Supplier News Breaks Archives

Week of Mon, Mar 21st, 2011

SymphonyIRI Summit 2011 to focus on 'competitive edge'

SymphonyIRI Group Inc. has announced the roster of keynote speakers from the consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail and health care industries for its Summit 2011 next week in Miami Beach, Fla.

Qualitest approved for toresmide tablets

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals has received clearance for toresmide tablets, a diuretic medication.

Physicians Formula launches Eye Booster

Physicians Formula has kicked off an online photo contest for the launch of its new Eye Booster lash line.

P&G, Teva to form OTC health care venture

Procter & Gamble Co. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. plan to form a joint venture that will combine their over-the-counter health care businesses in all markets outside North America.

Wrigley offers personalized Extra gum packs

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. is enabling chewers of its Extra sugar-free gum to create and buy personalized packs featuring their photos and designs via its first-ever custom-packaging offer, dubbed MyExtra.

Covidien CEO to retire; successor named

Richard Meelia is slated to retire as president and chief executive officer of Covidien this summer.

Boehringer-Ingelheim helps raise colon cancer awareness

The fact that colon cancer is preventable but still kills 50,000 people every year has led Boehringer-Ingelheim Consumer Health Care to team up with the Colon Cancer Alliance on a yearlong project to raise awareness and help more people get screened for the disease.