“The industry is quite happy with the ruling they have in hand. There's no guarantees as to what would have come out of a review, favorable or unfavorable.”
“The fact that both P.& G. and Colgate were able to pass on the higher costs to consumers without hurting sales is encouraging. These companies have been reshaping their portfolios toward higher-margin categories to drive profits. Over all, both the companies have done a decent job at new product introductions.”