Zentiva Grows In Italy With Acquisition Of Sanofi OTC Brands
Executive Summary
Zentiva adds the Zerinol and Schoum Solution OTC brands to its Italian portfolio as Sanofi continues to offload non-core consumer health brands to focus on its priority categories.
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