Church & Dwight
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| Public | |
| Traded as | NYSE: CHD |
| Industry | Dental, Medical |
| Founded |
1847: as John Dwight and Company 1896: as Church & Dwight, Co. |
| Founder | John Dwight |
| Headquarters | Ewing, New Jersey, U.S. |
Key people |
James R. Craigie, CEO Matthew T. Farrell, CFO Bruce F. Flemming, CMO |
| Products |
Laundry detergent Baking soda Depilatories Pregnancy tests |
| Revenue | $2.6 billion (2011) [1] |
Number of employees | 3,600 (as of 2010) [2] |
| Divisions |
Arm & Hammer, Nair First Response, OxiClean Brillo |
| Website |
churchdwight |
Church & Dwight Co Inc. is a major U.S. manufacturer of household products that is based in Ewing, New Jersey. While it manufactures many items, it is by far best known for its Arm & Hammer line which includes baking soda and many other items made with it. Church & Dwight was ranked 723 in the Fortune 500 listing of companies in 2010.[3]
History
The company was founded in 1896 to unify two companies created by John Dwight of Massachusetts and his brother-in-law, Austin Church of Connecticut. Their partnership had begun in 1846 with the two founders selling sodium bicarbonate (also known as baking soda) that they refined in Dwight's kitchen.[4]
While the brand name was not based on his name, the late Armand Hammer was a minority shareholder in Church and Dwight in his later years and served on the company's board of directors.
The company's UK arm is based in Folkestone, Kent.
Brands
| Brand | Notes |
|---|---|
| Aim Toothpaste | (acquired in 2003 in the U.S. from Unilever) |
| Answer | |
| Arm & Hammer | |
| Arm & Hammer Spinbrush | (known until 2009 as Crest Spinbrush; acquired in 2006 from Procter & Gamble) |
| Arrid | (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace) |
| Auro-Dri | (acquired in 2008 from Del Pharmaceuticals) |
| Cameo | (acquired in 1997 from Dial) |
| Carter's Laxative | (originally known as Carter's Little Liver Pills and later as Carter's Little Pills, acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace) |
| Close-Up | (licensing rights acquired in 2003 in the U.S. from Unilever) |
| Delicare | |
| First Response | (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace) |
| Gentle Naturals | (acquired in 2008 from Del Pharmaceuticals) |
| Kaboom | a tile cleaner (through merger in 2006 with Orange Glo International) |
| Lady's Choice | |
| L'il Critters | |
| Mentadent | (acquired in 2003 in the U.S. from Unilever) |
| Nair | (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace) |
| Nice'n Fluffy | (through merger in 2001 with USA Detergents) |
| Orajel | (acquired in 2008 from Del Pharmaceuticals) |
| Orange Glo | (through merger in 2006 with Orange Glo International) |
| OxiClean | (through merger in 2006 with Orange Glo International) |
| Parsons | (acquired in 1997 from Dial) |
| Pearl Drops | (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace) |
| Pepsodent | (acquired in 2003 in the U.S. from Unilever) |
| Rain Drops | (acquired in 1997 from Dial) |
| Rigident | |
| RUB A535 | |
| Scrub Free | |
| SnoBol | (toilet cleaner, acquired in 1997 from Dial) |
| Trojan Condoms | (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace) |
| Vitafusion | |
| Xtra laundry detergent | (through merger in 2001 with USA Detergents) |
Further reading
- Karas, David, "Church & Dwight picks new home in Ewing", New Jersey On-Line, Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (The Times, Trenton)
- "Snapshot: Church & Dwight", CNNMoney.com
See also
References
- ↑ "Profile: Church & Dwight", NASDAQ
- ↑ "Profile: Church & Dwight", Hoover's
- ↑ "Fortune 500 listings", CNNMoney.com, 2010.
- ↑ Official Company History