Solgar Brand Leads First-Quarter NBTY Sales Growth
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
NBTY's recently-acquired Solgar vitamin brand continues to drive the firm's sales, the company reported in a first-quarter earnings statement Jan. 9
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