Blackmores

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 $1.1 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]

Blackmores
Public
Traded asASX: BKL
IndustryHealth supplement
Founded1930s
FounderMaurice Blackmore
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Websitewww.blackmores.com.au

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 January 2016). "Demand for Health Supplements Propels Marcus Blackmore onto Aussie's Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. Pash, Chris (29 October 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 August 2017.
  5. "ASX 200 List of Companies - Directory". www.asx200list.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. "Performance Data". Blackmores. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. "Blackmores". Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 August 2017.


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