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70-526: In 1911, Clayton J. Howel, president and founder of the Orange Crush Company, partnered with Neil C. Ward and incorporated the company. Ward made the recipe for Orange Crush. Howel was not new to the soft drink business, having earlier introduced Howel's Orange Julep. Soft drinks of the time often carried the surname of the inventor along with the product name. Howel sold the rights to use his name in conjunction with his first brand; therefore, Ward

140-463: A potato "chip" since they were made from a potato-based dough rather than being sliced from potatoes. The US Food and Drug Administration weighed in on the matter, and in 1975 they ruled Pringles could only use the word "chip" in their product name within the phrase: "potato chips made from dried potatoes". Faced with such a lengthy and unpalatable appellation, Pringles eventually renamed their product potato "crisps", instead of chips. In July 2008, in

210-544: A profit-sharing program for the company's workforce in 1887. By giving the workers a stake in the company, he correctly assumed that they would be less likely to go on strike. The company began to build factories in other locations in the United States because the demand for products had outgrown the capacity of the Cincinnati facilities. The company's leaders began to diversify its products as well, and in 1911

280-412: A 2022 Pringles advertisement campaign. The Pringles logo is a stylized cartoon caricature of the head of a male figure designed by Louis R. Dixon, with a large mustache and parted bangs (until 2001, the character had eyebrows and his bow tie framed the product name; in 1998, the bangs and lips were removed from the logo, and his head was widened a little). In 2020, the character was again revised with

350-495: A Pringles campaign took the character Frank out of the Raw Fury video game West of Dead in a live Twitch stream . Leahviathan, a gaming influencer , was playing the game and Frank reached through the screen, entered the real world and interacted with players. The aerodynamics of Pringles chips (as well as other consumer products) have been optimized for food processing using supercomputers. Kellogg's has used this fact in

420-576: A billion dollars in net annual sales. Most of these brands – including Bounty, Crest, Always , and Tide – are global products available on several continents. In 2005, Procter & Gamble made a $ 57 billion deal to buy Gillette, which combined some of the world's top brands including, signature razors, Duracell batteries, Braun, and Oral-B brands. P&G's products are available in North America, Latin America, Europe,

490-458: A longform series deal with Stone Village Television in January 2020. In February 2020, P&G joined Imagine Documentaries' five project slate including Mars 2080 , the project closest to production. Pringles Pringles is an American brand of stackable potato-based chips invented by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1968 and marketed as "Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips". It

560-507: A minimalistic approach to generally negative reception. The mascot originally had no name, and the name originated with a Misplaced Pages hoax ; in 2006, an editor inserted the then-hoax "Julius" into the Pringles Misplaced Pages article, which was subsequently picked up by other news outlets. The editors supported and promoted their claim through creating a Facebook page to raise awareness of Julius Pringles being his name. Prior to this

630-589: A number of other companies that diversified its product line and significantly increased profits. These acquisitions included Folgers Coffee , Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals (the makers of Pepto-Bismol ), Richardson-Vicks, Noxell ( Noxzema ), Shulton's Old Spice , Max Factor , the Iams Company, and Pantene , among others. In 1994, the company made headlines for big losses resulting from leveraged positions in interest rate derivatives , and subsequently sued Bankers Trust for fraud; this placed their management in

700-417: A product called Chux. Babies always wore cloth diapers, which were leaky and labor-intensive to wash. Pampers provided a convenient alternative, albeit at the environmental cost of more waste requiring landfilling . Amid the recent concerns parents have voiced on the ingredients in diapers, Pampers launched Pampers Pure collection in 2018, which is a "natural" diaper alternative. Procter & Gamble acquired

770-403: A small silver pull-top to open the can. Unlike the current advertising, they only mentioned that, with their pull-top cans (which have been replaced with foil tops since the late 1980s), their chips remain fresh and unbroken, the can holds as many chips as a typical large bag, and their curvy shape allows them to be stackable; thus inspiring the slogan, "Other potato chips just don't stack up." By

