Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American consumer products company headquartered in New York City, tracing to a soap and candle business founded by William Colgate in 1806, which took its modern shape through a 1928 merger with the Palmolive-Peet Company. It is a major global maker of oral care products, most notably Colgate toothpaste, alongside personal care and home care goods, and also owns the pet nutrition brand Hill's Pet Nutrition.
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Company TypeAmerican multinational consumer products company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersNew York City, New York, U.S. 1 Connections
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Colgate Toothpaste is made and sold by Colgate-Palmolive Company.
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William Colgate, an English immigrant to the United States and devout Baptist, established a starch, soap, and candle factory on Dutch Street in New York City under the name William Colgate & Company in 1806.
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The Colgate-Palmolive Company, commonly known as Colgate-Palmolive, is an American multinational consumer products company headquartered on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
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