two jelly flavors: peanut butter and grape jelly and peanut butter and red raspberry jam.

In-store merchandising efforts include both a standard size shipper/floor stand and two trial size shippers. Trial size shippers are designed to be versatile and can be used as a floor display, powerwing or as a counter unit.

To launch the product, Russell Stover is embarking on one of the largest marketing campaigns in the industry, spending $16.5 million to target consumers aged 12-44.


Old El Paso Runs ‘Taco Tray’ Promotio

The Pillsbury Company’s Old El Paso brand recently launched a consumer promotion offering a Taco Condiment Tray as a "Giveaway With Purchase." The promotion, created by Pilllsbury with the sales promotion agency Clarion Marketing, was supported at the point-of-sale with this colorful floorstand display.

The display and the thermo-formed condiment tray feature football graphics, tying in with the season’s football-linked snacking opportunities. The display holds 65 trays and offers a recipe booklet.

The display and taco condiment tray were created for Pillsbury by The Display Link, Inc., based in Babylon, NY.


Planet Harmony Display

Harmony Foods, Santa Cruz, CA, is offering a variety of display materials to help retailers merchandise its Planet Harmony line of natural gummys and fruit snacks.

This colorful prepack display, which helps gain off-shelf positioning, holds 90 peg bags. There are also special counter top boxes, trial-size prepacks and shelf caddy displays.


New Products Will Drive Growth In Weight Loss Industry

New products will drive growth in the weight loss industry according to a newly published report called "Obesity and Weight Loss Industry: The Emerging Global Drug Market" by Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI), Arlington, VA. Over 350 million people worldwide are obese. Over the past year, hundreds of low fat diet foods and OTC drugs have been introduced. Over the last three years, scientific breakthroughs have led to: renewed clinical interest in medical management of obesity; intensified search for obesity predisposing genes and opportunities for drug development.

BRI reports that by the year 2000, the weight loss industry will generate at least $50 billion with significant growth after the year 2000 derived primarily from safer and more effective prescription durgs and low fat foods.


Breakstone’s/Knudsen Cottage Doubles Launched

Kraft Foods recently rolled out Cottage Doubles under the Knudsen name on the West Coast and under the Breakstone’s name in the Midwest and the East Coast. This new cottage cheese product is packaged together with a fruit topping. Each 5.5 oz. package of Cottage Doubles contains 75% cottage cheese with 25% fruit mix-ins. The package enables consumers to eat the cottage cheese at work or on the go.


Campbell Launches "Supper Soups"

Campbell Soup is test marketing a new line of "Supper Soups," in glass jars as part of its efforts to expand the convenience and usage of soup. The new line expands the notion of soup beyond a sandwich accompaniment or a cooking ingredient; soup becomes the center of the meal.

"When time is tight, ‘Supper Soups’ are a quick, wholesome and satisfying dinner alternative," said Mark Leckie, President, U.S. Grocery, Campbell Soup Company.


Kellogg Offers Products To Lower Cholesterol

Kellogg Co. is introducing food products including bread, dry pasta, ready-to-eat cereal and cookies, that actively work to lower cholesterol. The Ensemble product line will reach stores by March 1999.

Ensemble is the first group of food containing natural soluble fiber from psyllium husk or whole oats.


In "The Food Industry Wars, Marketing Triumphs and Blunders," authors Ronald Michman and Edward Mazze concentrate on the food industry as they examine what contributes to a successful marketing campaign.

By focusing on the key variables to use in a volatile economic environment, by emphasizing lessons learned from both marketing successes and failures, and by demonstrating how to adapt key variables to changing conditions, Michman and Mazze help executives ensure the success of their marketing efforts.

Mazze and Michman examine 10 institutional formats in the American food marketing and distribution structure; supermarkets, fast-food, ice cream, soup, breakfast cereal, baby food, ethnic food, snack food, candy and soft-drinks. The authors emphasize that avoidance of past mistakes is essential for sound marketing strategy, a fact illustrated by the examples of companies who have disregarded this advice.

"The Food Industry Wars, Marketing Triumphs And Blunders," is available from Quorum Books, a division of Greenwood Publishing Group Inc., 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 (Tel) 800-225-5800, 203-226-3571.


Wheaties Promotion Celebrates 75 Years

General Mills’ Wheaties is celebrating its 75th birthday with a promotion in which consumers will vote for their favorite Wheaties champions from among 75 appearing on a ballot available on specially marked boxes. In April, we will announce the results of consumer voting and re-release the original packages featuring these athletes," said Jim Murphy, Wheaties Marketing Manager.

Specially marked boxes of Wheaties will feature a commemorative 1999 calendar highlighting athletes from the 1920s to the ‘90s. Wheaties is also releasing a commemorative anniversary box featuring great Wheaties champions including Bruce Jenner and Michael Jordan.


Try-Foods & Reynolds Wrap Run Promo. In Produce Dept.

Try Foods International, Orlando, FL, and Reynolds Metals Co., makers of Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil are featuring this display in supermarket produce sections. The Quick and Easy Vegetable Packet Cooking Promotion combines recipe ideas and ingredients in one location. The displays are stocked with Reynolds Wrap Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil, a 55-cent coupon for produce with the purchase of Reynolds Wrap, and a recipe brochure with easy-to-prepare vegetable dishes.

The display features the "Vegetable Packet Cooking With No Clean Up" brochure guiding cooks through four simple steps to cooking vegetables in a foil packet; locking in the flavor and vitamins and minerals with no mess and no clean up required.


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