The Procter & Gamble Company engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer goods worldwide. The company operates in three global business units (GBUs): Beauty, Health and Well-Being, and Household Care. The Beauty GBU offers cosmetics, deodorants, fragrances, hair care products, and personal cleansing and skin care products under the Head & Shoulders, Olay, Pantene, and Wella brands; and blades and razors, electric hair removal devices, face and shave products, and home appliances under the Braun, Fusion, Gillette, and Mach3 brands. The Health and Well-Being GBU provides feminine care, oral care, and personal health care products under Always, Crest, and Oral-B brands; and pet food and snacks under the Iams and Pringles brands. The Household Care GBU offers air care products, batteries, dish care products, and fabric care and surface care products under the Ariel, Dawn, Downy, Duracell, Gain, and Tide brands; and baby wipes, bath tissues, diapers, facial tissues, and paper towels under the Bounty, Charmin, and Pampers brands. The company offers its products to mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, and drug stores. The Procter & Gamble Company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Alberto-Culver Company and its subsidiaries operates in consumer packaged goods and Cederroth international businesses. The consumer packaged goods business develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets branded beauty care products, as well as branded food and household products in the United States and approximately 100 other countries. The Cederroth International business manufactures, markets, and distributes beauty and health care products in Scandinavia and in other parts of Europe. Its beauty and health care products include various hair care products, skin care products, feminine deodorant sprays, and ethnic hair care products; and food and household products comprise salt-free seasoning blends, anti-static spray, butter flavored sprinkles, sugar substitutes, and furniture polish. The company also offers adhesive bandages, antacids, salt substitute, dietary supplements, cotton buds, wet wipes, liquid soaps, anti-perspirants and cologne for women, shampoo and shower products, artificial sweeteners, skin care products, detergents, natural pharmaceuticals, and herbal multivitamin products, as well as distributes toothbrushes in Scandinavia. In addition, it sells various skin care products in Poland and eastern Europe. The company distributes its beauty and health care products through its direct sales force, as well as through independent brokers and licensees; food and household products through retail outlets such as mass merchandisers, supermarkets, drug stores, beauty salons, barber shops, dollar stores, wholesalers, and various stores; and hair care products primarily through mass merchandisers, drug stores and supermarkets, and beauty supply outlets and beauty distributors. It sells its consumer products through independent distributors and licensees to various retail outlets. Alberto-Culver is based in Melrose Park, Illinois.