D. Petruzzi
Research expert covering Cosmetics, Personal Care, Health & Hygiene industries.
Church & Dwight - statistics & facts
Church & Dwight Co, Inc. is an American manufacturer of household products best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda line. Founded in 1846, the company has since grown to become one of the leading household/personal care companies worldwide. The company is prominent in the manufacture of a variety of other types of household products such as toothpaste, laundry detergent, underarm deodorant, and even cat litters.
Church & Dwight key figures
Headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, the company currently generates net sales of about five billion U.S. dollars annually and employs about 5,100 people worldwide. The company is composed of four product segments: household products, personal care products, as well as a consumer international segment and a segment for specialty products. The company is one of the leading vendors of liquid laundry detergent in the United States, with annual sales reaching over one billion U.S. dollars. Procter & Gamble is its main competitor within this product segment, and its sales of liquid laundry detergent reached almost 3.3 billion U.S. dollars in the same period.Church & Dwight brands
Some of the most notable Church & Dwight brands include products for oral hygiene such as Pepsodent, Aim toothpaste, and Close-Up toothpaste. Some of its oral care brands were acquired from Unilever and contributed to the company's success, which earns it, in fact, a place on the list of leading toothpaste manufacturers in the United States. Other Church & Dwight brands products include: Arrid antiperspirant and deodorant, Nair hair removal products, Batiste shampoo and hair care products, Orajel, OxiClean, VitaFusion vitamin supplements, and Trojan condoms. As of 2021, Church & Dwight ranked first as the leading condom manufacturer in U.S. convenience stores.
