Nestlé Hit By US Supply Chain Issue Expected To Impact VMS Sales Into 2024

Nestlé insists it is “on top of” an unexpected supply chain problem which emerged in the US in August and has since hit sales of its dietary supplements in North America. The company revealed the issue as it reported flat sales at its Health Science business for the opening nine months of 2023.

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Nestlé Health Science has been blindsided by a supply chain problem impacting vitamin, mineral and supplement sales in North America.

An IT integration issue which surfaced in August during work to consolidate its US VMS packaging sites led to supply...

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