Reducing Complexity Helps Weleda Break Sales Record

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.

With sales gains across most of its regions and product categories, Bayer Consumer Health got off to a good start to the year.

“The situation has evolved considerably” since Kenvue gave its initial full-year outlook in February, “and remains quite fluid,” says president and CEO Thibaut Mongon as firm reports Q1 net sales decreasing 3.9% to $3.7bn

Looming imposition of tariffs by Trump on imports from most every country had an influence on consumers during the January-March period, particularly on online shopping. Increasing product prices on the table, “but our efforts are going to start with cost savings,” says CFO Christine Sacco.