Enfamil is owned by Reckitt (the United Kingdom, LSE: RKT), which acquired the brand on 15 June 2017 for $17.9 billion from Mead Johnson.[1][2] Before Reckitt, Enfamil was owned by Mead Johnson to 2017.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: RB Enhances Consumer Health Position with the Completion of its Acquisition of the Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, 15 June 2017. Last checked .
Enfamil is an infant formula brand introduced in 1959 by Mead Johnson, a company that had specialised in infant nutrition since 1905. Reckitt acquired Mead Johnson in 2017 for about $17.9 billion, a deal that later required large write-downs and led to the sale of the China business in 2021.
The USPTO record for the Enfamil mark lists MEAD JOHNSON & COMPANY, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 72079939). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[3]
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Reckitt controls 20 brands on Brandtree.
The 23 brands in infant formula on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is The a2 Milk Company, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| a2 Genesis | The a2 Milk Company | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| BebeLait | Nutridar | 🇯🇴 Jordan |
| EleCare | Abbott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bellamy's Organic | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Dielac | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Nuralac | Almarai | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Bubs | Bubs Australia | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Aptamil | Danone | 🇫🇷 France |
Reckitt is a publicly listed company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: RKT.
Reckitt was formed in 1999 by the merger of Britain's Reckitt & Colman with the Dutch-German Benckiser. It concentrates on hygiene, health and nutrition, and has been shrinking its portfolio since a difficult acquisition of infant formula maker Mead Johnson in 2017.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Enfamil among them.
Reckitt Benckiser acquired infant formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition for $90 a share, its largest deal. The acquisition later required substantial write-downs and Reckitt sold the China infant nutrition business in 2021.
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to Enfamil. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: Product has the potential to be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii.
Recalling firm: Mead Johnson & Company LLC
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
The parent company of Enfamil is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Enfamil originated in the United States in 1959, but it is owned today by Reckitt, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Enfamil is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Reckitt completed its acquisition of Enfamil on 15 June 2017, after announcing the deal on 10 February 2017. The deal was valued at $17.9 billion (enterprise value).
Before Reckitt, Enfamil was owned by Mead Johnson until 2017.
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Enfamil is still owned by Reckitt. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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