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The Gillette R&D center in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Gillette South Boston Manufacturing Center (known as "Gillette World Shaving Headquarters"), still exist as functional working locations under the Procter & Gamble-owned Gillette brand name. [7] Gillette's subsidiaries Braun and Oral-B, among others, have also been retained by P&G.
U.S. Rubber Headquarters constructed at 1790 Broadway in 1912. In an effort to increase its share of the automobile tire market in 1931, U.S. Rubber Company bought a substantial portion of the Gillette Safety Tire Company. The company was founded in 1916 by Raymond B. Gillette and its primary manufacturing plant was located in Eau Claire ...
The Gillette Company (1996–2005) Procter & Gamble (2005–2016) Berkshire Hathaway (2016–present) Subsidiaries: Duracell (UK) Limited Duracell China Limited Duracell Batteries BV Duracell Batteries Limited [2] Website: www.duracell.com www.procell.com
Braun headquarters in Kronberg. Gillette was acquired by Procter & Gamble in 2005, making Braun a wholly owned subsidiary of P&G. [6] In 2006 Procter & Gamble sold Braun's Health Products division to Kaz, now a subsidiary of Helen of Troy Limited, along with licensing the use of Braun's trademark in the specific health products market.
In 1955, the Frawley Pen Company was acquired by The Gillette Company, Inc. for $15.5 million, and formed the basis for the Paper Mate Division of Gillette. Twenty-five years later, in 1980, Gillette acquired Liquid Paper and Waterman ; with these acquisitions, the Paper Mate Division was changed to the Stationery Products Group.
James M. Kilts was a chief executive officer of The Gillette Company.He negotiated the sale of the company to Procter & Gamble for US$57 billion. Press investigators estimate that he stood to gain more than $165 million personally in the purchase.
Kraft Sports Group New England Patriots, LP (founded in 1960, acquired by Kraft in 1994); New England Revolution, LP (founded by Kraft in 1995) [citation needed]; Gillette Stadium, $325 million facility privately financed by Kraft (opened 2002) [3]
Right Guard was introduced in 1960 by The Gillette Company as the first aerosol deodorant. [2] The Procter & Gamble Company acquired Gillette in 2005 and sold the Right Guard brand to The Dial Corporation, a subsidiary of Henkel, in 2006. [3] The brand was acquired by Thriving Brands LLC in June 2021. [4]