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CVS Pharmacy Pilots New CarePass Rewards Program In Boston

CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, is offering customers in the Greater Boston area the ability to enroll in CarePass, a new pilot membership rewards program offering additional benefits to the company’s ExtraCare Rewards Program. The program offers members a suite of in-store and online perks, including free delivery on most medications and purchases, […]

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Geisinger Expands Medication Take-Back Program In Weis Pharmacies

In observation of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Oct. 27, Geisinger expanded its medication take-back program with the addition of seven new medication take-back boxes at Weis Markets pharmacies in Coal Township, Milton, Shamokin, Sunbury, Lewisburg, Mifflinburg and Mifflintown (see full list below). The goals of the medication take-back program are twofold: to decrease the abuse […]

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Listerine Launches Mouthwash-Free, On-The-Go Tablets

Listerine is rolling out its largest product launch in years: Listerine Ready Tabs, Clean Mint solid-to-liquid tablets that do not contain mouthwash and freshen breath for up to four hours on-the-go in 40 seconds and three easy steps. First, chew the tab for 10 seconds to transform the solid tablet to a liquid. Then swish […]

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Food City Launching Annual ‘Race Against Hunger’ Oct. 31

Food City once again will raise funds for local nonprofit hunger relief organizations through its annual Race Against Hunger campaign, co-sponsored by Kellogg’s.   Beginning Oct. 31 and continuing through Nov. 27, $1, $3 and $5 scannable cards will be available at each Food City checkout. Customers wishing to make a donation select the desired dollar amount […]

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Welch’s Fruit Snacks’ Superfruit Offering Targets Trend Seekers

Michael Rosenberg, CEO of The Promotion in Motion Cos., was representing Welch’s Fruit Snacks’ new superfruit offering at this year’s National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Expo, held Oct. 8-10 in Las Vegas. The superfruit mix has “some really interesting flavors that are really on trend right now, like blends of goji berry and starfruit […]

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Tyson Foods Awards $500K To Nonprofit Partners In West Tennessee

Education, hunger relief, housing and other community needs are the focus of $500,000 in community grants from Tyson Foods to six nonprofit organizations in West Tennessee. The grants are focused in the City of Humboldt and Gibson County, where earlier this year Tyson broke ground on a new chicken processing facility. A group of Gibson […]

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PepsiCo Sets New Packaging Goal Of 25% Recycled Plastic Content

As part of its sustainable plastics plan, PepsiCo Inc. has set its sights on a new goal to use 25 percent recycled content in its plastic packaging by 2025. PepsiCo aims to achieve this goal by collaborating with suppliers and partners, helping to increase consumer education, fostering cross-industry and public-private partnerships, and advocating for improved […]