New Products

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Mars Chocolate announced the introduction of a new Combos party bag to help usher in the summer. The 15-oz. bag is ideal for a range of activities — from family gatherings to road trips — according to the company. The party bags will be available in Cheddar Cheese Pretzel, Pizzeria Pretzel and Cheddar Cheese Cracker.

NEW YORK — Maybelline New York has introduced several new products for eyes, lips, face and nail.

The new products include:

PLAINSBORO, N.J. — Novo Nordisk on Thursday announced the launch of Levemir FlexTouch (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection), a prefilled insulin delivery mechanism providing a new way for diabetics to administer their insulin.

The device is the first and only prefilled insulin delivery system without a push-button extension, which helps to eliminate delivery challenges for the patient, according to the company.

PICO RIVERA, Calif. — Okinawa Life announced the introduction of Immunisol, an immune support supplement. The product has been shown to help increase natural killer cell activity, according to the company.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Dannon introduced Dannon creamery, a new brand of dairy desserts that takes inspiration from pudding and cheesecake. There will be five cheesecake-inspired options, which incorporate Greek yogurt with fruit sauces. The three pudding offerings are made with Grade A milk.

PHOENIX — Inventure Foods, a marketer and manufacturer of specialty food brands, announced the expansion of its Vidalia Brands snack food lineup with the debut of Vidalia Kettle Potato Chips — a premium chip featuring the sweet flavor of Vidalia onions.

Consumers can choose from Sweet Onion and Sweet Onion Barbecue varieties. The chips are available in 4.5-oz. bags for a suggested retail price of $2.39 to $2.49 per package.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — QS/1 is now offering the ESI Rx History interface, a medication reconciliation program allowing healthcare professionals to instantly retrieve a patient’s medication history.

Once setup, the ESI Rx History interface will allow pharmacies to provide a patient’s medication history automatically through QS/1’s PowerLine. The information is stored on ESI’s repository of retail prescription claims and is electronically delivered by ESI in real time when requested at the patient’s point of care.

SEA CLIFF, N.Y — A new flavor that company SexyPop Popcorn is debuting at this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show will make eating bananas a crunchier experience. The new flavor, Bodacious Banana, uses real bananas and gives the popcorn a dose of antioxidants and potassium.