“Clear Eyes is a perfect example where we're dual-sourced and two facilities don't usually go down at the same time. This was just a quite an anomaly,” says CFO Christine Sacco, noting PCH works with more than 100 contract manufacturers.
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. expects to recover from disruptions to its eye care product supply line it didn’t see coming without losing shelf space but after losing sales growth in its latest quarter.
The OTC drug and personal care products marketer also expects changes and additions it’s making in its Clear Eyes production and supply
Potential for supply disruption coupled with manufacturers’ costs for moving supply chains to US emphasized by industry trade groups in comments submitted to Department of Commerce on whether pharmaceutical and dietary ingredients should remain exempted from tariffs President Trump has imposed.
“It is shifting so quickly. It's shifting underneath our feet,” says NielsenIQ wellness VP Sherry Frey. Even comparing the past year to the preceding eight, “it's just accelerating quicker and quicker, and one of the biggest areas is online.”
CEO Thibaut Mongon says Kenvue’s results for current quarter will be affected by “lingering impact of the distribution disruption we saw in China,” which “will take a little bit of time to fix.” Also, activist investor Starboard wants to bring “significant changes” to the board at firm’s annual shareholder meeting later in year.
Supplies from Mexico and Canada could become even more important to US firms as well as more reliable than their current systems, says Rob Handfield, Bank of America distinguished professor of supply chain management at NC State.
In categories like cough & cold and gastrointestinal, OTC products have a pivotal role to play in helping Recordati hit its sales targets for the 2025-2027 period.
At a recent plenary session the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission to “conduct a new and comprehensive assessment” of the impact of the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive on the pharmaceutical sector.
MAC Cosmetics Appoints ‘Iconic’ Creative Director Nicola Formichetti as global creative director, while Revlon Consumer Products LLC partners with four-time GRAMMY-nominated artist, Ice Spice, in a “major step” in the revitalization of Revlon’s fragrance business.
