More Herbalife Distributors, More For Them To Do

More Herbalife Distributors, More For Them To Do

 

Direct seller's going to need more than larger number of distributors to generate sustainable growth, analysts say.

Bausch + Lomb Results Enhance Acquisition Image

Bausch + Lomb Results Enhance Acquisition Image

 

Firm’s future, as a separate business nearly 90% owned by Bausch Health, or as a standalone with different ownership or one not controlled by a majority owner, claims high profile in analysts’ comments and predictions. B+L is in the driver’s seat, they say.

Haleon Talks Up China Strength As Investment Grows

Haleon Talks Up China Strength As Investment Grows

 
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Haleon highlighted consistent market share gains in China as it reported third-quarter results.

US Nutrition Market Business News: Boka Well, Beachbody/HSAs, Dr Pepper/Ghost, More

US Nutrition Market Business News: Boka Well, Beachbody/HSAs, Dr Pepper/Ghost, More

 

Beachbody offers supplement sales using health savings accounts; PlantX, Boka launches oral health supplements; supplements take Form from RTE meal provider Factor; LIV3 JV behind marketing SugarShield; Ghost among Keurig Dr Pepper brands; and Nutra-Med Packaging expands with Legacy Pharma.


Age-Restricting Sales Of Supplements, OTCs Remains Action Item For New Jersey Lawmakers

Age-Restricting Sales Of Supplements, OTCs Remains Action Item For New Jersey Lawmakers

 

New Jersey Assembly passed bill amended to expand extensively in defining which products, or ingredients, would be subject to a ban on sales to consumers younger than 18.

CRN Appeals To US Supplement Industry For ‘Promoting A More Responsible Industry’

CRN Appeals To US Supplement Industry For ‘Promoting A More Responsible Industry’

 

In first of two articles from recent interview, president and CEO Steve Mister discusses examples the trade group provides for self-regulation, “where people or companies who might not do it on their own because it would put them at a disadvantage if they were the only ones.”

Reckitt Promises ‘Big’ Q4 As Consumer Health Market Share Rebounds

Reckitt Promises ‘Big’ Q4 As Consumer Health Market Share Rebounds

 
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A better than expected showing from its Health business in its latest quarter has teed up Reckitt for a big finish to the year.

US Q3 Consumer Health Earnings Preview: B+L’s Independence Has Private Equity Interest

US Q3 Consumer Health Earnings Preview: B+L’s Independence Has Private Equity Interest

 

Kenvue may have to start sharing time with Bausch + Lomb in investors’ discussions about the outlook for success at US consumer health firms separated from former parent firms as they and their competitors begin reporting the results for their latest quarters.


Irish Iron Specialist Solvotrin Partners With Clue Menstrual Health App

Irish Iron Specialist Solvotrin Partners With Clue Menstrual Health App

 
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Cork-based iron supplement manufacturer Solvotrin teams up with app developer Clue to offer consumers a free year's subscription to the latter's menstrual health app.

Euro Q3 Consumer Health Earnings Preview: Sanofi, Haleon, Reckitt, Bayer

Euro Q3 Consumer Health Earnings Preview: Sanofi, Haleon, Reckitt, Bayer

 
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Major Europe-based consumer health players Sanofi, Haleon, Reckitt and Bayer feature in this sales and earnings preview, which highlights what to look out for as these four firms report their Q3 2024 results over the coming weeks.

Consumer Health Market Business: ‘BBCOM,’ Hello Cake, Actylis/Pharm-Rx, 5 Star Franchises, More

Consumer Health Market Business: ‘BBCOM,’ Hello Cake, Actylis/Pharm-Rx, 5 Star Franchises, More

 

Bodybuilding.com reintroduces itself as ‘BBCOM’ with new plans; Flashlight Capital bids to buy Korea tobacco giant’s ginseng business; Hello Cake acquires Trigg Laboratories to be vertically integrated; Actylis expands into supplements, OTCs with Pharm-Rx; Helaina adds $45M funding, launches ingredient sales; ophthalmic drug firm Scope adds Eyevitamins supplements; 5 Star Nutrition’s franchising to expand.

