California-based dietary supplement manufacturer Natrol this week
announced a third quarter net loss of $282,000 on net sales of $18
million, down 11 per cent on the same period last year.
Expenditures on the new marketing division...
Sales at Galaxy Nutritional Foods, the producer of plant-based
dairy alternatives, dropped by 11 per cent during the second
quarter of 2002 compared to the same period last year. CEO Angelo
Morini insisted however that the company...
US marketer of private label vitamins saw sales drop in its 2003
first quarter, due to the sale of two brands in July this year.
However gross profit and operating income was up on the same period
last year.
Canadian company Forbes Medi -Tech yesterday reported profitable
second quarter and first half results, making significant
improvements on losses reported last year. The good news was a
result of the one-time C$6.1 million gain from...
Chromium-based supplement maker Nutrition 21 reported revenues of
$3.8 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended 30 June
2002, compared to $5.3 million for the comparable period a year
ago.
Following news of a 12 per cent drop in net sales for Weider
Nutrition's fourth quarter, the chief executive promises new
product launches and heavy marketing support for its sports
supplements.
Pharmaceuticals giant Roche this week reported a 28 per cent fall
in net profits for the first half of the year. The Swiss company
saw net profit fall from SF2.5billion to SF1.8billion, partly due
to a 39 per cent drop in operating...
Nutraceutical company reports successful first half year,
attributing results to new product launches and returns from the
restructuring carried out in 1998.
Energy drink maker Hansen Natural reported record gross and net
sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. The company
attributed strong sales to its core beverage lines and new product
introductions.
The producer of plant-based dairy alternatives shrugs off flat
sales to post a strong rise in profits in the first quarter of
fiscal 2003 as its restructuring and expansion programme begins to
pay dividends.
Baywood International, a US nutraceutical company specialising in
the development of its own brands, announced a 67 per cent increase
in revenue for the first quarter ended 31 March, up to $744,771
from $446,901 in the same period...
A charge of $20 million (€22.8m) related to the write-down of
goodwill following the acquisition of Prolab Nutrition pushed
nutritional supplement manufacturer Natrol further into the red in
the fourth quarter of 2001.
Hansen Natural Corporation, the US energy and natural drink
manufacturer, has reported record sales of $21.6 million (€24.6m)
for the final quarter of 2001, up 17.6 per cent on the previous
year.
