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Monday, July 13, 2020

S. C. Johnson & Son

S.C. Johnson is the maker of of consumer products like Windex, GladeZiploc, Raid, and Drano. The company is one of the oldest family-owned businesses in the U.S.
(Not to be confused with Johnson & Johnson, prodicer of pharmaceuticals)

  • Founded    1886
  • HQ: Racine, Wisconsin
  • www.scjohnson.com
  • Personal care brands: Coola, Sun Bum, Baby Bum, Oars + Alps, Method soap


Herbert Fisk Johnson III, known as Fisk. He is the fifth generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son as chairman and CEO.

 

Parquet flooring was the primary product when Samuel Curtis Johnson founded the company in 1886. Asked how to clean the intricately designed floors, he introduced Johnson’s Prepared Wax.