APOLLO HEALTHCARE CORP.

This Toronto-based manufacturer of personal care products, such as soaps, skin creams and nutraceuticals, says it’s the largest private-label manufacturer of such products in Canada. It, too, has global aspirations, serving customers throughout Central and South America, Mexico, Europe. and Asia. The company was founded in 1991 by Charles and Richard Wachsberg, who are also co-ceos, and was later acquired by Acasta Enterprises Inc., a special purpose acquisition corporation. The company went back to its Apollo name in April 2020. Apollo in early May reported first-quarter revenues of $51.1 million, up 10% from $46.6 million a year, but down 40% from the fourth quarter due to inconsistent demand and other impacts related to government-imposed shutdowns. Fun fact: Apollo had the secondhighest one-year share-price gain on the Next 50 at 1,282.1%, behind only SOL Global Investments Corp., a Toronto-based finance firm focused on the biopharmaceutical and cannabis industry.