Procter & Gamble Company Description
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is a brand behemoth. The world's #1 maker of household products courts market share and billion-dollar brands. Its business is divided into three global units: health and well being, beauty, and household care. It also makes pet food and water filters and produces soap operas. Some 25 of P&G's brands are billion-dollar sellers, including Fusion, Always/Whisper, Braun, Bounty, Charmin, Crest, Downy/Lenor, Gillette, Iams, Olay, Pampers, Pantene, Pringles, Tide, and Wella, among others. P&G sold its coffee brands in late 2008. Acquisitive P&G bought Clairol in 2001 and Wella, which it now owns outright, in 2003. Its biggest buy in company history was Gillette in late 2005.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Procter & Gamble's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of Procter & Gamble's evolution in the marketplace.
