Demand For Supplements Helps Bayer Outpace Global Market In 2020

Enjoying a 5% sales rise, Bayer Consumer Health grew faster than the global market last year, with the company keen to repeat the performance in 2021.

Bayer Pharma AG, Administration and laboratory buildings of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in Berlin-Wedding on June 14, 2017, Germany - Image
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Germany’s Bayer said its Consumer Health business grew faster than the global market in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove up demand for its nutritional products.

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