Glaxo Unloads Lucozade, Ribena Nutritional Beverages
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
GlaxoSmithKline’s latest consumer business divestment, of Lucozade sports beverages and Ribena fruit drinks, reflects the company’s focus on pharmaceuticals and emerging markets, between which the beverage brands were somewhat lost.
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