Surely you and simla visit everyhour so that makes up most of the visits .... just having you on
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After listening to the Canadian radio interview on that link it has confirmed my view that a big challenge for Blis is to educate the general public who have little understanding about the natural microflora in the mouth and who may associate the term "strep" with disease rather than the "good bacteria" that Blis K12 represents. I think the parallel with yogurt is a good one though, as most people would be aware yogurt is a live culture and are comfortable with that concept. The toothpaste and mouthwash companies through their big budget advertising have successfully created a misconception in the public mind that oral bacteria are "bad" and must be eliminated, although few of their products do that very successfully despite claims about "barriers", "24 hour protection" and other buzz words. The use of Blis K12 seems to me to be a natural way of restoring a healthy oral microflora - in conjunction with regular brushing, flossing and avoiding sugary foods. Maybe the association of Blis K12 with New Zealand could be linked into our "clean and green" image campaign?
Not sure that I agree. There is a huge volume of information about the benefits of "good bugs" as evidenced with these few quotes that I dredged up:
"The amount of data and information that there is on probiotics and the fact that they can and do have an ability to deliver health benefits [is one of the drivers behind the popularity of probiotics],"
"The global probiotics market is expected to be worth US$ 32.6 billion by 2014, with the Europe and Asia accounting for nearly 42% and 30% of the total revenues respectively. The global market is expected to record a CAGR of 12.6% from 2009 to 2014."
"From Kellogg’s to Kraft to NextFoods, manufacturers add healthy ‘bugs’ to everything from cereal to fruit juice. Practically non-existent just a few years ago, probiotic foods and beverages have finally taken off in the United States — and it's about time. For years, Americans have lagged behind their European and Asian counterparts in both their acceptance and consumption of probiotics. But the combination of a high incidence of digestive problems in the United States, an increasing willingness to discuss these issues openly, and a growing interest in functional foods has finally created a market ripe for probiotic food and beverage development and sales."
"Since 2003, the global probiotics market has more than doubled in value terms, and is currently rising by almost 15% per annum."
Re Cannibal's comments, yes I totally agree about the rising popularity of probiotics and there is wide acceptance about the benefits of yogurt - the point I was making was the association people have with the word "strep" and sore throats. John Tagg's explanation how this works is excellent so the companies promoting the product will no doubt exploit this. His studies with mothers passing on the K12 strain to their newly born infants is VERY interesting - could be a potential market in this field alone. Many people would be surprised about the fact that there are more bacteria in the mouth than what a person has cells in their body! And the majority doing an excellent job at protecting us!
Continuing along the yogurt theme.... I see that Meadowfresh have released a new yogurt called Pre-bio containing "natural prebiotics and probiotics" - let's hope one day we see a yogurt on the market containing Blis K12!
Both BLT and ALF are currently selling for around 11 cents in a curious coincidence.
The two companies have very different numbers of issued shares, which would seem to have implications on future profit requirements if the share prices are to grow together at the same PE. Presumably ALF shareholders are also hoping for a profit from buying the Hanover assets at a discount, and I dare say they have quantified that in their minds in maximum cents per share.
Obvious questions: Assuming each company succeeds in its objectives, when might that happen for each of them? And what future growth prospects might be then available for each?
Two very different value propositions that the market can only express in a price. Currently both shares have the same price, but the shares themselves seem to be totally different in character. Literally incomparable, perhaps? No doubt people are hoping both will be profitable.
Incomparable in my opinion. I know which I would rather hold too...
Interesting - two sales just went through - some BLT at 11.2 cents and some BLTPA at 265 cents. The latter is the equivalent of paying 10.5 cents with the added bonus of the dividend. Go figure.
I would have thought that it was time for them to update the shareholders by now. So many things must have happened since their last update..
As long as you prefer BLT then I agree with both points!
They're not big on updating us unless something substantial happens, and even then the update is often days/weeks after we have found out by doing our own research e.g. Costco
I think the lack of timely updates from Blis is one of the main reasons why this thread is so active...