Grape King Bio Ltd (葡萄王), a supplier of probiotics and health foods, on Tuesday reported sales of NT$793 million (US$28.18 million) for last month, up 5.94 percent from August and 6.06 percent from a year earlier.
The firm attributed the growth to contributions from its contract manufacturing business and new product launches, including Kombucha, a fermented tea, and another beverages containing probiotics.
Domestic demand for health foods has also recovered due to a decrease in local COVID-19 infections, it added.
Sales for last quarter fell 4.01 percent from the previous quarter, but increased 10.87 percent year-on-year to NT$2.4 billion, with cumulative sales