Nestlé Health Science Recovery ‘On Track’ As VMS Business Records Double-Digit Growth

Nestlé's US dietary supplement brands are beginning to take back market share a year on from a IT malfunction which has proved harder to recover from than first expected.

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A year on from an IT integration issue that triggered supply constraints for its US dietary supplement brands Nestlé says its Health Science business has begun retaking market share.

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