Reckitt

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; 211 years ago; (J&J Colman); 1823; 202 years ago; (Benckiser); 1840; 185 years ago; (Reckitt & Sons); 1938; 87 years ago; (merger of Reckitt & Sons and J&J Colman); 1999; 26 years ago; (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, United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Sir Jeremy Darroch (Chairman); Kris Licht (CEO)
Products	Cleaning agents; skin care; personal care; nutrition; pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare;
Revenue	£14,607 million (2023)
Operating income	£2,531 million (2023)
Net income	£1,657 million (2023)
Number of employees	40,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Mead Johnson; UpSpring;
Website	reckitt.com

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, currently branded as Reckitt, formerly known as Reckitt Benckiser, is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom.^[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]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Annual Results 2023" (PDF). Reckitt Benckiser plc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Who we are". Reckitt Benckiser. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Reckitt Rises on Colgate, SSL Takeover Speculation". Bloomberg. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
^ ^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.
^ "Airborne Health". Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "Category performance". Reckitt Benckiser plc/N.V. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.

[FYR-1] "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.

[vecono-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.

[auto-5] "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.

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