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Shares of Kit-Kat maker Nestle dropped 4% after it lowered its sales outlook today

Consumers remaining wary of high prices

Nestle and Unilever may be raising prices more slowly but it has not been enough to win back some cost-conscious customers, with the consumer goods giants delivering disappointing first-half sales growth today.

Business • 25 Jul 24

Reckitt Benckiser said it now expects like-for-like net revenue growth of 3-5% for the year

Reckitt names Licht as CEO, beats Q1 sales estimates

Reckitt Benckiser has named company insider Kris Licht as CEO designate to succeed Nicandro Durante, taking the helm by the end of the year after a transition period.

Business • 26 Apr 23

The Covid pandemic had boosted Reckitt's sales to record levels last year

Reckitt reports disappointing Q2 sales

Reckitt Benckiser Group has today posted disappointing second-quarter sales growth and warned on margins - sending its shares 9% lower as costs rise and easing lockdowns slow growth in products such as Lysol disinfectants.

Business • 27 Jul 21

Dettol maker Reckitt Benckiser Group today reported a higher than expected jump in quarterly sales boosted by Covid cleaning

Weak flu season tempers Reckitt growth boost from Covid

Dettol maker Reckitt Benckiser Group today reported a higher than expected jump in quarterly sales as households stuck with heightened cleaning regimens a year into the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 28 Apr 21

Reckitt Benckiser said sales surged 25.7% in its hygiene business

Reckitt Benckiser caps 2020 with record sales growth

British consumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser today capped 2020 with the strongest sales in its history, as the Covid-19 pandemic made hygiene a top priority and fuelled demand for its cleaning products.

Business • 24 Feb 21

The maker of Dettol and Lysol said its third quarter sales on a like-for-like basis rose 13.3%

Reckitt sales top estimates on clearing products demand

Reckitt Benckiser has today reported a bigger-than-expected rise in third-quarter sales that were boosted as the coronavirus pandemic spurred demand for cleaning products.

Business • 20 Oct 20

Sales of Dettol rose by 62% in the first half of the year

Increased hygiene practices boost Reckitt Benckiser H1

Consumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser today reported market beating first-half results, as households increasingly worried about health and hygiene stocked up on Lysol sprays, Dettol soap and Mucinex cough syrup.

Business • 28 Jul 20

The growth marked the best sales increase since the company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Reckitt & Colman and Dutch firm Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser's record sales on disinfectant boom

Reckitt Benckiser has forecast better than previously anticipated results for 2020 after reporting record quarterly sales growth as customers stocked up on its Lysol disinfectants, Mucinex cough syrup and Dettol soap in coronavirus lockdowns.

Business • 30 Apr 20

Reckitt Benckiser said its reported sales rose 5.3% in the third quarter to £3.29 billion, missing expectations

Reckitt Benckiser cuts full-year forecast again

UK household goods maker Reckitt Benckiser has cut its full-year sales forecast for the second time this year.

Business • 22 Oct 19

Like-for-like sales at Reckitt Benckiser rose 2% in the fourth quarter, helped by a strong flu season

Reckitt earnings miss forecast as challenges continue

UK consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser missed 2017 profit expectations and said tough trading in developed markets and rising commodity costs were set to continue.

Business • 19 Feb 18

The company is to split into two units, one focused on health and the other on hygiene and home products

Reckitt to restructure after sales fall hits outlook

Reckitt Benckiser will split into two business units, the British consumer goods maker said today, after a third-quarter fall in sales prompted it to cut its full-year forecast.

Business • 18 Oct 17

Reckitt Benckiser said its estimated like-for-like revenue in the second quarter would fall 2% because of the cyber attack

Reckitt Benckiser downgrades forecast after attack

Reckitt Benckiser downgraded its growth forecast today, becoming one of the first companies to quantify the cost of a global cyber attack which the consumer goods maker said disrupted its manufacturing and distribution.

Business • 06 Jul 17

BP has agreed to cut about £5m from chief executive Bob Dudley's maximum pay for the next three years

UK lawmakers call on firms to overhaul pay & diversity

British businesses must overhaul their executive pay and perks to rebuild public trust following a spate of corporate scandals, UK politicians said today.

Business • 05 Apr 17

Reckitt Benckiser said its food business, which includes French's mustard, was 'non-core'

Reckitt Benckiser reviewing options for food business

UK consumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser is weighing strategic options for its food business, it said, as it seeks to pay down debt following its planned $16.6 billion purchase of Mead Johnson.

Business • 03 Apr 17

Reckitt Benckiser, which makes Durex condoms, said it will pay $90 a share for Mead Johnson

Durex owner reaches deal to buy baby food company

Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to buy US infant formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition for $16.6 billion, its biggest deal ever and opening up a new market area for the British consumer goods company.

Business • 10 Feb 17

Durex's owner, Reckitt Benckiser, has been trying to expand its consumer health product range

Durex owner told to license K-Y brand for 8 years

Durex owner Reckitt Benckiser has been told by the British competition regulator it must license its K-Y lubricant brand to a rival for eight years after it raised concerns that its takeover of the business could result in higher prices for consumers.

Business • 12 Aug 15

Reckitt Benckiser is trying to boost its presence in the consumer health sector

Durex and Dettol maker sees sales rise

British consumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser has increased its full-year net revenue and profit margin targets, after posting a better-than-expected second quarter performance.

Business • 27 Jul 15

Reckitt Benckiser fined £539,800 for breaches of listing, disclosure and transparency rules between 2005 and 2012

Reckitt fined for trading disclosure failures

Britain's financial regulator has fined Reckitt Benckiser for not informing the market properly about share trading by two senior executives.

Business • 20 Jan 15

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