Reckitt Benckiser weighs sale of baby food businessThe British consumer goods company, which sells brands including Enfamil formula, is reviewing the business globally and has been informall...
07 Feb, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
Reckitt to sell China baby-formula business for $2.2 billionReckitt will retain an 8% stake in the unit and sees net cash proceeds of about $1.3 billion, which it plans to use to reduce debt, the com...
07 Jun, 2021, 07.16 AM IST
British consumer healthcare maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) rebrands itself as ReckittThe maker of Dettol soap and Lizol disinfectant said the brand identity and iconography is now more “recognisable”. The implementation of t...
23 Mar, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc names Laxman Narasimhan as global CEONarasimhan to replace another Indian, Rakesh Kapoor, at the British firm.
13 Jun, 2019, 06.45 AM IST
Kellogg, Reckitt Benckiser join queue for a glass of HorlicksKellogg and Reckitt Benckiser are the latest entrants in the race to acquire the consumer nutrition biz.
21 Aug, 2018, 05.43 PM IST
Gurveen Singh to head Reckitt Benckiser's Global HRIndia-born Gurveen Singh, currently RB’s head of HR for developing markets based in Dubai, will succeed Deborah Yates.
05 Sep, 2017, 11.50 PM IST
GST: Global FMCG heads back reform, talk of short blipThe country accounts for 2-9% of the global sales of Unilever, Colgate, GlaxoSmithKline, Coca-Cola, and others, and is potentially a high-g...
28 Jul, 2017, 03.09 PM IST
After slow sales, UK’s Reckitt Benckiser sees revival in Q3“Sales have been hit by the introduction of India’s goods and services tax, which has prompted retailers to slash their prices,” the compan...
07 Jul, 2017, 01.11 AM IST
Reckitt fails to see PM Modi’s Swachch Bharat sparkle in FY15The firm has launched a series of Dettol brand variants at entry-level prices to push volumes, especially in tier II and tier III towns.
09 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
The opportunity is in India, says Reckitt Benckiser Plc CEO Rakesh KapoorBuilding toilets is one part of the solution… The other part is getting people to use and maintain them. We need outcomes and we need to ch...
05 Nov, 2014, 04.34 AM IST
- HC stops Hindustan Unilever from publishing disparaging commercials
The Indian arm of UK-based Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, the makers of famous antiseptic brand 'Dettol', had moved the court alleging Hindus...
14 May, 2013, 09.30 PM IST
Reckitt Benckiser takes war with HUL to kitchens, enters dishwashing space with DettolThis would pit the 80-year-old Dettol directly against Vim, that has been dominating the dishwashing space for close to 100 years.
13 Feb, 2013, 05.46 AM IST
- Delhi High Court upholds Reckitt Benckiser's plea on reduction of its share capital
A plea by Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd's shareholder challenging the firm's decision to reduce its share capital has been dismissed by the...
09 Mar, 2012, 06.26 PM IST
- Reckitt Benckiser operating under cost pressures: CMD
Chander Mohan Sethi, CMD (India), Reckitt Benckiser, in an interview with ET said that the company is operating under huge cost pressures.
28 Apr, 2010, 12.31 AM IST
- Reckitt Benckiser acquires Boots Healthcare brands
The multi-crore brands were being marketed and sold by Boots Piramal Joint Venture till September.
09 Oct, 2006, 05.40 PM IST
- Nicholas Piramal buys out Boots Co
The acquisition follows Reckitt Benckiser's global acquisition of Alliance Boots' OTC business.
03 Oct, 2006, 12.03 PM IST
- UK's Reckitt Benckiser names Indian as marketing head
This time it’s a low-profile Indian who has made it to the global roster of a mega corp.
20 Sep, 2006, 12.51 AM IST