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Reckitt Benckiser Inc.

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Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
399 Interpace Pkwy.
Parsippany, NJ 07054
NJ Tel. 973-404-2600
Toll Free 800-333-3899
Fax 973-404-5700

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.reckittprofessional.com

If it doesn't clean or taste good, it doesn't cut the mustard with Reckitt Benckiser. A subsidiary of UK-based Reckitt Benckiser plc, the company makes and markets household, cleaning, and specialty food products for sale in North America. The firm holds a vast brand portfolio that includes French's Foods (Cattlemen's Barbecue Sauce, French's Mustard, Frank's RedHot, GourMayo, Worcestershire). Some of Reckitt Benckiser's household and cleaning products include Air Wick air fresheners, Electrasol dish detergent, Jet-Dry rinse agent, Lysol cleaners and disinfectants, Resolve cleaners, Spray 'n Wash laundry stain removers, and Veet depilatory. Its parent bought Adams Respiratory Therapeutics in January 2008.

Officers:
EVP, North America and Australia and Regional Director, North American Household: Javed Ahmed
General Manager Sales: Stafford Dow
Area VP, Information Services, North America, Australia and New Zealand: Pharmaceuticals

Competitors:
Church & Dwight
Procter & Gamble
Unilever

 
 
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Reckitt Benckiser plc
Type Public LSERB
Founded 1814
Headquarters Flag of the United Kingdom Slough, England, UK
Key people Adrian Bellamy (Chairman)
Bart Becht (CEO)
Colin Day (CFO)
Industry Chemicals
Products Cleaning products & healthcare
Revenue Image:Green up.png £4.922 billion (Year to 31 December 2006)
Net income Green_Arrow_Up_Darker.svg £674 million (Year to 31 December 2006)
Employees 19,900 (2004)
Website www.reckittbenckiser.com

Reckitt Benckiser plc is one of the world's leading manufacturers of cleaning products and a member of the FTSE 100 Index of the largest companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. It is headquartered in the town of Slough just to the west of Greater London.

Reckitt Benckiser has operations in more than sixty countries and sells its products in more than 180 countries. Turnover for the year to 31 December 2006 was £4,922 million. Profits before tax were £874 million, and net profits were £674 million. The company focuses on high-margin products and has shown strong growth in earnings per share in recent years. At 31 December 2006, it had a market capitalisation of £16.878 billion.

History

The company was formed by a merger between Britain's Reckitt & Colman and the Dutch company Benckiser NV in December 1999. The origins of Reckitt Benckiser's main predecessor businesses are set out below. Various other business have also been purchased over the years.

  • Colman's was founded in 1814 when Jeremiah Colman began milling flour and mustard in Norwich, England
  • Johann A. Benckiser founded a business in Germany in 1823. Its main products were industrial chemicals.
  • Isaac Reckitt rented a starch mill in Hull, England, in 1840. He diversified into other household products and in due course passed on his business to his four sons. Reckitt & Sons listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1888
  • In 1938 Reckitt & Sons merged with J&J Colman to become Reckitt & Colman Ltd.

Reckitt & Colman sold the Colman's food business in 1995 but still has some food brands. It divides its brands into six categories: surface care, fabric care, dishwashing, home care, health and personal care, and food.

Benckiser moved HQ from Germany to the Netherlands and went public in 1997.

In October 2005, Reckitt Benckiser agreed to purchase the over-the-counter drugs manufacturing business of Boots Group, Boots Healthcare International, for £1.926 billion. The three main brands acquired were Nurofen in analgesics; Strepsils sore throat lozenges; and Clearasil anti-acne treatments.

In September 2006, the company announced it would close its factory in Bilbao, Spain.

Brands

This is a list of the brands owned by Reckitt Benckiser. Not all brands are sold in every country, and the same product may be sold under different brands in different countries.

Name Location Notes
Aerogard
Air Wick
Amphyl
Bonjela UK Bonjela Teething Gel website
Brasso
Calgon
Calgonit
Cattlemen's
Ceraclen Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Chore Boy this brand was just divested to Prestige
Cillit
Clean and Smooth
Clearasil part of Boots Healthcare International (BHI) purchase in October 2005
Cling
Cling Free
d-Con
Dettol
dip-it
Disprin
Easy-Off
Easy On
Electrasol
Finish
Frank's Red Hot
French's Foods
Gaviscon
Glass Magic
Glass Mates
Glass Plus
Glassex
Harpic
Hoffmann's Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Jet-Dry
Lemsip
Lewis Red Devil
Lime-A-Way
Lysol
Masterpiece Metalist
Mop & Glo
Mortein
Mr. Sheen
Nenuco
Neutra-Air
Nurofen part of BHI purchase
Nurofen for children
Noxon
Old English
Perk
Precision Blend
Resolve
Rid-X
Robin Blue India, Pakistan laundry bluing
Sagrotan
Sani-Flush
Senokot UK Senokot Constipation Advice website
Spray 'n Starch
Spray 'n Wash
Strepsils part of BHI purchase
Vanish
Vani-Sol
Veet
Vitroclen
Vivid
Wenol Germany Metal polish
Wizard
Woolite
Yes
Zud

Ownership

  • JAB Investments, 15.4%
  • Legal & General Investment Management, 3.2%
  • MFS Investment Management, 3.1%

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