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840-661: A statement made by William Gipson, P&G's chief global diversity officer. In November 2015, P&G was named the Careers in Africa Employer of Choice 2015 following a survey of over 13,000 African professionals from across the globe. P&G was also recognized as the most desirable FMCG business to work for in Africa. P&G was recognized as one of Forbes World's Most Reputable Companies in 2016, 2017, and 2023. As of 2015, 21 of P&G's brands have more than

910-445: A task to chemist Fredric J. Baur (1918–2008): to develop a new kind of potato chip to address consumer complaints about broken, greasy, and stale chips, as well as air in the bags. Baur spent two years developing saddle-shaped chips from fried dough, and selected a tubular can as the chips' container. The saddle-shape of Pringles chips is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid . However, Baur could not figure out how to make

980-439: A tubular paperboard can with a foil-lined interior (until the 1980s, the cans also contained a removable pleated paper liner which held the chips in place) and a resealable plastic lid, which was invented by Fredric J. Baur , an organic chemist and food storage technician who specialized in research and development and quality control for Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble. Baur's children honored his request to bury him in one of

1050-489: A typical ad, a group of people are enjoying Pringles, while a lone person is eating a bag of generic potato chips (the bags themselves resemble either Lay's or Ruffles , depending on the Pringles variety marketed in the ad). They dump out some broken potato chips into their hand, only to find they are greasy, and end up wiping the grease on their clothing. Pringles, as a product brand, is especially known for its packaging,

1120-635: Is also popular in Canada , where it is distributed by a subsidiary of Canada Dry Motts . It is distributed by various Pepsi bottlers, the biggest being the Pepsi Bottling Group United States. Other countries where Crush is sold are Argentina , Colombia , Chile , Guatemala , Mexico , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Syria , Uruguay and at one time Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Ecuador and Bolivia . In Chile, Crush has been distributed by Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas since

1190-477: Is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio , founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble . It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer health, personal care and hygiene products; these products are organized into several segments including beauty; grooming; health care; fabric and home care; and baby, feminine, and family care. Before

1260-485: Is technically considered an extruded snack because of the manufacturing process. The brand was sold in 2012 to Kellanova , but in 2024 Kellanova, Kellogg's parent company agreed to be purchased by Mars Inc. As of 2011, Pringles were sold in more than 140 countries. In 2012, Pringles were the fourth most popular snack brand after Lay's , Doritos , and Cheetos (all manufactured by Frito-Lay ), with 2.2% market share globally. In 1956, Procter & Gamble assigned

1330-505: The Hallmark Channel in 2013. In 2013, PGP rebranded itself as Procter & Gamble Entertainment (PGE) with a new logo and an emphasis on multiple-platform entertainment production. P&G funded a six-episode series, Activate , on National Geographic in 2019 focusing on extreme poverty, inequality and sustainability in conjunction with not-for-profit Global Citizen and production company Radical Media. The company agreed to

1400-565: The London High Court , P&G lawyers successfully argued that Pringles were not crisps (the term by which potato chips are known in British English), even though labelled "Potato Crisps" on the container, as the potato content was only 42% and their shape, P&G stated, "is not found in nature". This ruling, against a United Kingdom value added tax (VAT) and Duties Tribunal decision to the contrary, exempted Pringles from

1470-644: The Thomas Hedley Co. , based in Newcastle upon Tyne , England. After this acquisition, Procter & Gamble had their UK Headquarters at Hedley House in Newcastle upon Tyne, until quite recently, when they moved to The Heights, Brooklands . Numerous new products and brand names were introduced over time, and Procter & Gamble began branching out into new areas. The company introduced Tide laundry detergent in 1946, Prell shampoo in 1947 and Joy,

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1540-501: The 1920s, P&G advertised its products on the new medium of radio and, from 1932 forward, was one of the biggest sponsors of daytime serials, which soon acquired the nickname of soap operas . In the television era, P&G sponsored and produced some twenty soap operas across six decades before the last of its shows ended in 2010. The company moved into other countries, both in terms of manufacturing and product sales, becoming an international corporation with its 1930 acquisition of

