Who owns Finish?
Finish is owned by Reckitt (the United Kingdom, LSE: RKT).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025, 5 March 2026 (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Reckitt Benckiser Group plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Slough
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1953
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Dishwashing
- Parent ticker
- LSE: RKT
- Trademark registrant
- RECKITT BENCKISER FINISH B.V. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Finish
Finish is an automatic dishwashing brand sold as Calgonit in parts of continental Europe, covering tablets, rinse aid and machine cleaners. Reckitt acquired the business with Benckiser in the 1999 merger, and the brand leads the dishwasher detergent category in most European markets.
Trademark record for Finish
The USPTO record for the Finish mark lists RECKITT BENCKISER FINISH B.V. as the owner of record (serial number 78165242). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Finish
Where Finish sits in Reckitt
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Reckitt
Reckitt controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Founded in the 1950s
Other brands in dishwashing, and who owns them
The 27 brands in dishwashing on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Ypê, with 3.
About the owner: Reckitt
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.
🇺🇸 Finish and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Finish among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Finish?
The parent company of Finish is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Finish American or British?
Finish originated in the United States in 1953, but it is owned today by Reckitt, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Finish is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Is Finish still owned by Reckitt?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Finish is still owned by Reckitt. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Annual report, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
- [2] USPTO: FINISH, serial 78165242 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [3] Finish | Reckitt.com — Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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