11 Facts About Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American multinational consumer products company headquartered on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

In 2006, Colgate-Palmolive announced the intended acquisition of Tom's of Maine, a leading maker of natural toothpaste, for US $100 million.

In 2020, Colgate-Palmolive acquired Hello Products LLC, one of the fastest-growing, premium oral care brands in the United States, for an undisclosed amount.

Colgate-Palmolive ranked 184th on the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue.

Colgate-Palmolive Company has sponsored a non-profit track meet open to women of all ages called the Colgate Women's Games.

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In 2011, Colgate-Palmolive was one of the first companies recognized by PETA under the new "working for regulatory change" category for companies that test on animals only when mandated by government regulations and are actively seeking alternatives to animal testing.

Colgate-Palmolive received the 2012 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award.

Colgate-Palmolive was named one of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" by Working Mother magazine.

In May 2015, Colgate-Palmolive sold its Australian laundry detergents and pre-wash brands to Henkel for US$245 million .

Colgate-Palmolive has closed or is in the process of phasing out production at certain facilities under a restructuring program initiated in 2004 and has built new state-of-the-art plants to produce toothpaste in the U S, Mexico and Poland.

The image is an illustration of a photograph taken in 1985 when the Colgate-Palmolive Company updated the image, hiring Barbour, then with the Ford Agency in New York City.