1610-521: The 1940s. In contrast, in some countries of Latin America the Crush brand is distributed by The Coca-Cola Company , using the same colours and bottles as Fanta . Several flavours (Orange, Diet Orange, Grape, Strawberry, Pineapple) are available at most stores throughout North America; others, however, are distributed only within small markets. Pineapple Crush, Birch Beer Crush, and Lime Crush for instance, are found in both cans and single serving bottles in

1680-531: The 1980s, only the original flavor was available in the US. Standard flavors in the US as of 2020 include original, salt and vinegar , sour cream and onion , cheddar cheese, ranch dressing , barbecue , hot and spicy , and loaded baked potato . Some flavors are distributed only to limited market areas; for example, prawn cocktail , wasabi , and curry flavors have been available in the United Kingdom and

1750-405: The 1980s, the company launched the "Pringle Jingle", whose lyrics were "Once you taste the flavor ("It's a deep-fried taste!"), then you get the fever ("With a crispy crunch!"), then you've got the fever for the flavor of a Pringle!" Beginning in the late 1990s and continuing today, Pringles advertising has returned to comparing their product to bagged chips, which they view as greasy and broken. In

1820-608: The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and in Fort McMurray , Alberta . From 2009, changes in bottling rights allowed many of these regional flavours to be distributed by the Pepsi Bottling Group in a majority of their territory in the United States, and for PepsiAmerica to distribute Crush in most of its territory. Procter %26 Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company ( P&G )

1890-533: The European Iams business to Spectrum Brands in December 2014. In August 2014, P&G announced it was streamlining the company, dropping around 100 brands and concentrating on the remaining 65, which were producing 95% of the company's profits. In March 2015, the company divested its Vicks VapoSteam U.S. liquid inhalant business to Helen of Troy , part of a brand-restructuring operation. This deal

1960-860: The Heart: The Ricky Bell Story , which was co-produced by The Landsburg Company , and they continued to produce the People's Choice Awards until the show was sold to E! channel in April 2017. In 2007, PGP teamed up with the now-defunct Cookie Jar Group to produce the Flash-animated children's series Will and Dewitt , which featured the character Dewitt, the mascot for the Pampers baby product line's former sub-brand, Kandoo. With Walmart, PGP sponsored Family Movie Night on broadcast networks in 2010–2011 and Walden Family Theater on

2030-482: The Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2018, P&G's fabric and home care division accounted for 32% of the company's total net sales, the highest of all its divisions. The division includes Downy , Gain , Tide , Febreze , and Dawn . According to Advertising Age , Procter & Gamble spent $ 4.3 billion advertising their various brands in the United States in 2015, making it

2100-551: The Republic of Ireland. Occasionally, P&G has produced limited edition runs. Seasonal flavors, past and present, include ketchup , zesty lime and chili , chili cheese dog , " pizzalicious ", paprika , Texas BBQ sauce , buffalo wing , and cajun . A "low-fat" variety was also sold. Examples of limited edition flavors include jalapeño , honey mustard , cheesy fries , onion blossom , mozzarella cheese stick , screamin' dill pickle , and Mexican-layered dip . In 2012,

2170-491: The US from the United Kingdom. They initially settled in Cincinnati, Ohio , and met when they married sisters Olivia and Elizabeth Norris. Alexander Norris, their father-in-law, persuaded them to become business partners, and in 1837, Procter & Gamble was created. From 1858 to 1859, sales reached $ 1 million. By that point, about 80 employees worked for Procter & Gamble. During the American Civil War ,

