Church and Dwight
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Church and Dwight (NYSE: CHD) is a major U.S. manufacturer of household products that is based in Princeton, NJ. While it manufactures many items, it is by far best known for its Arm & Hammer line which includes baking soda and many other items made with it. The company was founded in 1896 to unify two companies created by John Dwight of Massachusetts and his brother-in-law, Dr. Austin Church of Connecticut. Their partnership had begun in 1846 with the two founders selling bicarbonate of soda (also known as baking soda) that they refined in Dwight's kitchen.[Official Company History]
While the brand name was not based on his name, the late Armand Hammer was a minority shareholder in Church and Dwight in his later years and served on the company's board of directors.
Brands
Church and Dwight's brands include:
- Aim toothpaste (acquired in 2003 in the US from Unilever)
- Answer
- Arm & Hammer
- Arrid
- Brillo
- Cameo
- Carter's Laxative
- Close-Up (licensing rights acquired in 2003 in the US from Unilever)
- Delicare
- First Results
- Lady's Choice
- Lambert Kay
- Mentadent (acquired in 2003 in the US from Unilever)
- Nair (hair remover)
- Parsons
- Pearl Drops
- Pepsodent (acquired in 2003 in the US from Unilever)
- Rain Drops
- Rigident
- Scrub Free
- SnoBol (toilet cleaner)
- Trojan Condoms
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