Fondue for snackers New product development at the show ranged from the innovative to the bizarre and fanciful. Swiss firm Gerber has turned cheese fondue into a frozen, microwaveable snack. Fondue comes in a single portion tub that can be heated in just over a minute. A major UK multiple has already bought the idea, with an autumn launch planned. Irish petfood manufacturer Gaines showed the Denta-Clean range for dogs and cats that keeps teeth, gums and breath in good shape with such items as edible breath freshener bones. The US, where the petcare market is well advanced, is the company's first target, Ciuffogato of Italy launched Rosicchio ­ shaped and flavoured corn-starch snacks for pet rodents and squirrels. A do-it-yourself home drug detection kit, Detect Now, was featured by Sasa-Tech, an Israeli supplier of car, household and gardening chemical products. {{NEWS }}

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