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2240-972: The acquisition of Gillette , forming the largest consumer goods company and placing Unilever into second place. This added brands such as Gillette razors, Duracell , Braun , and Oral-B to their stable. The acquisition was approved by the European Union and the Federal Trade Commission , with conditions to a spinoff of certain overlapping brands. P&G agreed to sell its SpinBrush battery-operated electric toothbrush business to Church & Dwight , and Gillette's Rembrandt toothpaste line to Johnson & Johnson . The deodorant brands Right Guard , Soft and Dri, and Dry Idea were sold to Dial Corporation . In 2001, Liquid Paper and Gillette's stationery division, Paper Mate , were sold to Newell Rubbermaid . The companies officially merged on October 1, 2005. In 2008, P&G branched into

2310-557: The acquisition of the consumer health division of Merck Group (known as EMD Serono in North America) for €3.4 billion ($ 4.2 billion) and renamed it as Procter & Gamble Health Limited in May 2019. In November 2018, P&G unveiled a simpler corporate structure with six business units that will be effective from July 2019. In 2023, the company began optimizing its product offering. As part of this strategy, it plans to eliminate

2380-414: The board include: In May 2011, Fortune editor-at-large Patricia Sellers praised P&G's board diversity, as five of the company's 11 directors were female and had all been on Fortune 's annual Most Powerful Women list. In March 2011, Rajat Gupta resigned from the board after an SEC accusation of Galleon Group insider trading . In May 2013, Robert A. McDonald announced his retirement and

2450-488: The bottom 25% of SKUs , which contribute very little to absolute retail sales. According to other comparable companies, a similar share of SKUs represents between 2% and 2.5% of its turnover at a global level. For the fiscal year 2018, Procter & Gamble reported earnings of US$ 9.750 billion, with an annual revenue of US$ 66.832 billion, an increase of 2.7% over the previous fiscal cycle. The company's shares traded at over $ 86 per share in 2017, and its market capitalization

2520-410: The cans by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles container in his grave. The can has been criticized for being difficult to recycle due to the multiple materials used in its construction. In 2013, Lucasfilm and Pringles jointly commissioned crowdsourcing video studio Tongal for a commercial, with a total of $ 75,000 in prize money distributed to seven finalists. In January 2021,

2590-420: The chips palatable, and was pulled off the task to work on another brand. In the mid-1960s another P&G researcher, Alexander Liepa of Montgomery, Ohio , restarted Baur's work and succeeded in improving the taste. Although Baur designed the shape of the Pringles chip, Liepa's name is on the patent. Gene Wolfe , a mechanical engineer and author known for science fiction and fantasy novels, helped develop

2660-431: The company announced the sale of 43 of its beauty brands to Coty , a beauty-product manufacturer, in a US$ 13 billion deal. It cited sluggish growth of its beauty division as the reason for the divestiture. The sale was completed on October 3, 2016. In February 2016, P&G completed the transfer of Duracell to Berkshire Hathaway through an exchange of shares. In December 2018, Procter & Gamble completed

2730-509: The company at 15th place of the "World's Most Admired Companies" list. Chief Executive magazine named P&G the best overall company for leadership development in its list of the "40 Best Companies for Leaders". In October 2008, P&G was named one of " Canada's Top 100 Employers " by Mediacorp Canada Inc. and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine . Later that month, P&G was also named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers , which

2800-414: The company began producing Crisco , a shortening made of vegetable oils rather than animal fats . Beginning in the 1880s, P&G advertised its wares in full-page advertisements in many general-interest magazines. By 1921, it had become a major international corporation with a diversified line of soaps, toiletries, and food products; in that year, its annual advertising budget reached $ 1 million. In

2870-511: The company won contracts to supply the Union Army with soap and candles. In addition to the increased profits experienced during the war, the military contracts introduced soldiers from all over the country to Procter & Gamble's products. In the 1880s, Procter & Gamble began to market a new product, an inexpensive soap that floated in water. The company called the soap Ivory . William Arnett Procter, William Procter's grandson, began

