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JAB

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Holding company

Owned by four siblings from one of Europe's wealthiest and most private families, the Reimanns. The company is run my three CEOs, who collectively own about 8% of JAB. Owns controlling stakes in beauty business Coty, coffee giant JDE Peet's, beverages giant Keurig Dr Pepper and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, among others.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
JAB Holding Company SARL
Business Ethics 1/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 1/100 in the Diversified Financial Services and Capital Markets category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 7 Feb 2021). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2021)
Animals Tier 5 in farm animal welfare rankings
The 2021 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report ranks global food companies on how they are managing and reporting their farm animal welfare policies and practices. This company appeared in tier 5, "On the business agenda but limited evidence of implementation", with tier 1 being the best, and tier 6 the worst.
Source: BBFAW (2021)
Environment Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business (2021)
Information About the company
This article about Coty's failed 2012 bid to buy Avon discusses the history of Joh A Benckiser and its owners, the Reimann family, one of Europe's wealthiest and most private families.
Source: news article (2012)

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Company Details

Type Family-owned private company
Subsidiaries Reckitt Benckiser PLC (10% owned) 

Consumer goods

Producer of health, hygiene and home products. Their products are available in some 200 countries. Acquired Boots Healthcare International in 2005 and SSL International (makers of Durex condoms) in 2010. Reckitt Benckiser rebranded as Reckitt in 2021.


  - Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd 

Cleaning, health and personal care product distributor

In Australia, Reckitt manufactures, markets, sells, imports and exports household cleaning and health and personal care products represented by well known global and local brands.


  - Mead Johnson & Company LLC 

Infant nutrition

Acquired by Reckitt Benckiser for US$16.6 billion in 2017.


Coty Inc (60% owned) 

Beauty products

Following the merger with Proctor & Gamble's Specialty Beauty Business in 2016, Coty is the third-largest beauty company in the world. German consumer goods giant Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH acquired Coty in 1996.


  - Coty Australia Pty Ltd 

Personal care, especially fragrances


  - Wella Company (26% owned) 

Hair care products manufacturer

In 2020 Coty sold 60% its professional beauty and retail hair businesses, including Wella and Clairol brands, to investment firm KKR in a deal valued at $4.3 billion. Coty sold further 9% and 5% stakes to KKR in 2021.


Labelux Group GmbH 

Luxury goods

Founded in 2007. Bought Jimmy Choo in 2011 for US$800m.


Acorn Holdings BV (65% owned) 

Holding company

Holding company for coffee companies JDE Peet's and Keurig Dr Pepper. This JAB Holdings controlled investor group owned D.E Master Blenders 1753 when it merged with Mondelez's coffee business in 2014 to create the world's largest 'pure play' coffee company, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, which was merged with Peet's in 2020 to create JDE Peet's.


  - JDE Peet's NV (53% owned) 

Coffee and tea

Created in Jan 2020 when JAB Holding Company merged Peet's Coffee and Jacobs Douwe Egberts to form JDE Peet's, the world's largest pure-play coffee and tea group, with sales in more than 100 countries. Listed on Euronext Amsterdam in 2020.


  - Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (72% owned) 

Beverages

Formed in 2018 with the merger of Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group.


Bally Shoe Factories Ltd 

Luxury fashion house

Founded as a shoe making business in Switzerland in 1851. Today their luxury goods are available in 66 countries.

Contact Details

Address Luxembourg
Email info@jabholco.com
Website www.jabholco.com

Products / Brands

Reckitt Australia
Aerogard Pest Control
Air Wick Air Fresheners
Air Wick Carpet Cleaners
Bonjela Lip Care
Bonjela Baby Toiletries
Brasso Polish
Clearasil Skin Care
Crisp Ironing Needs
Dettol Disinfectant
Dettol Hand Wash/Sanitiser
Dettol Soap
Dettol Air Fresheners
Dettol Antiseptic
Dettol Body Wash
Dettol Stain Removal & Prewash
Dettol Bathroom Cleaners
Dettol Multi-Purpose Cleaners
Dettol Kitchen & Oven Cleaners
Dettol Floor Cleaners
Disprin Pain Relief Tablets
Durex Condoms
Durex Personal Lubricant
Easy Off BAM Multi-Purpose Cleaners
Easy Off BAM Bathroom Cleaners
Easy Off Oven Kitchen & Oven Cleaners
Eulactol Foot Care
Exit Mould Bathroom Cleaners
Fabulon Ironing Needs
Finish Dishwashing Detergent
Full Marks Lice Treatment
Gaviscon Digestive Care
Glen 20 Air Fresheners
Glen 20 Disinfectant
Harpic Toilet Cleaners
Kwit Dishwashing Detergent
KY Personal Lubricant
Lemsip Cold & Flu
Mortein Pest Control
Mr Sheen Polish
Nu-Clenz Disinfectant
Nurofen Pain Relief Tablets
Nurofen Topical Pain Relief
Optrex Eye & Ear Care
Pea-Beu Pest Control
Pine O Cleen Disinfectant
Pine O Cleen Multi-Purpose Cleaners
Pine O Cleen Scourers, Sponges & Wipes
Pine O Cleen Floor Cleaners
Pine O Cleen Stain Removal & Prewash
Pine O Cleen Bathroom Cleaners
Pine O Cleen Kitchen & Oven Cleaners
Preen Carpet Cleaners
Savlon Antiseptic
Senokot Laxatives
Silvo Polish
Smoker's Toothpaste Toothpaste
Steelo Scourers, Sponges & Wipes
Steradent Toothpaste
Strepsils Cold & Flu
Strepsils Lozenges
Sugarine (saccharin) Sugar & Sweeteners
Vanish Carpet Cleaners
Vanish Napisan Stain Removal & Prewash
Vanish Preen Stain Removal & Prewash
Veet Hair Removal
Veet for Men Mens Grooming
Waxeeze Hair Removal

Coty Australia
Adidas Deodorant
adidas Fragrances
adidas Mens Grooming
Airbrush Legs Tanning Lotions
Baby Phat Fragrances
Balenciaga Fragrances
Beyonce Fragrances
Bourjois Cosmetics
Burberry Fragrances
Calvin Klein Fragrances
Celine Dion Fragrances
Cerruti Fragrances
Chloe Fragrances
Chopard Fragrances
Covergirl Cosmetics
David Beckham Mens Grooming
David Beckham Fragrances
Davidoff Fragrances
Gucci Fragrances
Gwen Stefani Fragrances
Halle Berry Fragrances
Hugo Boss Fragrances
Jennifer Lopez Fragrances
Jil Sander Fragrances
Joop! Fragrances
Jovan Fragrances
Kate Moss Fragrances
Kenneth Cole Fragrances
Kylie Minogue Fragrances
Lacoste Fragrances
Lagerfeld Fragrances
Lancaster Fragrances
Marc Jacobs Fragrances
Max Factor Cosmetics
Nautica Fragrances
Nikos Fragrances
NYC - New York Colour Cosmetics
Phat Farm Fragrances
Playboy Deodorant
Playboy Mens Grooming
Rimmel Cosmetics
Sally Hansen Cosmetics
Sally Hansen Tanning Lotions
Sally Hansen Nail Care
Sarah Jessica Parker Fragrances
Vera Wang Fragrances
Vidal Sassoon Shampoo
Vivienne Westwood Fragrances

Wella (26% owned)
Briogeo Shampoo
Clairol Hair Colour
OPI Nails Nail Care
weDo Shampoo
Wella Shampoo
Wella Hair Styling


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