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Procter & Gamble to acquire supplements brand Thorne in health business expansion
The consumer goods giant is buying the supplements company as it pushes deeper into health and wellness, CEO Shailesh Jejurikar said
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The acquisition would mark Procter & Gamble's push into the supplements market, a fast-growing segment of consumer health that the company has not historically played in. P&G's health business today centers on oral care, personal …
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