J&J/Merck
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Enters multi-year sourcing agreement with Ontario-based contract manufacturer and packager of pharmaceutical products Patheon for the production and packaging of Stuart Formula Multivitamins for distribution in the U.S. Production was previously handled by Johnson & Johnson/Merck in a Pasadena, Calif. plant, which was closed by the company last year. In a June 14 announcement, Patheon said the agreement will add "significantly" to its U.S. sales, which represented 43% of total sales in 1993. Patheon announced a separate sourcing agreement with SmithKline Beecham earlier this year ("The Tan Sheet" Feb. 7, in Brief)