Perrigo
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Private label manufacturer launching three new products featuring "ionic trace minerals" for "energy and vitality" in the first quarter of 2000. The Allegan, Mich.-based firm introduced the line at the Private Label Manufacturers Association's annual trade show in Chicago Nov. 14-16. The products are Bone Health, with magnesium, zinc and calcium; Multiple Vitamin, with Panax ginseng for "higher energy levels"; and Women's Multiple, with soy isoflavones and black cohosh "for menopausal support and bone health," according to promotional materials. The firm also is shipping two recently introduced soy products, available for private label or under the DailySource brand: Soy Formula and Calcium 600+Soy "for menopausal health," both of which contain Archer Daniels Midland's patented NovaSoy extract. Other new products include DailySource NutriEye with Lutein, which Perrigo describes as an "advanced dietary and antioxidant supplement for the eyes"