| Description | Although Reckitt and Colman was essentially the parent company of the Colman's food and wine division,
for administrative purposes it's records are being arranged as if it was a subsidiary or associated company.
Reckitt and Colman plc evolved from the long standing collaboration of the three family run businesses Reckitt and Sons, J&J Colman and Chiswick Products. In 1913 the two competitors J&J Colman and Reckitt & Sons pooled their South American business under a joint company called Atlantis Limited. This agreement was extended in 1921 to cover all their overseas trade interests. This led to the formation of Reckitt & Colman Ltd in 1938 to hold and manage all the trading activities of Reckitt and Sons and J&J Colman, although the two parents retained their separate identities and Stock Exchange quotations. Reckitt and Sons and J&J Colman finally merged in 1954 to form Reckitt and Colman Holdings Ltd. Later that year this company negotiated with representatives of Chiswick Products to bring them into the group
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