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2940-736: The deal fell through in February 2012 after a year-long delay due to issues over Diamond's accounts. On May 31, 2012, Kellogg's officially acquired Pringles for $ 2.695 billion as part of a plan to grow its international snacks business. The acquisition of Pringles made Kellogg's the second-largest snack company in the world. In 2024 Kellonova, Kellogg's parent company agreed to be purchased by Mars Inc. As of 2015, there were five Pringles factories worldwide: in Jackson, Tennessee ; Mechelen, Belgium ; Johor, Malaysia ; Kutno, Poland ; and Fujian, China . Pringles have about 42% potato content,

3010-560: The early 1990s, " Corn Pringles" were available; the canister was black and had cartoon images of corn. The chips were made of corn and resembled a corn chip in flavor and texture. Rice Pringles were also available in the UK although they have since been discontinued. One serving of about 15 Pringles (Original flavor) contains 150 kilocalories, 2.5 g of saturated fat, 150 mg of sodium, 110 mg of potassium, and 1 g of protein. Pringles are available in several flavors. Until

3080-520: The first liquid synthetic detergent in 1949. In 1955, Procter & Gamble began selling the first toothpaste to contain fluoride , known as Crest . Branching out once again in 1957, the company purchased paper mills from Charmin and began manufacturing toilet paper and other tissue paper products. Once again focusing on laundry, Procter & Gamble began making Downy -branded fabric softener in 1960 and Bounce fabric softener sheets in 1972. From 1957 to 1968, Procter & Gamble owned Clorox ,

3150-402: The first radio serial dramas in the 1930s. As the company was known for Ivory soap, the serials became known as " soap operas ". With the rise of television in the 1950s and 1960s, most of the new serials were sponsored, produced and owned (20 series) by the company (including The Guiding Light , which had begun as a radio serial, and made the transition to television lasting 72 years). Though

3220-505: The food business in 2012 when it sold its Pringles snack food business to Kellogg's for $ 2.75 billion after the $ 2.35 billion deal with former suitor Diamond Foods fell short. The company had previously sold Jif peanut butter , Crisco shortening and oils, and Folgers coffee in separate transactions to fellow Ohio-based company Smucker's . In April 2014, the company sold its Iams pet food business in all markets excluding Europe to Mars, Inc. for $ 2.9 billion. It sold

3290-533: The last P&G-produced show, As the World Turns , left the air in 2010, The Young and the Restless , produced by Sony Pictures Television and broadcast on CBS, is still partially sponsored by Procter & Gamble; as of 2017, it is the only remaining daytime drama that is partially sponsored by Procter & Gamble. These past serials were produced by Procter & Gamble: Procter & Gamble also

3360-510: The leading American manufacturer of liquid bleach; however, the Federal Trade Commission challenged the acquisition, and the U.S. Supreme Court decided against P&G in April 1967. One of the most revolutionary products to come out on the market was the company's disposable Pampers diaper, first test-marketed in 1961, the same year Procter & Gamble came out with Head & Shoulders . Prior to this point, disposable diapers were not popular, although Johnson & Johnson had developed

3430-584: The machine that cooked them. In 1968, P&G first marketed Pringles in Indiana. The earliest mention in an advertisement was on October 3, 1968, where a newspaper in Evansville, Indiana advertised "Pringle Potato Chips" as being "New at Kroger". Afterward, they were gradually distributed around the rest of the country and by 1975, were available across most of the US. By 1991, Pringles were distributed internationally. There are several theories behind

3500-402: The name paired well with "potato chips". Another theory says that P&G chose the Pringles name from a Cincinnati telephone book. Another source says that the name Pringles was "chosen out of a hat" to promote a family name appeal. The product was originally known as Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips, but other snack manufacturers objected, saying Pringles failed to meet the definition of

3570-488: The origin of the product's name. One theory refers to Mark Pringle, who filed a US Patent 2,286,644 titled "Method and Apparatus for Processing Potatoes" on March 5, 1937. Pringle's work was cited by P&G in filing their own patent for improving the taste of dehydrated processed potatoes. Another theory suggests that two Procter advertising employees lived on Pringle Drive in Finneytown (north of Cincinnati, Ohio), and

