Shanghai Pharma targets Aussie vitamin maker

The Chinese pharmaceutical firm offers $238 million to take Vitaco private, in the latest example of China’s huge interest in clean and green food products.
Vitaco owns Nutra Life, a leading New Zealand pharmacy and health food brand.
Vitaco owns Nutra Life, a leading New Zealand pharmacy and health food brand.

China's insatiable appetite for all things Australian has seen it snap up everything from natural resources and real estate to airlines, hospitals and dairy farms. Vitamins are now on the list, too.

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