"Reckitt Benckiser" redirects here. For the predecessor of this company, see Reckitt and Sons.
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
Reckitt's logo since 23 March 2021
Trade name
Reckitt
Company type
Public
Traded as
LSE: RKT
FTSE 100 Component
ISIN
GB00B24CGK77
Industry
Consumer goods
Predecessor
Colman's Hoffmann's Stärkefabriken
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
Isaac Reckitt (Reckitt & Sons branch)
Jeremiah Colman (J&J Colman branch)
Johann Benckiser (Benckiser N.V. branch)
Edward Mead Johnson (Mead Johnson branch)
Headquarters
Slough, England
Key people
Christopher A. Sinclair (Chairman) Kris Licht (CEO)
Products
Cleaning agents
skin care
personal care
nutrition
consumer healthcare
Revenue
£14,607 million (2023)[1]
Operating income
£2,531 million (2023)[1]
Net income
£1,657 million (2023)[1]
Number of employees
40,000 (2024)[2]
Subsidiaries
Mead Johnson
UpSpring
Website
reckitt.com
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, trading as Reckitt, is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, England.[3] It is a producer of health, hygiene and nutrition products.[4] The company was formed in March 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 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]
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, trading as Reckitt, is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, England. It is a producer...
Reckitt and Sons was a leading British manufacturer of household products, notably starch, black lead, laundry blue, and household polish, and based in...
Isaac Reckitt (1792–1862) was the founder of Reckitt and Sons, a business that emerged to become Reckitt, one of the United Kingdom's largest consumer...
about 1885 and Francis Reckitt and his family came to live in the house. Francis Reckitt was a partner in the company of Reckitt and Sons. His father Isaac...
Maurice Benington Reckitt (19 June 1888 – 11 January 1980) was a leading English Anglo-Catholic and Christian socialist writer. He edited Christendom:...
Strepsils is a brand of throat lozenges manufactured by British-Dutch company Reckitt Benckiser. Strepsils throat lozenges are used to relieve discomfort caused...
He was previously chief commercial officer (CCO) of PepsiCo, and CEO of Reckitt. He joined Starbucks as interim CEO in October 2022, and succeeded Howard...
The Reckitt Baronetcy, of Swanland Manor in the Parish of North Ferriby in the East Riding of the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of the...
ibuprofen made by the British multinational Reckitt. Introduced in 1983, the Nurofen brand was acquired following Reckitt Benckiser's acquisition of Boots healthcare...
introduction of Dettol antiseptic liquid in 1933 by the British company Reckitt and Colman. The Dettol brand line has been expanded over the years and...
brand of condoms and personal lubricants owned by the British company Reckitt and currently led by Ben Wilson. It was initially developed in London under...
Sir James Reckitt, 1st Baronet (15 November 1833 – 18 March 1924) was a founder of the household products company Reckitt and Sons, developed from his...
Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995) was a British artist, who in a long career worked as a wood engraver, as a sculptor and as a designer of wrought iron work...
flagship product Enfamil. It operates as an independent subsidiary of Reckitt. The company dates back to a firm created by Edward Mead Johnson, one of...
Sir Harold James Reckitt JP MP (5 May 1868 – 29 December 1930) was a British Liberal Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract...
Introduction". RSC.org. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Learning Science Ltd, Reckitt Benckiser and Presenting Science. Archived from the original on 27 August...
Australian brand of household insecticide owned by the British company Reckitt. Together with its sister product Aerogard, a popular insect repellent...
a toilet cleaner launched in the United Kingdom in 1932 by Reckitt and Sons (now Reckitt). It is currently available in Africa, the Middle East, South...
Dettol antiseptic liquid is a product produced by the Dettol Brand for Reckitt. It is light yellow in color in the concentrated form but, as several of...
chemical depilatory products manufactured by the British-Dutch company Reckitt Benckiser. Hair removal cream, Lotions, gel, mousse, and wax products are...
major German chemicals business. Since 1999, the business has been part of Reckitt Benckiser, a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In 1823, Benckiser founded...
(18 February 2022). "Durex becomes second-largest condom brand in India: Reckitt". Mint. Retrieved 22 November 2022. "Behind Mankind's plans to take Prega...
a brand of American cleaning and disinfecting products distributed by Reckitt, which markets the similar Dettol or Sagrotan in other markets. The line...
product available at retail as well. After belonging to a subsidiary of the Reckitt group until mid-year, the brand was sold on April 1, 2022 and ownership...
Global Information
£14,607 million (2023)[1]
£2,531 million (2023)[1]