Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, trading simply as Reckitt since 2021, is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, Berkshire, England, that manufactures health and hygiene products including Dettol, Strepsils, Harpic, Veet, Mucinex, Gaviscon, Nurofen, Durex, Lysol, Finish and Vanish. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Britain's Reckitt & Colman plc, itself formed from an earlier 1938 merger of J&J Colman, founded in 1814, and Reckitt & Sons, founded in 1840, with the Dutch firm Benckiser N.V., founded in 1823. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange as a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Reckitt's brands include the antiseptic brand Dettol, the sore throat medicine Strepsils, the toilet cleaner Harpic, the hair removal brand Veet, the cold, flu, and cough relief brand Mucinex, the indigestion remedy Gaviscon, the pain relief medication Nurofen and other brands and products like: Durex, Lysol, Finish, and Vanish.
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founded = 1814; (J&J Colman), 1823; (Benckiser), 1840; (Reckitt & Sons), 1938; (merger of Reckitt & Sons and J&J Colman), 1999; (merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser)
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Operates In: Personal Care Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
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