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| 1 | 1 | # Chesebrough-Pond's <!--company--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Chesebrough-Pond's | |
| 5 | 5 | summary: American maker of Vaseline, Pond's creams, Q-Tips and Cutex, formed by a 1955 merger and bought by Unilever in 1987. | |
| 6 | 6 | legal_name: Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. | |
| 7 | 7 | wikidata: Q5092911 | |
| 8 | 8 | country: US | |
| 9 | 9 | founded: 1955 | |
| 10 | 10 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 13 | 13 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 14 | 14 | | -------- | ---------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 15 | 15 | | owned_by | company/unilever | | 1987 | | | sourced | ^upi | Wholly owned Unilever subsidiary from the completion of the $3.1 billion acquisition on 10 February 1987 | | |
| 16 | 16 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 19 | 19 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 20 | 20 | | --------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 21 | 21 | | Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. | legal | en | 1955 | | | |
| 22 | 22 | | Chesebrough-Ponds | search | en | | | | |
| 23 | 23 | | Chesebrough Manufacturing Company | search | en | | 1955 | | |
| 24 | 24 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 27 | 27 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 28 | 28 | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- | | |
| 29 | 29 | | upi | https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/02/10/Unilever-United-States-Inc-Tuesday-said-it-completed-its/5022539931600/ | UPI Archives: Unilever completes its $3.1 billion acquisition of Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. | 2026-09-19 | UPI | publication | 1987-02-10 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | 30 | | gale | https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/chesebrough-ponds-usa-inc | Encyclopedia.com: Chesebrough-Pond's USA, Inc., International Directory of Company Histories | 2026-09-19 | Gale, Encyclopedia.com | publication | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | 31 | | wikichesebrough | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesebrough_Manufacturing_Company | Wikipedia: Chesebrough Manufacturing Company | 2026-09-19 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 32 | 32 | | wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=wbsearchentities&search=Chesebrough-Pond%27s&language=en&format=json&limit=10 | Wikidata search: Chesebrough-Pond's resolves to Q5092911, Chesebrough Manufacturing Company | 2026-09-19 | Wikimedia Foundation | other | | Q5092911 | | CC0 | | | | |
| 33 | 33 | <!--/references--> | |
| 34 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 35 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 36 | − | Chesebrough-Pond's was the American consumer-products company that made Vaseline petroleum jelly, Pond's creams, Q-Tips swabs, Cutex nail products, Prince Matchabelli fragrances and Ragu sauces.[^upi] It came into existence in 1955, when the Pond's Extract Company merged with the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, Consolidated, the business Robert Chesebrough had built on Vaseline since 1870, and was incorporated that year as Chesebrough-Pond's Inc.[^gale][^wikichesebrough] Unilever bought about 95 per cent of its stock in a $72.50-a-share tender offer completed on 30 December 1986 and closed the $3.1 billion acquisition on 10 February 1987, after which Chesebrough-Pond's continued as a wholly owned Unilever subsidiary.[^upi] It is the direct former owner of the Vaseline brand on this site, which passed to Unilever in that deal.[^upi] | |
| 36 | + | Chesebrough-Pond's was the American consumer-products company that made Vaseline petroleum jelly, Pond's creams, Q-Tips swabs, Cutex nail products, Prince Matchabelli fragrances, Ragu sauces and Bass shoes.[^upi][^gale] It came into existence in 1955, when the Pond's Extract Company merged with the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, Consolidated, the business Robert Chesebrough had built on Vaseline since 1870, and was incorporated that year as Chesebrough-Pond's Inc.[^gale][^wikichesebrough] Unilever bought about 95 per cent of its stock in a $72.50-a-share tender offer completed on 30 December 1986 and closed the $3.1 billion acquisition on 10 February 1987, after which Chesebrough-Pond's continued as a wholly owned Unilever subsidiary.[^upi] It is the direct former owner of the Vaseline brand on this site, which passed to Unilever in that deal.[^upi] | |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 38 | − | At the takeover the company's corporate headquarters was in Westport, Connecticut,[^upi] and the Gale directory of company histories gives 33 Benedict Place, Greenwich, Connecticut for its successor Chesebrough-Pond's USA, Inc.[^gale] No register entry or filing for the legal entity could be retrieved from here, so no registered address, register id or dissolution date is recorded on this page; Wikidata files the merged company under the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company item, Q5092911, with Chesebrough-Pond's as an alias.[^wikidata] | |
| 38 | + | At the takeover the company's corporate headquarters was in Westport, Connecticut,[^upi] and the Gale directory of company histories gives 33 Benedict Place, Greenwich, Connecticut for its successor Chesebrough-Pond's USA, Inc.[^gale] Wikidata files the merged company under the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company item, Q5092911, with Chesebrough-Pond's as an alias.[^wikidata] | |
| 39 | 39 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Chesebrough-Pond's <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Chesebrough-Pond's
summary: American maker of Vaseline, Pond's creams, Q-Tips and Cutex, formed by a 1955 merger and bought by Unilever in 1987.
