Binaca Marketer Enters Natural Oral Care With Dr. Ken's Buy
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Dr. Fresh looks to expand its newly acquired Dr. Ken's natural oral-care brand into the mass market and also hitch its own existing products to its new brand to enter the naturals channel
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