IFF announces preliminary results of more than 99% of votes approving issuing shares pursuant to an agreement that positions it as acquiring DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences under a “reverse Morris trust” transaction. The merger is between DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences and a subsidiary IFF established as a corporate entity to conduct the transaction.

Morphe Holdings has taken a new name, strengthened its leadership team and announced two new brand additions to its growing, multi-category beauty portfolio. Meanwhile, Lauder is partnering with Atropos Therapeutics to discover senomodulators with potential anti-aging benefits, and Fragrance Creators Association again successfully prevents tariffs on essential oil imports from the EU.

Perrigo is investing to grow its reinvigorated International consumer health business by acquiring three OTC skin-care brands from Sanofi. 

NAD will assign three attorneys at the beginning of each Complex Track review instead of one, director Laura Brett said in a recent interview. The industry self-regulation group also recently launched its Fast-Track program for more simple ad claim challenges that rarely have been made.

After reporting 6% organic growth for fiscal 2020, ended on 30 June, P&G’s increasingly health, hygiene and cleaning-focused business is still going strong, CFO Jon Moeller said at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference. While uncertainties abound, P&G remains confident in its strategy, portfolio and long-term prospects.

Johnson & Johnson skin health includes hard-hit products and products that have seen double-digit sales growth during the pandemic, worldwide chairman of Consumer Health Thibaut Mongon said at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference. He went on to highlight launches that are reinforcing J&J’s lead in therapeutic skin care and reflecting its sustainability push.

STMNT, Henkel’s new grooming line rolling out this month through Ulta, was developed in collaboration with three influencers in the barbering industry. The move follows its stateside launch of Authentic Beauty Concept in April and its recent acquisition of three premium, rising beauty brands.

The retailer is growing its skin- and hair-care assortments to meet strong demand and highlighting “clean” with the coming launch of its Conscious Beauty certification program. Sales will remain challenged for the remainder of fiscal 2020, but longer-term prospects are optimistic, Ulta leadership said during the firm’s second-quarter earnings call.

The highly anticipated solution to Coty’s biggest problem, new CEO Sue Nabi, addressed analysts for the first time during the firm’s 27 August fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call. Coty is counting on Nabi’s brand turnaround savvy and Asian market experience gained at L’Oreal, as well as her entrepreneurial vision, to make the company profitable again in the new fiscal year and fuel forward growth.