Reckitt

"Reckitt Benckiser" redirects here. For the predecessor of this company, see Reckitt and Sons.

Reckitt Benckiser
Reckitt
Company typePublic
ISINGB00B24CGK77
IndustryConsumer goods
PredecessorColman's
Hoffmann's Stärkefabriken Edit this on Wikidata
Founded
  • 1814; 210 years ago (1814)
    (J&J Colman)
  • 1823; 201 years ago (1823)
    (Benckiser)
  • 1840; 184 years ago (1840)
    (Reckitt & Sons)
  • 1938; 86 years ago (1938)
    (merger of Reckitt & Sons and J&J Colman)
  • 1999; 25 years ago (1999)
    (merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser)
Founders
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sir Jeremy Darroch (Chairman)
Kris Licht (CEO)
Products
RevenueIncrease £14,607 million (2023)[1]
Decrease £2,531 million (2023)[1]
Decrease £1,657 million (2023)[1]
Number of employees
40,000 (2024)[2]
Subsidiaries
Websitereckitt.com

Reckitt Benckiser is a British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom, and Hoofddorp, Netherlands.[3] It is a producer of health, hygiene and nutrition products.[4] The company was formed in 1999 by the merger of British company Reckitt & Colman plc and Dutch company Benckiser N.V.

Reckitt's brands include the antiseptic brand Dettol, the analgesic Disprin,[5] the sore throat medicine Strepsils, the toilet cleaner Harpic, the hair removal brand Veet, the immune support supplement Airborne,[6] the Australian insecticide brand Mortein, the indigestion remedy Gaviscon, the baby food brand Mead Johnson, the air freshener Air Wick, and other brands and products like: Calgon, Clearasil, Cillit Bang, Durex, Lysol, Mycil, Enfamil, and Vanish.[7][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Results 2023" (PDF). Reckitt Benckiser plc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Who we are". Reckitt Benckiser. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Four of Reckitt Benckiser's senior executives walk out". The Economist. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Reckitt Rises on Colgate, SSL Takeover Speculation". Bloomberg. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Headache-reliever Disprin is set to make its big comeback - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Airborne Health". Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Category performance". Reckitt Benckiser plc/N.V. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.