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Nestle to divest mainstream supplements business for $1 billion

Live Eventsas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Addas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelNestle on Tuesday agreed to divest Holistic Health platform , its mainstream vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) business, to private equity ‌firm ⁠Yellow Wood Partners ⁠for $1 billion, according to a statement from the two companies.The deal includes seven brands - Nature's Bounty Ester-C , Gard, Nuun, Puritan's Pride and Sisu - and the U.S. private-label ⁠supplements business, ‌the Swiss food giant said in its statement. "We are ⁠focusing our resources where we have the strongest competitive advantage", Nestle CEO Philipp Navratil said, adding that "the mainstream VMS business requires a different approach under dedicated ownership".The deal, which is expected to ‌close by the first half of 2027, is Yellow Wood's ​sixth acquisition ​from ⁠major consumer companies since 2019.The Boston-based firm acquired lip balm brand ChapStick from Haleon in ​2024, and Unilever's non-core beauty and personal care division Elida Beauty in 2023.

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Nestle on Tuesday agreed to divest Holistic Health platform , its mainstream vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) business, to private equity ‌firm ⁠Yellow Wood Partners ⁠for $1 billion, according to a statement from the two companies.The deal includes seven brands - Nature's Bounty Ester-C , Gard, Nuun, Puritan's Pride and Sisu - and the U.S. private-label ⁠supplements business, ‌the Swiss food giant said in its statement."We are ⁠focusing our resources where we have the strongest competitive advantage", Nestle CEO Philipp Navratil said, adding that "the mainstream VMS business requires a different approach under dedicated ownership".The deal, which is expected to ‌close by the first half of 2027, is Yellow Wood's ​sixth acquisition ​from ⁠major consumer companies since 2019.The Boston-based firm acquired lip balm brand ChapStick from Haleon in ​2024, and Unilever's non-core beauty and personal care division Elida Beauty in 2023.

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