R3 Omni, and NCR Corp., announced an innovative self-service kiosk solution designed to enable retailers and other businesses to offer their customers a fast, convenient way to select an extended range of merchandise from organizations such as the NFL, MLB, NASCAR , U.S. Olympics and Colleges. The R3 Omni application, which runs on NCR SelfServ [...]
What’s better than delicious, golden, cream-filled cakes? Mrs. Freshley’s, a division of Flowers Bakeries, has answered that question by drenching them with rich chocolate frosting and serving them up in a convenient 3.9-ounce two-pack perfect for on-the-go snacking. Mrs. Freshley’s Frosted Creme Cakes are now available nationwide through convenience store and supermarket channels. “New products [...]
Firejel firewood starter is a small tub of corn-based, clean-burning alcohol that is placed underneath firewood. Once ignited, the gel burns at a high temperature long enough to light wood. Since the tub itself is basically candle wax, it melts in the fire. The product ignites wood within five minutes without the use of kindling. [...]
Calico Brands Inc. continues to offer a convenience store multi-tier rack program offering the greatest consumer value in the industry. Newly introduced, the various rack configurations offer a wide array of retail price points and style selection. Included in the three-tier and four-tier racks is a combination of Calico and Scripto sparkwheel, electronic, mini sparkwheel, [...]
Elo TouchSystems, a Tyco Electronics business, is introducing the 15D1 all-in-one touchcomputer that delivers a versatile, highly functional and elegantly designed touchscreen solution for use in small- to medium-sized retail and hospitality businesses. Developed from the ground up for point-of-sale and point-of-service applications, the 15D1 offers a compact, modern display with a footprint that is [...]
PWP Industries is introducing award-winning revolutionary new cake packaging which features a unique locking design that makes cake domes easy-to-open and reseal. This innovative package will alleviate the struggle consumers sometimes have when opening traditional cake domes. This easy-to-open, easy-to-close dome with base reduces damage to iced cakes, cake decorations and helps keep cakes fresh [...]
The Kellogg Convenience Store Team, whose goal is to help retailers and wholesalers achieve the greatest possible sales and profits from its strong brands, has introduced another exciting snack bar to the channel: the Special K Chocolatey Drizzle Cereal Bar! Every bite of this delicious, 90-calorie snack bar is full of rich chocolatey drizzle. The [...]
In celebration of Valentine’s holiday, Mars Snackfood US has released its limited-edition M&M’s brand All-Green Milk Chocolate Candies available through the end of February. To highlight the romantic myths surrounding M&M’s brand All-Green Milk Chocolate Candies, Mars Snackfood US announced that Ms. Green, M&M’s brand’s sassy “spokescandy,” will put her special powers to good use [...]
Understanding the consumer’s desire for an alternative premium slims cigarette, Commonwealth Brands Inc. is introducing two Davidoff Slim cigarette styles to the U.S. market this month. Introduction of Davidoff Slims follows the successful Spring 2008 launch of Davidoff Premium Line cigarettes in the U.S. Positioned as the ultra-premium slims brand in its category, Davidoff Slims [...]
Go Fast Sports and Beverage Co., creator of Go Fast Energy Drinks, has a new addition in the Go Fast family: a 16-ounce can. Launching in the new 16-ounce cans will be three innovative formulas: Z-17, Light and GFTea. All Go Fast Energy Drinks are formulated to deliver the most functional and best tasting energy [...]
For nearly 25 years, the brewers at Samuel Adams have taken great pride in introducing beer lovers to full-flavored, distinct brews. Continuing to push boundaries, the brewer is again answering drinkers’ thirst for bigger, more intense craft brews with the new Samuel Adams Imperial Series. With more robust flavors and nearly twice the alcohol by [...]
Structural Concepts’ Oasis Series of refrigerated and non-refrigerated open air-screen merchandisers now includes five new refrigerated Oasis CO models with tray-slide capacity, allowing foodservice operations to install a self-provided tray slide to match the height and style of other equipment at the location. Oasis CO self-service merchandisers offer a range of sizes, shelving and display [...]
Hot Stuff Foods and Lettieri’s have announced the marketing initiatives for the companies’ newest items: Hot Stuff’s Big Stuff Pizza, Hot Stuff’s Take & Bake Pizza and Lettieri’s Self-Rising Pizza. The Big Stuff Pizza offers customers more than 5 square feet of pizza and weighs close to 15 pounds. The Take & Bake model was [...]
FKI Logistex, a leader in integrated material handling solutions, announced that its new LS-4000E tilt-tray and LS-4000CB cross-belt sorters, which feature linear synchronous motor (LSM) technology, consume approximately 75% less energy than comparable sorter systems using linear induction motor (LIM) technology. The LS-4000’s LSM generates propulsive force via electromagnetic energy, as opposed to mechanical friction [...]
Looking to add some new style to its world-class disposable lighters, DjEEP is adding two more photo images of Marilyn Monroe to the incredibly popular series. The new photos from the archived collection of legendary Hollywood photographer Milton Greene will be available again beginning March 15, 2009. DjEEP 24-unit and 36-unit displays will continue to [...]