New Products

GLENDALE, Calif. — Nestlé USA Confections and Snacks on Thursday introduced its new sweets selection from Nerds, SweeTarts, Laffy Taffy, Butterfinger, Nestlé Crunch and more. The company also is offering three new Halloween candy variety packs.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — QS/1 will offer its pharmacy clients prescription-translation software under a new partnership with pharmacy language service firm RxTran, the two companies said Thursday.

NEW YORK — A listing of the 500 most innovative users of information technology, as determined by industry magazine InformationWeek, includes the country's largest retail pharmacy chain and a major dollar-store chain.

On the recently released InformationWeek 500, Walgreens ranked 89th, and Dollar General ranked in 98th place.

CROMWELL, Conn. — i-Health’s Estroven has been dialing up sales tracked within feminine pain relievers. The core brand generated $16.2 million within the last 52 weeks ended Aug. 11 across U.S. multi-outlets, according to IRI. The company’s launch of Estroven Energy has generated another $3.9 million. July brought more innovation to the category with the launch of Estroven Weight Management, a supplement specifically formulated to deliver on a core benefit of helping peri/menopausal women manage their weight.

ATLANTA — In its first flavor innovation since 2005, Sprite is launching all-new flavor Sprite Cranberry and Sprite Cranberry Zero.

The new products will be available for a limited time through the holidays. Both products take the taste of traditional Sprite and combine it with a splash of sweet and tart cranberry notes.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Well-known sun care brand Coppertone has tackled a sun care need not often talked about — tattoos. For 2013, the brand launched its Tattoo Guard products to help protect against UVA and UVB rays that can fade or blur tattoos. Available as a lotion with SPF 50 or stick with SPF 50+, the formulas offer broad-spectrum protection and can help maintain the smooth appearance of tattooed skin. The lotion is ideal for larger tattooed areas, while the stick is great for precise, spot application.

NEW YORK — Over the past century, women have come to recognize the famous Nivea crème tin. Now, the iconic tin has taken on a new form and served as the inspiration for the redesigned packaging across all of theNivea products. During a recent press event in New York City featuring celebrity stylist Phillip Bloch, the skin care brand celebrated the new “design language,” which is designed to help unify the look and feel of Nivea — making it more prominent and easily recognizable at shelf.

TORRANCE,Calif. — Hisamitsu America’s Salonpas has been experiencing significantgrowth in the past year with sales up 38% to $43.1 million. Hisamitsu last year expanded the Salonpas brand beyond patches with the launch of Salonpas Pain Relieving Massage Foam and Salonpas Pain Relieving Jet Spray.