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ATLANTA Coca-Cola's Coke Zero continues to thrive in the beverage sector as it celebrates its fifth year on the market this month.

Coke Zero was created in 2005 to meet consumer demand for real Coke taste with zero calories — joining Coca-Cola and Diet Coke to form a perfect trio of brands offering a choice to anyone seeking great cola taste. Coke Zero is poised to break into the top 10 most popular U.S. sparkling beverages, Coca-Cola said.

NEW YORK Creature of the Night, Manic Panic's bold new cosmetics collection, made its runway debut in the Gerlan Jeans fashion show on Sept. 13 in New York.

The line will be introduced at Meijer, Urban Outfitters, punk rock/glam boutiques globally and online at ManicPanicCollection.com.

The 100% vegan cosmetics collection touts edgy and bold rock-goth palettes.

NEW YORK Football and chocolate fans gathered in New York City's Times Square on Monday, Sept. 13, to celebrate a new campaign from Dove chocolate.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. —Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, built its retail-based clinics around a patient-centric model, and the success of that model is evident in the results of recent Gallup research.

CINCINNATI — Sustainable packaging increasingly is gaining attention and, according to research, is projected to nearly double in revenues in the coming years. So Procter & Gamble is right on trend with its plan to use renewable, sustainable, sugarcane-derived plastic on select packaging of its Pantene Pro-V, CoverGirl and Max Factor brands.

The pilot will be rolled out globally over the next two years, with the first products slated to be on shelf in 2011.

NEW YORK Beauty company Revlon announced on Wednesday that it has decided to join the Twitter universe.

As the countdown begins to New York's Fashion Week, Revlon is launching its Twitter page at Twitter.com/Revlon. Revlon is giving the first 500 followers a new shade of super lustrous lipstick, created by global artistic director Gucci Westman for her new collection Suede Rhapsody, hitting stores in October.

BOSTON A maker of mobile loyalty card applications launched one of its popular smart phone apps for the Apple iPad.

CardStar's app is designed to connect merchants, brands and consumers through existing rewards card programs, the company said. Since launching in 2009, CardStar's app has had 2 million downloads and currently services more than 700,000 active users.

CardStar's customized couponing features:

SAN DIEGO The U.S. drug market will present opportunities as well as uncertainties over the next decade, according to remarks made by IMS Health VP industry relations Doug Long at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ 2010 Pharmacy and Technology Conference held here on Monday.

TOWSON, Md. Tool company Black & Decker has introduced a device that it says is designed to take the guesswork out of gardening.

PlantSmart uses a digital sensor to measure information — such as sunlight, temperature, moisture and soil conditions — about the garden. Users then can upload data to an online account to find information about plants’ needs based on local conditions.

NEEDHAM, Mass. ARR Health Technologies scored a product placement for its LiceGuard products in the movie "The Switch," starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman, which debuted Friday.

"The Switch" grossed $8.1 million at the box office over the weekend.

In the movie, Jason Bateman's character is shown choosing LiceGuard SAFE lice egg remover shampoo to treat his child. There are several scenes where the product's distinctive yellow cap can be seen, the company stated in a press released issued Tuesday.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. The results are in, and Take Care Health Systems has good reason to celebrate. Recent Gallup research on customers and customer engagement found that Take Care Clinics rank among the top 10% of all organizations globally in engaging their customers.\