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Organic Valley’s business built with staying power in mind
DSN highlights Organic Valley, a cooperative of more than 2,000 small family farms scattered across the country, each striving to offer retailers and consumers a healthier, organic choice when seeking products across five different food segments.
Q&A: Packing products for the smokeless shopper
Drug Store News spoke to Dave Savoca, president of Smokey Mountain Chew, about the tobacco-free smokeless market and how retailers can optimize their assortment and sales in the category.

REX Awards: General merchandise

This month, DSN recognizes the risk-takers who are disrupting the GM world.
Babybel's cheese and crackers simplify snacking

Babybel's new cheese and crackers come in three options, original paired with mini butter crackers, white cheddar paired butter crackers and light paired with whole-grain wheat crackers.
Jelly Belly unveils 5th edition of BeanBoozled candy

Jelly Belly's 5th edition of the Beanboozled collection contains a mix of 10 weird and wild jelly bean flavors that look identical to 10 classic and delicious flavors, the company said.
Reddi-wip launches non-dairy varieties

The Chicago-based company is introducing consumers to the new Redd-wip non-dairy coconut and non-dairy almond whipped toppings.
YQ by Yoplait focuses on smarter, not sweeter yogurt

YQ by Yoplait is made with ultra-filtered milk, which is milk that has been filtered to concentrate the amount of protein while removing much of its sugar, or lactose.
Kellogg's, Jurassic World partner on limited-edition collector’s boxes

Keebler and Universal Studios have teamed up to develop and launch two limited-edition boxes for Keebler’s Fudge Stripes and Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, that coincide with the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Hormel launches new bacon toppings

Hormel's new new bacon toppings come in four flavors — cherrywood, pecanwood, real chopped bacon and single serve real bacon bites — and have a natural, tender texture, the company said.
Doritos hatches its largest chip ever with Jurassic World partnership

In partnership with Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Doritos' Jurassic Doritos chip will donate its winning bid to the American Red Cross to help those affected by the volcanic events in Hawaii.