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How Smarties co-presidents progress the brand forward | Building a brand, one dumb question at a time | L'Oreal Paris campaign advocates for female leaders Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( April 9, 2019 CONNECT WITH NEW  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰ [NEW SmartBrief]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equality news for retail, CPG, financial services and tech [SIGN UP]( â‹… [FORWARD]( [] Top of the week [] [How Smarties co-presidents progress the brand forward]( [How Smarties co-presidents progress the brand forward]( (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) Smarties Co-presidents Liz Dee, Jessica Dee Sawyer and Sarah Dee have shown a willingness to move the brand forward, upgrading the tablet and mixing system at its New Jersey facility and taking the opportunity to install a solar roof after Hurricane Sandy blew off part of the previous roof. Smarties will soon launch Smarties Squashies, which features a gummy, marshmallow-like texture. 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