Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is an American consumer products company headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, tracing its roots to an 1846 baking soda business that became the maker of the Arm & Hammer brand. It grew into a broad household and personal care products company, selling brands including Arm & Hammer, Trojan, OxiClean and Nair alongside its long-running baking soda business.
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Founded YearAustin Church and John Dwight began the baking soda business in 1846; John Dwight and Company was formally established in 1847; the modern Church and Dwight Co. name dates to an 1896 merger. Company Type HeadquartersEwing Township, New Jersey 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Church & Dwight - Wikipedia
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Ewing Township, New Jersey
History section, Origins subsection
In 1846, brothers-in-law Austin Church and John Dwight began preparing sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda, for commercial distribution in Dwight's kitchen.
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