Reckitt

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Reckitt
Company typePublic
ISINGB00B24CGK77
IndustryConsumer goods
PredecessorColman's
Hoffmann's Stärkefabriken 
Founded
  • 1814 (1814)
    (J&J Colman)
  • 1823 (1823)
    (Benckiser)
  • 1840 (1840)
    (Reckitt & Sons)
  • 1938 (1938)
    (merger of Reckitt & Sons and J&J Colman)
  • 1999 (1999)
    (merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser)
Founders
HeadquartersSlough, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sir Jeremy Darroch (Chairman)
Kris Licht (CEO)
Products
Revenue £14,205 million (2025)
£4,217 million (2025)
£3,187 million (2025)
Number of employees
40,000 (2026)
Subsidiaries
Websitereckitt.com

Reckitt, officially Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom. It manufactures health, hygiene, and nutrition products.

Reckitt's brands include the antiseptic brand Dettol, the analgesic Disprin, the sore throat medicine Strepsils, the toilet cleaner Harpic, the hair removal brand Veet, the immune support supplement Airborne, the Australian insecticide brand Mortein, the indigestion remedy Gaviscon, the baby food brand Mead Johnson, the air freshener Air Wick, and other brands and products like: Calgon, Clearasil, Cillit Bang, Durex, Lysol, Mycil, Enfamil, and Vanish.

The company was formed in 1999 by the merger of British company Reckitt & Colman plc and Dutch company Benckiser N.V. Following the merger, the company was known as Reckitt Benckiser until 2021.