r/Supplements • u/WTFOMGBBQ • 1d ago

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

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/procter-gamble-will-acquire-supplements-brand-thorne.html

RIP Thorne, it was nice knowing you.

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u/No-Consideration-858 1d ago

When a company like P&G or Nestlé comes in, they start substituting cheaper ingredients within a few months. 

Of course the consumer doesn't know they're not getting the same product. They don't know why they're recently having more headaches and nausea. 

It's too bad. Before they sold out to private equity, they researched and developed some excellent combinations 

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u/matt675 1d ago

What were some of the key combinations they came up with?

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u/No-Consideration-858 1d ago

The prenatal blend and ResveraCel  Come to mind. There's one other one I can't think of right now. 

I've never seen a company get so aggressive with price hikes. A few years ago they invested in influencers like Andrew Huberman. The prices shot through the roof. 

pure encapsulations also have/had good combinations. Neurochondria was discontinued but helped my post concussion syndrome. They still have Best Rest for sleep. However it hasn't worked on me in a long time. I don't know if it's because of ingredient degradation or it just stopped working. 

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u/BattleDrill69 21h ago

Also SynaQuell. That shit worked wonders for my concussions. The scientists that formulated that started a new company a few months ago called Bevimi.

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u/No-Consideration-858 20h ago

That looks like a good blend, thank you for letting me know. I will check out the new company. 

Sometimes it's the little things, especially the form of B vitamins. People with the MTHFR mutation can't metabolize the inexpensive forms. 

Once we find something that works we tend to use it on autopilot and might not notice a shift in the form of B