Britain's Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Strepsils throat lozenges and Dettol cleaning products, missed expectations for fourth-quarter like-for-like net sales as a late flu and cold season dented ...

The cooling menthol from the lozenges, a closely guarded secret among women, left men yearning for more, skyrocketing the demand for Strepsils in local chemists. In a world that celebrates ...