uct sales in the first quarter increased 18% to $78.6 million
reflecting continued strong demand from Martek's U.S. and international
infant formula customers, the launch of new and growth of existing food and
beverage products containing life'sDHA(TM) and the Company's increased
penetration into its other non-infant formula nutritional markets.
Following is a breakdown of product sales by market for the first quarter
(in thousands):
Three months ended January 31,
%
incr
2008 2007 (decr)
Infant formula market $ 70,278 $ 60,852 15%
Food and beverage market 2,095 721 191%
Pregnancy and nursing, nutritional
supplements and animal feeds 5,292 3,973 33%
Non-nutritional products 944 1,166 (19%)
Total product sales $ 78,609 $ 66,712 18%
New products launched during the first quarter co-branded with the
Martek life'sDHA(TM) logo include:
Food and Beverage Products
-- Boost Juice's Pocket Rocket Juice with life'sDHA(TM) (Australia)
-- Dalco Foods' Wellness Line meat products with life'sDHA(TM) (Europe)
-- Parmalat Australia's Vaalia Low Fat Yoghurt and Vaalia Yoghurt for
Toddlers with life'sDHA(TM)
Pregnancy and Nursing Products
-- Azur Pharma's Natelle Plus with life'sDHA(TM) (United States)
Contract manufacturing sales totaled $4.3 million, compared with $3.5
million a year ago. These sales were higher than anticipated during the
quarter due primarily to additional orders from one existing customer. The
Company's contract manufacturing services continue to target only
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