Stada has entered the US dietary supplements category following significant gains for its Branded Products business in 2020. Acquisitions helped to drive up Branded Products sales by 27% last year, enabling Stada to become a top-five player in Europe's consumer health market.
Stada is making its first play in the US consumer health market after going from strength to strength in Europe in 2020.
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Major Europe-based consumer health players Haleon, Reckitt and Bayer feature in this sales and earnings preview, which highlights what to look out for as these three firms report their Q1 2025 results over the coming weeks.
Arkopharma's parent company Dermapharm is undertaking a strategic shift at the French firm to help it better compete in the dietary supplements market after a tough year.
Chinese consumers are now routinely taking supplements for a variety of health reasons, helping to drive up sales of the Swisse Plus+ brand by 20% in 2024.
Growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists is having a positive knock-on effect on the dietary supplements market, reports OptiBiotix Health, marketer of the SlimBiome weight management prebiotic.
France's food safety regulator ANSES is proposing a reproductive toxicity category 1B classification for CBD under the EU's CLP regulation, which would mean an effective ban on CBD in cosmetics and foods. However, French hemp industry association UIVEC hopes that new evidence coming out of a European Commission review will put the issue to bed before it gets that far.
Azelis adds dietary supplement ingredients and a large customer base across Spain to its portfolio with the acquisition of Solchem Nature.
Wellnex bringing brands such as Pain Away, Wakey Wakey and Nighty Night to UK market shortly after gaining admission to the the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
