1.   Jetzer is expected to keep the Swiss company focused on its drugs and nutrition business.

2.   Monsanto Co. said its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as increased sales of its Roundup herbicide and pharmaceutical products offset declines in its nutrition business.

3.   Monsanto recently spun off its chemicals unit to focus on its agricultural, pharmaceutical and nutrition businesses.

4.   Novartis also will be a powerhouse in the agrochemicals and nutrition business.

5.   The company also will be a powerhouse in the agrochemicals and nutrition business.

6.   Throughout the month of March, folks in the nutrition business are going to be working hard to persuade us to eat more veggies and fewer Twinkies.

7.   Werder of Bank Vontobel said one possible area for acquisitions would be on the medical side of the nutrition business, to meet the competition from giants like Abbott.