Where is Clorox Corporate office Headquarters

History

Clorox was founded in the year 1913. The company has been operational for almost 106 years now. The company was founded by five entrepreneurs who had set up the first factory for liquid bleach in the USA. The former name of the company was the Electro-Alkaline company, and the first product produced and sold by the company was the Clorox Bleach. Since during that time consumers didn't know what actually bleach was, the company was shut down. In the year 1916, the company was taken over by William Murray. After handing out free samples, the product became an immediate success. In the year 1928, the company had become a limited public entity and therefore was renamed to Clorox Chemical Company.

Then in the year 1957, the company was taken over by Procter & Gamble and was therefore again renamed to The Clorox Company. In the year 1967, after a long ten years of a court battle, the FTC had ordered P&G to divest itself in Clorox. In the year 1969, the company was then spun off into a different one as well. During the year 1999, the company had taken over First Brands - a company known for manufacturing off Glad, Handi-Wipes and also STP. Also, for the first time ever, the company had made itself into the Fortune 500 companies list as well. During the start of the early 2000s, the company started to focus more on health, wellness, sustainability, value and affordability and also being multi-cultural as well. In the year 2002, the company had collaborated with Procter & Gamble in order for the production of food wraps, trash bags, food bags, various containers, etcetera, under the brand Glad and GladWare. The company also sold 10 per cent of Glad to P&G, which was increased to 20 per cent in the year 2005. In the year 2007, the company had taken over Burt’s Bees. Then in the year 2008, the company was the first to launch a green cleaning line, among all the other major consumer packaged goods companies. In the year 2011, the company had integrated the use of CSR or Corporate Social Responsibility. As of the year 2018, the company had acquired Nutranext Business, for an amount of $700 million. The headquarters of the company is based in 1221 Broadway. The name of the place is Oakland, while the name of the state is California, USA. The pin code of the area is 94612.

About

Clorox is an American company that focuses on the manufacturing and distribution of various kinds of professional as well as consumer-related products, in healthcare, food and the chemical industry. The current CEO and chairman of the company are Benno Dorer. As of the year 2018, the total revenue generated by the company is more than $6.1 billion. Also, as of the year 2018, the total number of employees working at the company is more than 8,700. As of the year 2018, the company is ranked at 468 places in the Fortune 500 companies list. The company not only sells its products via various retail channels but also through e-commerce channels, distributors, medical supply providers and also mass merchandisers as well.

Services

The primary services provided by the company include allowing customers to have the retail as well as an online presence when purchasing various kinds of cleaning products, trash bags, food storage services, food products, dietary supplements, personal care, digestive health products, healthcare, water filtration, etcetera. The company mainly has its presence in the consumer household products, food and healthcare.