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Procter & Gamble
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Procter & Gamble | | Type | Public | Traded as | NYSE: PG
Dow Jones Industrial Averagecomponent
S&P 500 component | Industry | Consumer goods | Founded | 1837 | Founder(s) | William Procter
James Gamble | Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Area served | Worldwide | Key people | Bob McDonald
(Chairman, President and CEO) | Products | Foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products
See P&G brands | Revenue | US$ 82.55 billion (2011)[1] | Operating income | US$ 15.81 billion (2011)[1] | Net income | US$ 11.79 billion (2011)[1] | Total assets | US$ 138.35 billion (2011)[1] | Total equity | US$ 68.00 billion (2011)[1] | Employees | 129,000 (2011)[1] | Website | www.pg.com |
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Its products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products.[2]
In 2011, P&G recorded $82.6 billion dollars in sales. Fortune magazine ranked P&G at fifth place of the "World's Most Admired Companies" list, which was up from sixth place in 2010.[3] Procter & Gamble is the only Fortune 500 company to issue C Share common stock.[citation needed] Contents [hide] * 1 History * 2 Operations * 2.1 Management and staff * 2.2 Brands * 2.3 Productions * 3 Controversies * 3.1 Price fixing * 3.2 Toxic shock syndrome and tampons * 3.3 Animal testing * 3.4 Other products * 3.5 Logo controversy * 4 Notes * 5 External links |
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William Procter, a candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, emigrated from England and
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