Reckitt Sees Positive Signs For Cold & Flu Brands After Difficult First Half

28 Jul 2021

Reckitt is seeing good signs in the US that cold and flu incidence is returning to more normal levels. However, the upswing came too late to materially impact first-half sales at its Health business, which posted turnover down 14%.

Reckitt Benckiser Group is seeing “encouraging” signs that cold and flu incidence is returning to more normal levels after being virtually wiped out by COVID-19 social restrictions.

Speaking as the UK-based firm reported its first-half results, Reckitt CEO Laxman Narasimhan said there had been a recent “upswing”...