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| Horst Rechelbacher, CEO and founder of Intelligent Nutrients and Aveda, will keynote at HBA. |
HBA Announces Keynote Speaker
Horst Rechelbacher, CEO/founder of Intelligent Nutrients and Aveda, will kick off the 17th annual HBA Global Expo & Conference on Tuesday, September 15 at 9am in the Special Events Hall at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. Rechelbacher will share his unique insight on the naturals and organic marketplace as well as food ingredients in cosmetics in his speech entitled “Nutritional Chemistry Made with 100% Certified Organic Ingredients.”
The event will take place September 15-17, and also includes the International Package Design Awards (IPDA), sponsored by Beauty Packaging and Happi magazines. HBA’s educational program will include more than 45 sessions in six tracks. For more information and to register: www.hbaexpo.com
| L’Oréal USA president and CEO Laurent Attal and L’Oréal Paris spokesperson Andie MacDowell plant some trees. flowers at a park in Manhattan. |
L’Oréal Gives Back on 100th Anniversary
L’Oréal marked its 100th anniversary in June by supporting “generosity projects” aimed at helping people in more than 60 countries “beautify” their lives. Across the U.S., more than 3,000 L’Oréal employees provided 12,000 hours of volunteer service, from helping unemployed adults prepare to re-enter the workforce to playing bingo with seniors and caring for sheltered pets.
Garnier Fructis Signs Bar Refaeli
Garnier Fructis has introduced supermodel Bar Refaeli as its latest spokesmodel for the brand’s newest hair care launches. Most recently, Refaeli was featured as the cover model for the 2009 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
DuPont Selects Sustainable Packaging Winners
In announcing the winners of the 21st DuPont Awards for Sustainable Packaging, DuPont vice president and general manager William F. Weber
| Hair ye, hair ye: Supermodel Bar Refaeli will be the newest face of Garnier Fructis. |
“Sustainable packaging is a growing and important focus area for DuPont and demand continues to grow across multiple sectors despite the economy,” he said. This year’s award submissions also focused on source reduction, which provides the double benefit of an improved product environmental profile and cost reduction.”
Three winners were cited in packaging for cosmetics and personal care:
Chicago Paper Tube’s innovation used a single paperboard container to directly package creams, balms and oil-based products without the need for additional interior plastic or glass jars (for more on this package, please see www.beauty packaging.com/articles/2008/11/the-skinny-on-skin-care-packaging).
Aveda Vintage Clove Shampoo from The Estée Lauder Companies was recognized for achievement in community education and responsible sourcing. A proactive, company-funded collection program and outreach in retail stores and schools internationally complemented the conversion to bottles with 96% recycled bottle content and caps with 100% post consumer recycled polypropylene. The bottles are made at a plant that uses 100% renewable wind energy.
| (L-R) Chicago Paper Tube, Aveda and Pangea took top honors in DuPont’s competition for sustainable packaging. |
The Fragrance Foundation Honors P&G Executive
The Fragrance Foundation’s board of directors will honor Donald J. Loftus, president and chief executive officer, P&G Prestige Products, Inc., at this year’s 10th Circle of Champions dinner on Tuesday, October 6, at The St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan. The Circle of Champions Award is presented annually at a dinner ceremony held in honor of an individual who has made a notable impact on the fragrance industry. For ticket information, call 212-725-2755, ext. 101.