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3640-606: The record business with its sponsorship of Tag Records, as an endorsement for TAG Body Spray . P&G's dominance in many categories of consumer products makes its brand management decisions worthy of study. For example, P&G's corporate strategists must account for the likelihood of one of their products cannibalizing the sales of another . On August 25, 2009, the Ireland-based pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott announced they had bought P&G's prescription-drug business for $ 3.1 billion. P&G exited

3710-784: The remainder being wheat starch and flours (corn and rice) combined with vegetable oils, an emulsifier , salt, and seasoning. Other ingredients can include sweeteners such as maltodextrin and dextrose , monosodium glutamate (MSG), disodium inosinate , disodium guanylate , sodium caseinate , modified food starch , monoglyceride and diglyceride , autolyzed yeast extract , natural and artificial flavorings , malted barley flour, wheat bran , dried black beans , sour cream , cheddar cheese , etc.; Pringles varieties vary in their ingredients. Pringles also produces several "tortilla" and "multi-grain" varieties which have some of their base starch ingredients replaced with corn flour, rice , wheat bran, black beans, and barley flour. At one point in

3780-691: The remaining 65 brands, which produced 95% of the company's profits. A.G. Lafley , the company's chairman and CEO until October 2015, said the future P&G would be "a much simpler, much less complex company of leading brands that's easier to manage and operate". In 2023, the company was ranked 55th in the Forbes Global 2000 . Jon Moeller is the president and CEO of P&G since 2021. Candlemaker William Procter , born in England, and soap maker James Gamble , born in Ireland , both emigrated to

3850-512: The ribbed or "Krinkly", clear glass bottle. The brown (amber) glass bottle was introduced in 1937, and is known as the "Krinkly Brown" bottle. The bottle design changed again in 1955, leaving the amber glass and "krinkles" behind. This bottle was called "the Big New Bottle" and was intended to give the product a larger and more "graceful" look. The Crush brand and trademark are currently owned by Keurig Dr Pepper of Frisco, Texas . Crush

3920-482: The sale of Pringles and Duracell to Kellogg's and Berkshire Hathaway , respectively, its product portfolio also included food , snacks , beverages , and batteries . P&G is incorporated in Ohio . In 2014, P&G recorded $ 83.1 billion in sales. On August 1, 2014, P&G announced it was streamlining the company, dropping and selling off around 100 brands from its product portfolio in order to focus on

3990-573: The seasonal flavors " peppermint white chocolate ", cinnamon sugar , and " pumpkin pie spice " were introduced. Other examples of limited runs only in certain parts of the world include mozzarella stick with marinara in North America and jalapeño in Latin America , also soft-shelled crab , grilled shrimp , seaweed , " blueberry and hazelnut ", and " lemon and sesame " in Asia in early 2010s. The grilled shrimp chips are pink in color, while

4060-455: The seaweed variety is green. Two limited-market flavors, cheeseburger and "Taco Night", were recalled in March 2010 as a safety precaution after Salmonella was found in a Basic Food Flavors plant which produced the flavor-enhancing hydrolyzed vegetable protein used in those flavors. Pringles is advertised in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland with

4130-628: The slogan "Once you pop, the fun don't stop" along with the original slogan "Once you pop, you can't stop!" The original Pringles television commercials were written, produced and directed by Thomas Scott Cadden (composer of the original Mr. Clean jingle) in 1968, while working at Tatham-Laird and Kudner Advertising Agency in Chicago. Throughout its history, Pringles used its print and television advertising campaigns to compare their products to conventional potato chips. In its early years, they were marketed as "Pringles Newfangled Potato Chips" and had

4200-428: The syndicated comedy series Throb . In 1985, they produced a game-show pilot called The Buck Stops Here with Taft Entertainment Television in 1985, hosted by Jim Peck ; it was not picked up. Procter & Gamble Productions originally co-produced Dawson's Creek with Columbia TriStar Television but withdrew before the series premiere due to early press reviews. They also produced the 1991 TV movie A Triumph of

