Brands Strain To Stand Out In Probiotic Competition
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Major brands are stocking retail shelves with dietary supplements containing probiotic bacteria, but the firms face a growing challenge for making their bacterial strains stand out from the competition
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