Bayer acquires supplement brand
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Bayer HealthCare's Consumer Care division has received regulatory approval to acquire Mission Pharmacal's Citracal calcium supplements, Morristown, N.J.-based Bayer Consumer Care reports Oct. 5. The transaction, which closed Oct. 4, increases the Consumer Care division's market presence in the U.S., Bayer noted. The firm will continue to build upon Citracal's "already strong nutritionals business," which includes leading brands such as One-A-Day, Bayer notes. Primarily sold in North America, the brand generated net sales of $47 mil. in San Antonio-based Mission's fiscal 2007. Bayer announced plans to acquire Citracal in August (1"The Tan Sheet" Sept. 3, 2007, p. 11)...