Nestlé Health Science Recovery ‘On Track’ As VMS Business Records Double-Digit Growth

Nestlé Health Science Recovery ‘On Track’ As VMS Business Records Double-Digit Growth

 
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Nestlé's US dietary supplement brands are beginning to take back market share a year on from a IT malfunction which has proved harder to recover from than first expected.


Private Equity Poised To Take Control Of Opella But Sanofi Will Retain Sizable Stake

Private Equity Poised To Take Control Of Opella But Sanofi Will Retain Sizable Stake

 
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Control of Sanofi Consumer Healthcare – recently rebranded as Opella – may soon pass to US private-equity firm CD&R but the French firm looks set to retain a substantial stake in a business which has some big Rx-to-OTC switches in the pipeline.

US Nutrition Market People News: CRN/Radicle Award, Nourish, VSI, LabConnect, Akita, More

US Nutrition Market People News: CRN/Radicle Award, Nourish, VSI, LabConnect, Akita, More

 

CRN/Radicle Trailblazing Woman Award to ChromaDex’s Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie; Nourish’s TV ad campaign features US soccer star Alex Morgan; Vitamin Shoppe BodyTech Elite Altered Strength line sponsors Team Red, White & Blues; contract pharma/consumer health product development firm LabConnect appoints Wesley Wheeler CEO; Avanos’ Game Ready is “Recovery Partner” of NFL’s Nick Bosa; Akita adds Robert Hanson to advisory board; and BODi has wrestler as brand ambassador

German OTC Marketing News: Launches From Bayer, Stada, Hermes And Klosterfrau

German OTC Marketing News: Launches From Bayer, Stada, Hermes And Klosterfrau

 
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Bayer adds dry eye treatment to its Bepanthen skin care range; Stada launches special edition Elotrans supplement for Eintracht Frankfurt fans; Hermes offers chewable magnesium supplement; and Klosterfrau introduces Oyono Night extension to help troubled sleepers maintain their immunity.

UK’s ProBiotix Strikes Probiotic Distribution Deals In Ukraine And Greece

UK’s ProBiotix Strikes Probiotic Distribution Deals In Ukraine And Greece

 
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ProBiotix Health has announced two commercial partnerships for the distribution of its probiotic ingredients, with Deutsch-Pharm in Ukraine and Eifron in Greece respectively.


Country Life Vitamins Surveys Consumers About Healthy Aging For Ageless Theory Line Launch

Country Life Vitamins Surveys Consumers About Healthy Aging For Ageless Theory Line Launch

 

Country Life Vitamins launches healthy aging support line as it announces less than half of US consumers in a recent survey were aware of biological processes that affect aging. Groupe Berken and Arctic Biosciences partner to bring to North America herring caviar oil extract in a supplement designed to support optimal health across all life stages.

Germany’s Merz Merges With Windstar To Take On OTC Market

Germany’s Merz Merges With Windstar To Take On OTC Market

 
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A leading provider of over-the-counter health and wellbeing products in the DACH region will be created through the merger of Merz Lifecare and Windstar Medical.

Taisho’s UPSA Acquires Sérélys To Enter Women’s Health Market in France And Abroad

Taisho’s UPSA Acquires Sérélys To Enter Women’s Health Market in France And Abroad

 
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Monaco-based Sérélys markets pollen-based supplements for a range of women's health issues, including premenstrual syndrome, postpartum discomfort and menopause.

Perelel Adds Women’s Health Education Platform, Plum Debuts With Vaginal Area Dryness Serum

Perelel Adds Women’s Health Education Platform, Plum Debuts With Vaginal Area Dryness Serum

 

Perelel acquiring Loom online platform providing reproductive health, sexual wellness and parenting education. First direct-to-consumer product for Curive Healthcare’s Plum brand formulated for vaginal area dryness.