Health products firm rises above industry challenges, founder's vaccine comments

Despite the noise over Dr. Joseph Mercola's vaccine opinions, the company that bears his name continues to thrive.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 5:00 a.m. July 22, 2022
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Steven Rye was named CEO of Cape Coral-based health care and wellness products company Mercola in 2008.(Reagan Rule.)
Steven Rye was named CEO of Cape Coral-based health care and wellness products company Mercola in 2008.(Reagan Rule.)
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Steve Rye grew up on a South Dakota dairy farm, where he loved unpasteurized milk and cheeses. He says he can’t stand the taste of store-bought milk. 

 

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