legal_name: Chesebrough-Pond's Inc.
wikidata: Q5092911
country: US
founded: 1955
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| -------- | ---------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/unilever | | 1987 | | | sourced | ^upi | Wholly owned Unilever subsidiary from the completion of the $3.1 billion acquisition on 10 February 1987 |
<!--/relations-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. | legal | en | 1955 | |
| Chesebrough-Ponds | search | en | | |
| Chesebrough Manufacturing Company | search | en | | 1955 |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| upi | https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/02/10/Unilever-United-States-Inc-Tuesday-said-it-completed-its/5022539931600/ | UPI Archives: Unilever completes its $3.1 billion acquisition of Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. | 2026-09-19 | UPI | publication | 1987-02-10 | | | | | |
| gale | https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/chesebrough-ponds-usa-inc | Encyclopedia.com: Chesebrough-Pond's USA, Inc., International Directory of Company Histories | 2026-09-19 | Gale, Encyclopedia.com | publication | | | | | | |
| wikichesebrough | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesebrough_Manufacturing_Company | Wikipedia: Chesebrough Manufacturing Company | 2026-09-19 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=wbsearchentities&search=Chesebrough-Pond%27s&language=en&format=json&limit=10 | Wikidata search: Chesebrough-Pond's resolves to Q5092911, Chesebrough Manufacturing Company | 2026-09-19 | Wikimedia Foundation | other | | Q5092911 | | CC0 | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Chesebrough-Pond's was the American consumer-products company that made Vaseline petroleum jelly, Pond's creams, Q-Tips swabs, Cutex nail products, Prince Matchabelli fragrances and Ragu sauces.[^upi] It came into existence in 1955, when the Pond's Extract Company merged with the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, Consolidated, the business Robert Chesebrough had built on Vaseline since 1870, and was incorporated that year as Chesebrough-Pond's Inc.[^gale][^wikichesebrough] Unilever bought about 95 per cent of its stock in a $72.50-a-share tender offer completed on 30 December 1986 and closed the $3.1 billion acquisition on 10 February 1987, after which Chesebrough-Pond's continued as a wholly owned Unilever subsidiary.[^upi] It is the direct former owner of the Vaseline brand on this site, which passed to Unilever in that deal.[^upi]
At the takeover the company's corporate headquarters was in Westport, Connecticut,[^upi] and the Gale directory of company histories gives 33 Benedict Place, Greenwich, Connecticut for its successor Chesebrough-Pond's USA, Inc.[^gale] No register entry or filing for the legal entity could be retrieved from here, so no registered address, register id or dissolution date is recorded on this page; Wikidata files the merged company under the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company item, Q5092911, with Chesebrough-Pond's as an alias.[^wikidata]
<!--/about-->