Who owns Lemsip?
Lemsip 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 Kingdom
- Founded
- 1969
- Category
- Consumer health › Over-the-counter medicine › Cold
- Parent ticker
- LSE: RKT
- Trademark registrant
- RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Lemsip
Lemsip is a hot lemon cold and flu drink launched in Britain in 1969, and the format of dissolving a sachet in hot water is now standard across the category. It is one of the largest cold remedy brands in the United Kingdom.
Trademark record for Lemsip
The USPTO record for the Lemsip mark lists RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED as the owner of record (serial number 98164151). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Lemsip
Where Lemsip 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, 7 of them in consumer health.
Also in consumer health
Other brands in cold, and who owns them
The 33 brands in cold on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Krka, with 5; Reckitt has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Herbion | Krka | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| Breathe Right | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dimestil | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
| HealthCareAisle | Dr. Reddy's | 🇮🇳 India |
| Tukol | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Benadryl | Kenvue | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Allergosan | Sopharma | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria |
| Claritin | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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.
🇬🇧 Lemsip and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lemsip is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lemsip?
The parent company of Lemsip is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Lemsip British?
Yes. Lemsip originated in the United Kingdom in 1969 and its owner, Reckitt, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Lemsip still owned by Reckitt?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Lemsip is still owned by Reckitt. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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: LEMSIP, serial 98164151 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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