We were also able to raise the selling prices of
Benecol products, as the cost of raw material, sterol, and manufacturing overheads had been rising for some time.
Benecol original buttery spread has 8 g total fat and just 1 g saturated fat, while
Benecol light has 5 g total fat and 1 g saturated fat.
Raisio's well-known brands include
Benecol, Elovena, Nalle and Sunnuntai.
Check out
Benecol Fruit & Nut Bars (PS2.99 for three, morrisons.com).
Now the pair are fronting a new campaign by
Benecol to highlight the importance of lowering cholesterol and maintaining a healthy diet.
The
Benecol Switch To Wonderful campaign aims to encourage people across the UK to make small, every- day switches to help lower cholesterol by demon-strating that a balanced diet can still mean delicious food.
Try the new
Benecol Cholesterol Lowering Fruit & Nut Bars, PS2.99 for 3 at Tesco.
The average drop in cholesterol reported from using
Benecol was more than three times larger in Amazon reviews than was seen in carefully controlled trials.
Benecol is a natural yogurt drink invented in Finland, made in Switzerland without any added hormone and is antibiotics free.
* Fortified foods: A tablespoon of
Benecol spread, for example, has 500 mg of phytosterols.
Raisio Group has acquired the
Benecol business in the U.K., Ireland and Belgium from Cilag GmbH International and amended its agreement concerning North American rights to
Benecol with McNEIL-PPC, Inc.
19 November 2014 - Finnish plant-based nutrition specialist Raisio Plc (HEL:RAIVV) said today it had acquired the
Benecol business in the UK, Ireland and Belgium from Cilag GmbH International, which is part of US healthcare products major Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), for a total of EUR88.4m (USD111m).