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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Diet Coke brought its heart health awareness program The Heart Truth to The Ohio State University for a fashion show.

First Lady of Ohio Karen Kasich joined Diet Coke, OSU student leaders and community representatives at the event, which provided a platform for the community to “show their heart” while demonstrating a personal commitment to heart health education.

At the conclusion of the show, Diet Coke presented a $5,000 check to the Columbus Black Nurses’ Association in support of community heart health programs.

PURCHASE, N.Y. — Lipton is supporting its Lipton 100% Natural ready-to-drink bottled iced tea and new Lipton Tea and Honey iced tea mixes with a new campaign.

The "Drink Positive" campaign, which features Grammy Award-winning trio Lady Antebellum, includes national TV, print, radio, digital, exclusive online content, retail integration and a consumer promotion. In line with the campaign, Lipton is giving away a number of Lipton Tea and Honey samples one the product's website.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Numi Organic Tea has introduced five new tea blends to its existing lineup of Pu-erh organic tea.

Coconut, cardamom, basil mint, jasmine and ginger flavors join the emperor's and chocolate Pu-erh teas. All of Numi's tea blends are 100% organic and are made with premium, full-leaf tea and real fruit, herbs and spices.

The new Numi Pu-erh teas will be sold for a suggested retail price of $7.99 to $9.99.

NEW YORK — Organic food brand HappyFamily introduced 15 new products that are designed to offer functional, healthy meals and snacks for kids of all ages.

Three new product lines — HappyTot Plus, HappyTimes and HappyTot toddler meals bowls — in addition to three HappyMunchies items join the company's portfolio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Glory Foods has reintroduced its lower-sodium product line.

Sensibly Seasoned, the company said, has met the American Heart Association food criteria for saturated fat and cholesterol for healthy people ages 2 years and older, and displays the heart-check mark on each can.

Available in 15.25-oz. cans, products include black beans, black-eyed peas, collard greens, mixed greens, pinto beans, red beans, string beans, tomatoes and okra, tomatoes, okra and corn and turnip greens.

SEATTLE — Mom is being replaced by technology as the go-to source for culinary knowledge, according to a new report.

LE MARS, Iowa — Blue Bunny is bringing new ice cream innovations to freezer aisles nationwide.

Blue Bunny has introduced Sweet Freedom treats, which tout 150 calories or less, 8 g of fat or less, and 30 g of carbs or less. The line includes 10 flavors of ice cream, as well as snack-size ice cream bars and ice cream cones.

Additionally, Blue Bunny has teamed up with Cadbury chocolate to create new ice cream bars, which will be available in Caramello, double chocolate, vanilla chocolate and chocolate almond flavors.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Concord Keystone has introduced a new portable battery pack designed for Android smartphones and Apple products, including iPhones and iPods.