Executive Summary

Clay-Park Labs: Plans to launch Aqua Sel aloe dandruff shampoo in January. The 7 oz. private-label product is slated to be sold at an average retail cost of $3.59, compared with an approximate $5.39 for its brand name equivalent -- Ross Labs' Selsun Blue (selenium sulfide 1%). Also in January, the company intends to launch a muscle rub equivalent to Pfizer's Ben Gay. The product is expected to be priced at $3.59 for a 4 oz. size, compared with $5.39 for Ben Gay; an ultra-strength version also will be available. In addition, Clay-Park will introduce private-label hemorroid suppositories and ointment, arthritis analgesic cream and clotrimazole topical solution for athlete's foot...