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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

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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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Public 1
Founded Year
1814 1
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Source Wikidata: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Source Wikidata: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
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1. Reckitt (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox company, type field
    type = [[Public company|Public]]
  • Infobox company, founded field
    founded = {{Unbulleted_list|{{Start date and age|1814||}}<br>(J&J Colman)|{{Start date and age|1823||}}<br>(Benckiser)|{{Start date and age|1840}}<br>(Reckitt & Sons)|{{Start date and age|1938}}<br>(merger of Reckitt & Sons and J&J Colman)|{{Start date and age|1999}}<br>(merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser)}}
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Wikidata: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
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  • Operates In: Chemical Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
    industry (P452) target Q207652, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
  • Operates In: Personal Care Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
    industry (P452) target Q3246832, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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