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2010 Pinkalicious Products and Licensees Announced

The Joester Loria Group, exclusive licensing agency for Pinkalicious, will make 2010 a milestone year for the Pinkalicious brand with the expansion of the consumer products program and the launch of a whole new collection of Pinkalicious merchandise across multiple product categories.
Ceaco’s product line will include puzzles of all shapes and sizes, for ages 3 and up, including a 24-piece puzzle with glitter, a 24- or 36-piece puzzle with figurine, a 100-piece puzzle, a 24-piece floor puzzle, and a 36-piece puzzle and memory game.
JAKKS Pacific will debut a line of dolls, toys, and activity items inspired by the Pinkalicious book series.
Available at Walmart in fall 2010, the small doll assortment includes three cuddly dolls styled to portray key moments from each of the books in the series. The large doll portrays Pinkalicious in her fairy princess wings and crown; Pinkalicious‘s friend Goldie is brought to life with the Goldilicious plush unicorn; and Pinkalicious fans can be creative with the Pinkalicious Activity Easel, which includes pink paper, pink markers, pink glitter glue, and stickers.
From CDI, Part of the JAKKS group, roleplay items included dresses, tiaras, purses, gloves, and shoes will also be available.
Disguise will launch the Deluxe Pinkalicious Halloween costume, complete with pink dress, wand, and tiara.
Fundex will be launching games, including Pinkalicious Interactive card and board games, plus co-branded games such as Pinkalicious UNO and Pinkalicious Scrabble Jr.
Finally, Madame Alexander Pinkalicious dolls will be available at department and specialty retailers including FAO Schwarz, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Barnes & Noble.

Pinkalicious Head to Burger King

Pinkalicious will find its way into Burger King Kids Meals as of March 1 as the result of a partnership between Burger King, Pinkalicious and Harper Collins. There will be four Pinkalicious figures to collect, and Burger King will distribute Adventures Newsletters in-restaurant featuring Pinkalicious which include a limited edition poster.

Burger King will support the Pinkalicious promotion with a national television advertising campaign to run on major kids networks. Beginning fall 2010, they will have many more pinkatastic consumer products to choose from, including dolls, toys, dress up clothes, games, puzzles, apparel and more.

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