Procter & Gamble will acquire supplements brand Thorne for $3.8 billion, CEO tells CNBC

Cnbc · Aug 04, 2026 · 359 words · By Amelia Lucas

Market Demographics Corporate Acquisition Health and wellness trends

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Procter & Gamble is buying supplement brand Thorne for $3.8 billion, CEO Shailesh Jejurikar said on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." The acquisition, which is set to be announced Tuesday, is a bid for P&G to grow its health and wellness division.

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Why it matters

The consumer goods giant already owns several other supplements brands, like Metamucil, Align Probiotic and New Chapter vitamins, which are housed within a broader healthcare division that includes Oral-B and Vicks.

Common ground

"We are really happy with the asset itself," Jejurikar told CNBC's Sara Eisen.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “went public in late 2021 at a valuation of $525 million”

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While one web search result mentions Thorne went public in late 2021 at a $525M valuation, the other provided evidence is irrelevant (celebrities, product pages). No independent corroboration found in the provided evidence set.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2008) and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Thorne

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Courtney Thorne-Smith (born 1966 or 1967) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal, and Cheryl on According to Jim, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Thorne-Smith

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dominique Thorne (born November 5, 1997) is an American actress. She began her career with appearances in the films If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). In 2022, s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Thorne

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Claim 2: “Its healthcare segment was the worst performer, based on volume”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “The majority of Thorne's revenue comes from shoppers under the age of 40”

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The provided evidence is irrelevant, discussing Game of Thrones and Fortnite. No evidence regarding Thorne's customer demographics was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — Game of Thrones is HBO’s most watched show, and the most watched scripted show on TV, this year. Presumably, then, HBO has generated record profit from this TV series, too.
https://decider.com/2019/05/21/game-of-thrones-hbo-profits/

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web search NEUTRAL — Construction Contracts Under New Revenue Recognition Rules.
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 60% of Fortnite players are between 18 and 24 years old. Although many younger users lie about their age to get access to Fortnite, the percentage is calculated according to the DOB entered …
https://www.demandsage.com/fortnite-statistics/

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Claim 4: “In P&G's latest quarter, its volume was flat, leading to worse-than-expected revenue”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 5: “Procter & Gamble is buying supplement brand Thorne for $3.8 billion”

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Multiple independent sources, including Reuters and CNBC (via web search), confirm that Procter & Gamble is acquiring Thorne for $3.8 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Racial stereotyping in advertising refers to using assumptions about people based on characteristics thought to be typical of their identifying racial group in marketing. Advertising trends may adopt …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Women's Voices for the Earth (WVE) is a feminist, women-led, North American environmental organization that specializes in research and advocacy regarding toxic chemicals used in products that disprop…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Noxzema ( nok-SEE-mə) is an American brand of skin cleanser marketed by Evermark. Since 1914, it was sold in a small cobalt blue jar; it is now sold in a blue plastic jar. Noxzema contains camphor, me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noxzema

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Claim 6: “the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”

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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.

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Claim 7: “L Catterton then took the company private in 2023 in a deal valued at $680 million”

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The provided evidence for this claim is entirely irrelevant (alphabet letters, Roman numerals). No evidence confirms the L Catterton deal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sarah Kauss (born 1975) is an American businesswoman. She is known as the founder of S'well, a reusable, insulated products manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Kauss

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web search NEUTRAL — L (minuscule: l) is the twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other Western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is el (pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — For clothing, L sometimes means "large size". In Roman numerals, L means the number fifty. The city of Chicago, Illinois has an elevated train called the "Chicago 'L'". A character from the manga and …
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Claim 8: “Earlier this year, Unilever bought Grüns, a gummy supplement brand”

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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.

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Claim 9: “Its annual revenue surpassed $500 million in 2025, according to Thorne”

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One web search result mentions Thorne's annual revenue surpassed $500 million in 2025 according to CNBC, but other results are irrelevant (AI companies).

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web search NEUTRAL — Harvey is in talks to raise at least $500 million at a $15.5 billion valuation, with Lightspeed Venture Partners interested in leading the round. Annual recurring revenue is around $300 million, up fr…
https://aiweekly.co/alerts/harvey-nears-500m-round-at-155b-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — $500 million in 2026 annualized revenue on zero outside funding and roughly 40 employees — how Midjourney's $10-$120/month subscription model actually works, and why it never took VC money.
https://valueaddvc.com/blog/how-does-midjourney-make-money-5…

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web search NEUTRAL — Company Venice AI has already achieved profitability, and its annual revenue exceeded $70 million, said the CEO Eric Vorhis (Erik Voorhees). Startup financial indicators.
https://reformy.kz/en/venice-ai-becomes-profitable-with-annu…

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Claim 10: “Thorne was founded in 1984”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results (TV series, celebrities, physicists). No evidence confirms the founding date of the supplement brand Thorne.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American astrophysicist and author. He shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish "for decisive contributions to the LIGO…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kip_Thorne

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thorne may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorne

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Claim 11: “Shares of P&G were trading up less than 1% in morning trading on Tuesday”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 12: “The consumer goods giant already owns several other supplements brands, like Metamucil, Align Probiotic and New Chapter vitamins”

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Multiple web search results confirm that P&G owns Metamucil, Align Probiotic, and New Chapter vitamins.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Procter & Gamble (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation with a portfolio of brands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Procter_&_Gamble_brand…

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web search NEUTRAL — Summary: Procter & Gamble will acquire supplement maker Thorne in a deal valued at $3.8 billion. Thorne joins a health and wellness unit that already sells Metamucil, Align Probiotic and New Chapter v…
https://www.briefs.co/news/procter-gamble-will-acquire-suppl…

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web search NEUTRAL — They own Metamucil, Align, and New Chapter.The consumer goods giant already owns several other supplements brands, like Metamucil, Align Probiotic and New Chapter vitamins, which are housed within a b…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lili-f-cohen_big-day-for-supp…

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Claim 13: “which are housed within a broader healthcare division that includes Oral-B and Vicks”

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Web search results explicitly state that P&G's healthcare division includes Oral-B and Vicks.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Procter & Gamble Company, P&G, «Проктер энд Гэмбл», — американская транснациональная компания, один из лидеров мирового рынка потребительских товаров.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procter_&_Gamble

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web search NEUTRAL — P&G brands are trusted to provide products of the highest quality and superior performance and value for the daily-use cleaning, health and hygiene needs of consumers around the world.
https://us.pg.com/brands/

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web search NEUTRAL — The division includes Oral-B, Vicks and Pepto-Bismol. P&G’s fabric and home-care business, which includes brands like Febreze and Tide, reported that volume was unchanged from the year-ago period.
https://www.keynessecurities.com/blog/procter-gamble-earning…

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