Recall Costs Trip Chattem As It Navigates Economic Downturn, Lawsuits
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Chattem is making moves to overcome slumping consumer confidence and rising operating costs, but losses from a voluntary product recall kept its revenue growth relatively flat in the firm's most recent quarter
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