ICMAD Elects 2009-2010 Officers
The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors Association (ICMAD) has elected Pamela Jo Busiek, CBI Laboratories, Fort Worth, TX, to serve as its 19th president. Other officers elected include vice presidents Carl Geffken, Carl Geffken Consult-ants, Guilford, CT, and Pamela Viglielmo, The Gramercy House, Southport, CT; and treasurer Craig Weiss, Consumer Product Testing Co., Fairfield, NJ. and secretary Sharon Blinkoff, Venable LLP, New York, NY.Stan Katz, Cosmetic Index, Northport, NY, and Marva Kalish, Marketing Plus Consultants, Douglaston, NY, were re-appointed chair and vice chair, respectively. Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire the global Tigi professional hair product business and its education academies for a cash consideration of $411.5 million. “It illustrates our determination to actively manage our portfolio in line with our stated strategic priorities, including a focus on personal care and higher growth areas,” says Vindi Banga, Unilever president, Foods, Home & Personal Care. Banga says adding the salon brands will further build its position in the hair category, priming it for geographical expansion. Tigi’s major brands include Bed Head, Catwalk and S-Factor. Tigi has operations in the U.S., UK, Italy, Germany and Australia, and in 2008, had worldwide sales of approximately $250 million, with almost half coming from the U.S. The deal is scheduled for completion by the end of March.
Comp24 Adopts New ID
Comp24, a packaging consultant and producer of prototypes for marketers in the cosmetics and personal care, as well as other industries, has adopted a new logo and brand identity system to more fully reflect its capabilities and the services it provides. According to Ken Wasserman, Comp24 president, the color, dimension and point-the-way dynamics of the new logo project the company’s comprehensive nature and experience, which “helps marketers take new packaging from initial rough sketches to market in less time, with less aggravation and expense.”
Wet ’n Wild Marks 30th Birthday
Wet ’n Wild recently celebrated its 30th birthday at Nikki Beach in midtown, Manhattan, paying tribute to its products through the decades. Booths were set up for the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and 2009, and showcased authentic Wet ’n Wild products from each era, along with an appropriately dressed model and paraphernalia. For example, the ’70s model wore go go boots and a shift dress and had lava lamps and disco balls at her booth. Just as on top of today’s trends, the company recently launched a list of cleverly packaged, reasonably priced cosmetics, including Natural Wear Pressed Powder—an all natural powder that uses eco-friendly paper packaging.
Zorbit Merges with Maesa
In January, Zorbit Resources and the Maesa Group completed their merger agreement, creating a worldwide company specializing in branding, design, custom packaging, turnkey beauty and home products. Gregory Mager, founder and CEO of the Maesa Group, remains CEO of the parent company, Maesa Inc. Thomas Butkiewicz, CEO of Zorbit, will run the North America turnkey beauty and packaging divisions, while overseeing the packaging group in Europe and the organizations in China. Zorbit’s management team continues to handle the day-to-day operations of the company, in addition to taking a greater global responsibility. The new organization boasts a highly experienced management team, seven offices worldwide, more than 150 customers and 250 staff members.
Organic Pharmacy Opens in LA
The British-based Organic Pharmacy, which is dedicated to health and beauty using organic products and treatments, has crossed the pond to open its first U.S. retail outlet in Beverly Hills, CA. The store will be staffed by pharmacists, homeopaths and beauty therapists. The company is registered with The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and The Soil Association.
EX·TRACTS Announces Best New Packaging Award Winners
POO-POURRI, Dallas, TX, took a new approach to bathroom habits with its “before-you-go” bathroom freshener, and claimed the award for best new packaging at EX·TRACTS: New discoveries in beauty and wellness, held at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Finalists in the packaging category included Mommy Makeup, New York, NY, for its Mommy’s Kisses; and theBalm, San Francisco, CA, for its Big Mama set. Sohum’s Royale Collection Bon Bon Packaging, a range of 10 new fragrances, wrapped like a confectionary for gift-giving, was awarded the Best of Show title in the Best New Product Awards.
Pantone Reveals Top 10 Colors
Pantone recently revealed its report on the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for spring 2009. Bright colors again head the list, which according to the company, provide optimism and stability. Each season, Pantone surveys the designers showing at New York Fashion Week to collect feedback on prominent collection colors, inspiration, philosophy and each designer’s signature shade. This information is used to create the Pantone Fashion Color Report. The top 10 colors revealed are Palace Blue, Lavender, Super Lemon, Salmon Rose, Fuchsia Red, Rose Dust, Slate Gray, Vibrant Green, Dark Citron and Lucite Green. The report is available free of charge at www.pantone.com/spring2009.
