Functional Beverages Stimulate Natural Products Market Growth - Analysts
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The natural products market, fueled by nutritionally fortified foods such as functional beverages, meal replacement bars and soy products, will continue to demonstrate strong annual growth in the mid-teens over the next several years, analysts predict.
You may also be interested in...
Metabolife Ephedra-Free Snack Bars Will Target Consumers With Sampling
Metabolife International's $2.4 mil. product sampling effort for its new nutrition bars will include co-packaging the bars with the company's flagship Metabolife 356 product
Quaker/PepsiCo
Merger completion near as FTC votes to end investigation into potential anti-competitive issues, firms announce Aug. 1. Dissenting Commissioners Sheila Anthony and Mozelle Thompson term decision "regrettable," express concerns about united Gatorade and Pepsi marketer's influence on stratified soft drink industry while Commissioners Orson Swindle and Thomas Leary note FTC can "address actual conduct" if objectionable actions are taken by new entity. PepsiCo agreed to acquire Quaker Oats in December in a deal valued at $13.4 bil. (1"The Tan Sheet" Dec. 11, 2000, p. 4)
United Therapeutics Cooke Pharma Buyout Provides Added Marketing/R&D
United Therapeutics Corporation's acquisition of Cooke Pharma will give the HeartBar manufacturer a boost in marketing and research and development resources.