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Reckitt

Reckitt is the UK consumer health and hygiene group behind Dettol, Lysol, Finish, Durex and Nurofen. It was formed in 1999 by the merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser NV, dropped Benckiser from its name in 2021, and employs over 35,000 people. Timo Oluschinsky spoke for it at TechTO MarketingTO in April 2019, when it went by RB.

Consumer goodsSloughFounded 1999reckitt.com
35,000+people worldwide, drawn from 125 nationsReckitt — Our Company
+5.2%core like-for-like net revenue growth in full-year 2025, with adjusted operating profit up 5.3% and £2.3bn returned to shareholdersReckitt Full Year Results 2025
11Powerbrands — Dettol, Lysol, Harpic, Finish, Vanish, Strepsils, Nurofen, Mucinex, Gaviscon, Durex and VeetReckitt — Our Brands
1999Reckitt Benckiser plc formed from the merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser NV; the group dates its history to 1840Reckitt — Our history
March 2021rebranded from Reckitt Benckiser to ReckittAdweek, 2021-03-23
31 Dec 2025completed the divestment of Essential Home to Advent International, part of the 2024 split into three businessesReckitt — Our history

What they build

Dettol
Lysol
Harpic
Finish
Vanish
Strepsils
Nurofen
Mucinex
Gaviscon
Durex
Veet

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About

Reckitt sells consumer health and hygiene products. Its eleven Powerbrands are Dettol, Lysol, Harpic, Finish, Vanish, Strepsils, Nurofen, Mucinex, Gaviscon, Durex and Veet. Reckitt Benckiser plc was formed in 1999 from the merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser NV; the group dates its own history to 1840 and is headquartered in Slough, England. It dropped Benckiser and rebranded as Reckitt in March 2021. In 2024 it announced a split into three businesses — Reckitt, Essential Home and Mead Johnson Nutrition — and completed the sale of Essential Home to Advent International on 31 December 2025. For full-year 2025 it reported core like-for-like net revenue growth of 5.2% and adjusted operating profit up 5.3%. Timo Oluschinsky spoke for the company at TechTO's MarketingTO in April 2019, sharing the stage with Fil Lourenco of Havas Canada on digital transformation in categories under disruption. Introducing the business as Reckitt Benckiser, or RB, he described how the packaged-goods model of factory to retailer to consumer had been broken open by direct-to-consumer selling and cheaper media, and argued that across many categories it was now small brands taking share rather than the large incumbents.

Backers

A public company. Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is listed in London and reports full-year and half-year results.

Quick answers

Is RB the same company as Reckitt?

Yes. RB was the short form of Reckitt Benckiser, the name the company used when Timo Oluschinsky spoke at TechTO in April 2019. It dropped Benckiser and rebranded as Reckitt in March 2021. The legal entity is still Reckitt Benckiser Group plc.

What does Reckitt make?

Consumer health and hygiene products under eleven Powerbrands: Dettol, Lysol, Harpic, Finish, Vanish, Strepsils, Nurofen, Mucinex, Gaviscon, Durex and Veet.

How big is Reckitt?

Over 35,000 people worldwide, drawn from 125 nations. Full-year 2025 core like-for-like net revenue grew 5.2%, adjusted operating profit rose 5.3%, and £2.3bn was returned to shareholders.

What did Reckitt talk about on the TechTO stage?

Digital transformation in categories under disruption, at MarketingTO in April 2019. Timo Oluschinsky gave the consumer-goods side — how direct-to-consumer selling and cheaper media broke the old factory-to-retailer-to-consumer model, and how small brands had started taking share from large incumbents. Fil Lourenco of Havas Canada gave the agency side.

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