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8 May 2020
Worldwide sales at RB’s OTC business shot up by a third on a like-for-like basis in the first quarter of 2020 as demand was boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic. RB said there had been “exceptional demand” for Mucinex in North America and for Nurofen in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
20 March 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pierre Fabre is starting to manufacture hydroalcoholic gels, Beiersdorf has stepped up production of medical grade disinfectants, RB has launched a public health information campaign, and Procter & Gamble’s (P&G’s) Vicks brand has donated USD1 million to a medic...
3 March 2020
RB plans to reorganise around three global business units – Hygiene, Health and Nutrition – and invest GBP2 billion (USD2.5 billion) in transforming the reshaped company over the next three years. The company has also recorded a goodwill impairment charge of GBP5.04 billion relating to the Mead John...
21 January 2020
RB has announced more changes to its top team, The Nature’s Bounty Co has a new chief supply chain officer, and Ipsen has a new member of its Executive Leadership Team.
5 December 2019
RB has created the new position of chief transformation officer and Unilever has appointed its first-ever chief digital and marketing officer, while the US Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has added to its senior management team and Navamedic has a new chief financial officer.
18 November 2019
“Self-care has great potential to improve health outcomes for people and support savings for stretched healthcare budgets,” according to a new report written by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by RB.
1 November 2019
Pharmavite has hired a chief marketing officer, RB and BioGaia have new chief financial officers, and the US Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has a new vice president of government relations.
28 October 2019
RB has “taken its eye off the ball on execution”, according to new chief executive officer Laxman Narasimhan, who says the company “has many positives” but “much needs to be done with urgency to improve execution overall”.
4 October 2019
RB has teamed up with recycling company TerraCycle to offer Americans a “simple and completely free way to recycle their consumer goods packaging”.
2 September 2019
RB is building on the heritage of its Gaviscon heartburn remedies in the UK with the launch of a new brand called Guardium. The company is backing the launch with a major marketing campaign starting on 9 September 2019.