Blackmores

Blackmores
Public
Traded as ASX: BKL
Industry Health supplement
Founded 1930s
Founder Maurice Blackmore
Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Website www.blackmores.com.au

Blackmores Limited is an Australian health supplements company founded in the 1930s by naturopath Maurice Blackmore (1906-1977), when Blackmore opened the first health food shop in Australia in Brisbane, Queensland.[1][2][3][4] Today, Blackmores is an ASX 200 company with a market capitalisation of $2 billion.[5] The company employs 843 people and manufactures an extensive range of vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements, sold in 17 markets across the Asia Pacific region.[6] In 2017, Blackmores was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Marcus Blackmore: the medicine man". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Hechtman, Leah (2013). Clinical naturopathic medicine - eBook. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 5. ISBN 0729582264.
  3. ↑ Schmidt, Lucinda (27 Jan 2016). "Demand for Health Supplements Propels Marcus Blackmore onto Aussie's Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 6 Aug 2017.
  4. ↑ Pash, Chris (29 Oct 2015). "Here's how much the chairman of Blackmores has made this year, and how much he shares with his staff". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 Aug 2017.
  5. ↑ "ASX 200 List of Companies - Directory". www.asx200list.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  6. ↑ "Performance Data". Blackmores. Retrieved 6 Aug 2017.
  7. ↑ "Blackmores". Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  • "Game Changers: in conversation with Marcus Blackmore". State Library of Queensland. 11 November 2015.
  • Blackmores website
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