Mead Johnson Eyes China’s One-Child Policy, Hong Kong Formula Rule
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The one-child policy in much of China stifles Mead Johnson’s annual formula volume growth there, says incoming CEO Kasper Jakobsen. Formula sales there could be slowed with Hong Kong limiting the amount that consumers can take out of the territory.
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