PBM Products Supplies Wal-Mart(R) Stores With Real Fruit Baby Foods in Specially Designed, Reusable Tubs

GORDONSVILLE, Va., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PBM Products, LLC, has teamed with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , to introduce Parent's Choice(TM) Baby Foods. Available exclusively at Wal-Mart stores, Parent's Choice Baby Foods provide babies and toddlers with servings of real fruit in pear, apple, banana, and mixed fruit flavors.

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"Parent's Choice Baby Foods offer on-the-go moms and dads a convenient way to give their little ones delicious, fresh-tasting product," said PBM CEO Paul B. Manning. "Store branded foods offer high quality, but at a fraction of the cost of national brands."

Compared to Gerber(R) 2nd Foods(R) fruits, Parent's Choice Baby Foods: -- Offer 10% more baby food than Gerber(R) 2nd Foods(R) -- Cost up to 25% less than Gerber(R) 2nd Foods(R) -- Offer a unique mixed fruit flavor

Parent's Choice Baby Foods are an excellent source of vitamin C, contain 0 grams of trans fat, and are Kosher Pareve. Parent's Choice Baby Foods are available in 2 x 4-ounce reusable plastic tubs specially designed to be sturdy, minimize spills, and maintain freshness.

New Parent's Choice Toddler Foods

PBM and Wal-Mart have also expanded the Parent's Choice lines of Little Fruits and Little Puffs to include new flavors:

-- Pineapple Pear Little Fruits -- Peach Blueberry Little Fruits -- Corn and Cheddar Little Puffs -- Pineapple Tangerine Little Puffs

Parent's Choice Little Fruits are a healthy snack made from 100% real fruit with no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. Parent's Choice Little Puffs Plus Calcium are a tasty puffed grain snack made with real fruits. For more information, please visit http://www.parentschoicebaby.com.

About Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Every week, more than 127 million customers visit Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam's Club locations across America or log on to its online store at http://www.walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Wal-Mart is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $270 million to local communities in the United States. To learn more, visit http://www.walmartfacts.com, http://www.walmartstores.com, or http://www.walmartfoundation.org.

About PBM

PBM is privately owned and based in Gordonsville, VA. The PBM family of companies specializes in manufacturing, distributing, and marketing consumer food, nutritional, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit http://www.pbmproducts.com.

* Comparison based on a price per oz comparison Between Parent's Choice(TM) 4.0z and Gerber(R) 2nd Foods(R) 3.50z.

Gerber(R) 2nd Foods(R) are registered trademarks of Gerber Products Co.

Parent's Choice(TM) Baby Foods are not made by or affiliated with Gerber Products Co. Contact: Joe Shields Director of Public Relations (800) 959-2066 ext. 131 jshields@pbmproducts.com

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CONTACT: Joe Shields, Director of Public Relations of PBM Products, LLC,
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