Essence Ventures LLC, a new company formed by Richelieu Dennis, founder haircare and skin-care company Sundial Brands, is buying the multi-platform media company Essence Communications Inc. from Time Inc. which includes Essence magazine.
Weight-loss supplement brand Hydroxycut is serving up enhanced digital tools to help people better manage their weight control and fitness regimen. Iovate Health Sciences International Inc. said Friday that for 2018 it’s launching a new mobile app for personalized support on digital devices.
Consumer products maker Henkel got into the holiday spirit this season with its participation in the 24th Annual NBC Today Show Toy Drive event.
Clavis Insight, an e-commerce specialist serving product manufacturers, is being acquired by Ascential plc, an international, business-to-business information company. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.
Susan Adzick has been promoted to senior vice president of sales and strategic relationships at McLane Co.
Timothy Crew, former chief executive officer of Cipla North America, is joining Lannett Co. as CEO. Plans call for Crew to take the CEO reins at effective Jan. 2, Lannett said. He also is slated to be appointed as a board director after the company’s 2018 annual shareholders meeting.
Merger partners Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Impax Laboratories Inc. have tabbed Robert Stewart, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Allergan plc, to lead the combined company. Plans call for Stewart to join Amneal as president effective Jan. 25.
Campbell Soup Co. has agreed to acquire snack maker Snyder’s-Lance in a deal valued at about $4.9 billion. Campbell said the $50-per-share agreement will further its efforts to grow its snack product portfolio, notably better-for-you snacking options.
Bausch+Lomb has begun rolling out Vyzulta (latanoprostene bunod ophthalmic solution 0.024%) to U.S. pharmaceutical distributors. The Valeant Pharmaceuticals International subsidiary said Vyzulta is slated to become available to patients at pharmacies across the United States in the next few days.
The Hershey Co. aims to add more better-for-you options to its snack lineup with a $1.6 billion deal to buy Skinny Pop maker Amplify Snack Brands Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. plans to acquire professional skin care brands PCA Skin and EltaMD. Financial terms of the transactions weren’t disclosed.
After a lengthy proxy battle, Procter & Gamble Co. has named Novartis chief executive officer Joseph Jimenez and activist investor Nelson Peltz as directors. Jimenez and Peltz, co-founder of Trian Fund Management, are slated to join the board on March 1.
Unilever has launched Love Beauty and Planet, a hair and skin care brand focused on eco-friendliness and sustainability, ranging from ingredients and formulas to product packaging, value chain and social partnerships.
A new chief financial officer is slated to take the reins at McKesson Corp. starting next month.
Pfizer Inc. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for IXIFI (infliximab-qbtx), a biosimilar of Remicade (infliximab) from Janssen Biotech Inc.
Police are investigating the deaths of Barry Sherman, the founder of Apotex Inc., and his wife Honey, whose bodies were found at their North York, Ontario, home on Friday. As of Sunday, autopsies on Sherman and his wife were pending, published reports said.
