Beer and fish oil:Why this Japanese drinks giant wants Blackmores

Beer and fish oil:Why this Japanese drinks giant wants Blackmores

Japanese brewing giant Kirin will cement Blackmores’ global expansion plans as part of a broader push into the wellness industry.

  • byEmma Koehn

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Vitamin prices jump as inflation hits popular supplements

Vitamin prices jump as inflation hits popular supplements

Blackmores is the latest consumer goods operator to be hit by rising production costs.

  • byEmma Koehn
‘We’ve had enough’:Blackmores’ biggest shareholder hits out

‘We’ve had enough’:Blackmores’ biggest shareholder hits out

The ASX-listed vitamin maker has copped a first strike on executive pay as Marcus Blackmore takes the board to task for poor performance.

  • byEmma Koehn
Sydney marathon won with fastest time on Australian soil

Sydney marathon won with fastest time on Australian soil

Race organisers lured a bevy of top athletes to the event as they stage a bid to join the ranks of the world majors.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Blackmores warns of price rises as it pivots away from China

Blackmores warns of price rises as it pivots away from China

Vitamin maker Blackmores is hoping strong growth in markets outside China will help insulate it from a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.

  • byAngus Thomson andColin Kruger
‘Humanisation of pets’:Inside the $4b-a-year pet vitamins boom

‘Humanisation of pets’:Inside the $4b-a-year pet vitamins boom

Australians are spending staggering sums on pets - over $30 billion on cats and dogs alone - and increasingly on pills to keep them happy.

  • byEmma Koehn
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‘There’s no excuse’:Top employers boost women’s pay to equal men’s

‘There’s no excuse’:Top employers boost women’s pay to equal men’s

At the best Australian employers for gender equality,careful audits reveal where the pay gaps exist,and then act to close them.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Blackmores braces for shortages,rising costs amid global supply chain crunch

Blackmores braces for shortages,rising costs amid global supply chain crunch

Revenues and profits are up,but there are some real operational headaches for the vitamins maker.

  • byEmma Koehn
Blackmores primed for post-COVID wellness awareness boost

Blackmores primed for post-COVID wellness awareness boost

Blackmores has posted a 90 per cent jump in net profits with vitamin sales rocketing in Asian markets,but Australian sales have lagged with COVID lockdowns reducing cold and flu risks.

  • byEmma Koehn
Blackmores boss says borders a bigger headache than Belt and Road stoush

Blackmores boss says borders a bigger headache than Belt and Road stoush

The vitamins brand seems unfazed by the prospect of rising trade tensions between Australia and China,with border closures a bigger hit to sales.

  • byEmma Koehn
Blackmores plots global expansion as border closures sting

Blackmores plots global expansion as border closures sting

The health supplements maker brought back its dividend after posting a profit jump,but warned the impact of the coronavirus pandemic is still being felt.

  • byEmma Koehn