4270-579: The then 17.5% VAT for potato crisps and potato-derived snacks. In May 2009, the Court of Appeal reversed the earlier decision. A spokesman for P&G stated it had been paying the VAT proactively and owed no back taxes. In April 2011, P&G agreed to the US$ 2.35 billion sale of the brand to Diamond Foods of California, a deal which would have more than tripled the size of Diamond's snack business. However,

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4340-558: The top advertiser in the country. Manufacturing operations are based in these countries: In the 2021 review of WIPO 's annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Procter & Gamble ranked ninth in the world, with 57 designs in industrial design registrations being published under the Hague System during 2020. This position is down on their previous sixth-place ranking for 65 industrial design registrations being published in 2019. Procter & Gamble produced and sponsored

4410-481: The unusual position of testifying in court that they had entered into transactions that they were not capable of understanding. In 1996, P&G again made headlines when the Food and Drug Administration approved a new product developed by the company, Olestra . Also known by its brand name 'Olean', Olestra is a lower-calorie substitute for fat in cooking potato chips and other snacks. In January 2005, P&G announced

4480-491: Was a concentrate consisting of flavour and colour. One milliliter of bottler's base was combined with syrup and carbonated water to create a 12-ounce bottle of Crush. In 1989, Cadbury Schweppes acquired Crush USA from Procter & Gamble Co. Cadbury Schweppes spun off its United States beverage business as Dr Pepper Snapple Group (predecessor of Keurig Dr Pepper ) in 2008. Bottles were originally ribbed, and were made of brown glass at one point. Initially, Orange Crush came in

4550-602: Was announced by the Toronto Star newspaper. In October 2013, the company was named the fourth-most in-demand employer in the world according to analytic data sourced by LinkedIn. In August 2013, P&G was named the 14th-hardest company to interview for by Glassdoor. In November 2013, Glassdoor also named them as a top 25 company for career opportunities. In February 2014, Glassdoor placed P&G 34th on their annual Best Places to Work list. In November 2014, P&G came out publicly in support of same-sex marriage in

4620-490: Was given the honors: Crush was first premiered as Ward's Orange Crush . Originally, Orange Crush included orange pulp in the bottles, giving it a "fresh squeezed" illusion, even though the pulp was added rather than remaining from squeezed oranges. Pulp has not been in the bottles for decades. Crush was purchased by Procter & Gamble in 1980 (with the exception of the Canadian rights, which were purchased in 1984). Procter & Gamble only manufactured "bottler's base", which

4690-458: Was replaced by A.G. Lafley , who returned as chairman, president, and CEO. Procter & Gamble is a member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition , a Washington, DC–based coalition of over 400 major companies and NGOs that advocates for a larger international affairs budget, which funds American diplomatic and development efforts abroad. Fortune magazine awarded P&G a top spot on its list of "Global Top Companies for Leaders", and ranked

4760-399: Was the first company to produce and sponsor a prime-time serial, a 1965 spin-off of As the World Turns called Our Private World . In 1979, PGP produced Shirley , a prime-time NBC series starring Shirley Jones , which lasted 13 episodes. They also produced TBS ' first original comedy series, Down to Earth , which ran from 1984 to 1987 (110 episodes were produced). They also distributed

4830-574: Was the first health-related divestiture under the brand-restructuring operation. The deal included a fully paid-up license to the Vicks VapoSteam trademarks and the U.S. license of P&G's Vicks VapoPad trademarks for scent pads. Most Vicks VapoSteam and VapoPads are used in Vicks humidifiers, vaporizers and other health care devices already marketed by Helen of Troy. Later that same year in July,

4900-475: Was valued at over US$ 221.5 billion in October 2018. The company ranked No. 42 on the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. As of July 1, 2016 , the company structure has been categorized into ten categories and six selling and market organizations. As of March 2024 the board of directors of Procter & Gamble has 15 members: Previous members of

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