John Frieda Boosts Kao Consumer Product Revenues
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Kao Corporation's consumer products business grew 24.2% to $712.2 mil. in North America and Europe during the first nine months of fiscal 2003 (ended Dec. 31), benefiting in part from the "solid performance" of John Frieda, the Japanese company reported Jan. 22
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