Comet (cleanser)

Comet
Product typeHousehold cleaner
OwnerKIK Custom Products Inc.
CountryUnited States
Introduced1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Previous ownersProcter & Gamble, Prestige Brands
Websitecometcleaner.com
A canister of Comet cleanser

Comet is an American brand of scouring powders and other household cleaning products manufactured by KIK Custom Products Inc. The brand was introduced in 1956 by Procter & Gamble (P&G) and sold to Prestige Brands in 2001.[1] In 2018, Prestige Brands sold the Comet brand to KIK Custom Products Inc.[2][3] P&G retained the rights to market the brand in Europe and to the professional market (non-home-consumer) in the United States.

  1. ^ "Prestige Brands International Inc. acquires Comet". Progressive Grocer. October 2, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Prestige Brands Holdings (2 July 2018). "Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. Announces Strategic Sale of Household Cleaning Business" (Press release). GlobeNewswire News Room.
  3. ^ "Exhibit". www.sec.gov.