Pepsodent

Pepsodent
Product type	Toothpaste
Owner	Church & Dwight (United States and Canada); Unilever (rest of the world);
Country	United States
Introduced	1915; 109 years ago
Markets	Worldwide
Previous owners	Pepsodent Company
Website	www.pepsodent.com

Pepsodent is an American brand of toothpaste with the minty flavor that is derived from sassafras. The brand was purchased by Unilever in 1942 and is still owned by the company outside of the United States and Canada. In 2003, Unilever sold the rights to the brand in the North American market to Church & Dwight.^[1]

^ "Church & Dwight Agrees to Purchase Unilever's Oral Care Brands in the U.S. and Canada; Transaction Will Strengthen Company's 'Strategically Important Oral Care Business'" (Press release). Princeton, New Jersey: Church & Dwight. Business Wire. 10 September 2003. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[1] "Church & Dwight Agrees to Purchase Unilever's Oral Care Brands in the U.S. and Canada; Transaction Will Strengthen Company's 'Strategically Important Oral Care Business'" (Press release). Princeton, New Jersey: Church & Dwight. Business Wire. 10 September 2003. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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