Executive Summary

ZAND QUIETUSSIN HERBAL SYRUP "EASES COUGH, CONGESTION AND THROAT IRRITATION," the company claims in trade materials for the product. Slated to be shipped to natural food stores and mass merchandisers in August, Quietussin is a "soothing cough syrup" containing "loquat in a unique blend of Eastern and Western herbs," Zand states. With honey and vitamin C, Quietussin is an "excellent product for the cold, flu and allergy seasons," the company adds. A 4 oz. bottle will retail for about $9.99. Zand introduced Quietussin and a number of other new herbal products at the National Nutritional Foods Association Marketplace '97 conference in Las Vegas July 13-16.