Hi Martin,
Thank you for accepting my research on your other question.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=290538
Another example of products where taste is not the primary feature is
Flavored Lip Gloss.
From a recent article dated June 2003, in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:
?The flavor of Atlanta-based Cinnabon's rolls will soon be available
in cosmetics. Cinnabon Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based AFC
Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: AFCEE), has signed a licensing agreement
with Lotta Luv LLC to produce Cinnabon lip balms and lip glosses that
are expected to be available in tween-targeted stores such as Claire's
and Limited Too, by late summer.?
(..)
?Cinnabon lip gloss and lip balms are cinnamon scented and flavored
cosmetics, modeled after the familiar aroma of Cinnabon bakeries. The
custom packaging will feature a lip balm container shaped like a
Cinnabon roll with the traditional cream cheese frosting. The
tween-marketed lip balm category in the U.S. is a $500 million
industry, growing at a rate of 7 percent annually.?
?Lotta Luv has demonstrated success in the licensing of numerous
consumer brands in this category, such as Reese's Peanut Butter Cups,
Junior Mints, Bubble Yum and Tootsie Roll.?
Atlanta Business Chronicle
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2003/06/16/daily10.html
?In 1973, Bonne Bell introduced a flavored lip gloss. The first flavor
created was Strawberry and today, there are 26 flavors to choose from:
Dr. Pepper, Watermelon, Cherry, Bubble Gum. Wild Raspberry, Pina
Colada, Passion Fruit, Orange Pop, Peppermint, Red Raspberry, Grape
Jelly, Vanilla, Blueberry, Peach, Starfruit, Pink Lemonade, Pineapple,
Guava, Banana, Apple, Raspberry Chocolate, Tropical Punch, Jelly Bean,
Kiwi, and Mango.?
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Here's an excerpt from a Bonne Bell press release:
?Thanks to modern science, any flavor (synthetic interpretations of
natural flavor) can be duplicated, such as Mango, Bubble Gum, and
Guava, just to name a few. (..) In developing the individual flavors,
our research staff works with independent essential oil manufacturers
to achieve the best intended flavor. (..) The raw materials which
make up Lip Smackers are melted together, and the warm liquid is
poured into containers. The flavor is added a the last minute to
insure the freshest taste and smell. The stick is sent through a
cooling tunnel which makes it solid.?
http://www.kevdo.com/lipbalm/bonnebell.html
SESTO-SENSO carries the following flavors of lip gloss:
Sugar Doughnut Moment Flavored Lip Gloss
Spice Tea Melody Flavored Lip Gloss
Pink Lemonade Serenade Flavored Lip Gloss
http://www.sesto-senso.com/Dirty_Girl4.html
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Regarding your Microsoft operating system question:
According to Bill Gates, hundreds of millions of people use the
Windows Operating system everyday.
"Windows is not just a key product for Microsoft, it's not just the
most successful product of all time," Gates said. "It is also the tool
that hundreds of millions of people use everyday to get their work
done.
Internet News
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/print.php/9_587461
According to Richard E. Peck, assistant editor of Law Technology News,
more than 400 million people using Windows software every day.
?And with more than 400 million people using Windows software every
day, it's likely that a few more copies will fly off the shelves. ?
Law Technology News
http://ltn-archive.hotresponse.com/december01/
There is an estimated 400 million people on Windows
?The products receiving the most security attention either hit the
market in late 2001 to 2002 or are still in development. The installed
base is where the danger lies. Out of an estimated 400 million people
on Windows, the vast majority are on Windows 95?
http://www.securitystory.com/archives/cat_security_trends.html
Hundreds of millions of people are using Windows-based computers
?Apple, which ignited the moribund online music market last spring by
persuading record labels to loosen their restrictions on how customers
could copy purchased songs for personal use, is expected today to make
its iTunes Music Store available to the hundreds of millions of people
using Windows-based computers.?
Boston.com News
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/10/16/online_music_may_finally_play_a_tune_of_profit/
Blake, Corporate Vice President, MSN Communications and Merchant Services states :
?While the projects that I work on today reach a couple hundred
million people, in five years they'll reach over a billion people. I
am incredibly excited to know that people around the world use our
software and services, as I've seen in small villages in the farthest
reaches of the globe. I expect to see more of that. Indeed, I see
myself in coming years being as enthused and energized by the same
things that energize me today.?
Source: Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/mba/profiles/Blake.asp
200 million people use Windows
Will making a snappy Mozilla convince Yahoo, excite, and all the other
big sites to not use Windows add-ons? I don't think so. Everybody
caters to the mom-and-pop market, and unless there's a massively good
alternative that will make Yahoo re-think its windows focus and follow
universal standards, they will continue to do so, because they know
200 million people use Windows, and it's easier to just build on top
of it.
http://slashdot.org/features/99/11/05/144251.shtml
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Infant pacifiers are now are available with the scent of vanilla
Playtex Safe 'N Sure Pacifier
?They are safe and have a unique vanilla scent to provide a pleasant
soothing effect.?
http://www.epinions.com/kifm-Health-Pacifiers-Playtex_Safe__N_Sure_Pacifier/display_~full_specs
Playtex Binky Safe 'N Sure Pacifier
?Vanilla-scented, and available in assorted colors.?
http://www.playtexbaby.com/bottlesandpacifiers/products/pacifiers.asp
?The Soothie, which is teal color, has a slight modification that
helps keep it in the baby's mouth. New Vanilla scent also available.?
http://www.soothiepacifier.com/sopa.html
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
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