Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Co., Inc. is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.
Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers. Key brands include Arm & Hammer, OxiClean, Trojan, First Response, Nair, Waterpik, Vitafusion, L’il Critters and Batiste.
Church & Dwight also produces specialty products based primarily on sodium bicarbonate and related technologies for industrial, agricultural and animal-health applications. The company markets its products throughout the United States and internationally through retail stores, e-commerce channels and other distribution networks.
