Reckitt Expands 'OTC' Business, China Presence With Mead Johnson
Executive Summary
Marketing Enfamil and other Mead Johnson formula and nutritional brands, says RB CEO Rakesh Kapoor, is "very much in the core of what consumer health stands for," and also immediately doubles the size of the firm's consumer business.
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