Recent events
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2026
Reckitt lowers full-year sales growth forecast
Reckitt Benckiser lowered its full-year like-for-like growth forecast for its core business to 3.5%–4.5%, from 4%–5%.
2021
Watsons launches more than 1,600 Sustainable Choices products
Watsons launched more than 1,600 “Sustainable Choices” products in stores and online, in collaboration with global supplier partners.
2021
Reckitt Benckiser settles EPA claims over rodenticide labeling
EPA Region 2 announced a settlement with Reckitt Benckiser over alleged violations involving sales and distributions of two rodenticide products whose packaging made comparative effectiveness claims. Reckitt Benckiser agreed to pay a $458,000 civil penalty to resolve the violations.
2021
Reckitt announces partnership with Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies
Reckitt announced a strategic partnership with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies. The centre will support Reckitt’s climate-change activity with analytics, including assessments of climate science, financial quantification of climate impacts, and analysis of ways to advance its climate goals.
2021
Primavera Capital acquires Mead Johnson business in China
Primavera Capital acquired Reckitt Benckiser’s infant formula and child nutrition business in China. Reckitt retained an eight percent stake in the China unit of Mead Johnson Nutrition.
2021
Reckitt announces sale of Mead Johnson Greater China business
Reckitt announced that it would sell Mead Johnson's Greater China business to Primavera Capital for $2.2 billion. Completion was expected in the second half of the year; Reckitt would retain an 8% stake after completion.
2021
RB rebrands as Reckitt
RB (Reckitt Benckiser) announced that it had rebranded its corporate identity and would now be called Reckitt.
2020
Transcorp Hilton Abuja rolls out Hilton CleanStay
Transcorp Hilton Abuja is rolling out Hilton CleanStay, a cleanliness and disinfection standard developed with Reckitt Benckiser, at the hotel.
2019
RB and Evolve BioSystems partner on infant probiotic products
RB's infant formula business, Mead Johnson Nutrition, partnered with Evolve BioSystems. The companies said the partnership would use assets and expertise from both sides to drive messaging to consumers and health care practitioners nationwide.