How much money does Tom's of Maine make?

Tom Chappell
Tom Chappell
Thomas Matthew Chappell (born 1943) is an American businessman and manufacturer who co-founded Tom's of Maine in 1970, and Ramblers Way, a wool clothing company, with his wife, artist Kate Chappell.
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built Tom's of Maine into a $100 million business. Now he's trying to create the next great made-in-America fashion company.
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How much is Tom's of Maine worth?

Consumer products maker Colgate-Palmolive Co. said Tuesday it agreed to purchase control of the privately held Tom's of Maine, which makes "natural" toothpaste and other personal care products, for $100 million in cash.
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How much did Tom's of Maine sell for?

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), world leader in oral care, today announced the completion of the purchase of 84 percent of Tom's of Maine for approximately $100 million.
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Who is the CEO of Tom's of Maine?

"We've had strong success since our first Goodness Report where we put a stake in the ground on key areas we are passionate about," said Tom's of Maine CEO Tom O'Brien. “While we've been focused on sustainability for four decades, we're still inspired to never settle for 'good enough.
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Is Tom's of Maine sold in China?

Tom's of Maine has confirmed they do not sell their products in retail stores in mainland China; therefore, they are not required to test on animals. “We do not sell our products in mainland China and do not require animal testing.”
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What's Inside Tom's of Maine



Is Tom's of Maine Made in USA?

Manufacturing. We're proud to make all of our toothpaste and stick deodorant units sold right here in Sanford, Maine. We also work with a few contract manufacturers outside of Maine who have the capacity to make our smaller product lines.
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Is Toms a Fortune 500 company?

Tom's of Maine, a popular line of natural toiletries, is owned by Colgate-Palmolive -- a Fortune 500 company with $15 billion in revenues last year. Tom's of Maine is not the only earthy beauty company backed by a major American corporation.
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Is Toms owned by Johnson and Johnson?

Tom's of Maine has been a majority-owned subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive since 2006. The company's products are sourced and derived from nature, with formulas that are free of artificial flavors, fragrances, colors, sweeteners, and preservatives.
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Why did Colgate buy Tom's of Maine?

Ian Cook, Colgate's President and COO, said, “This acquisition allows Colgate to strongly enter a completely new channel of distribution and establishes us as the only global oral care company in that channel. This bodes well for additional opportunities in other high margin categories such as personal care.
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Who owns native toothpaste?

Procter & Gamble has reformulated its Native brand toothpaste as a result of customer feedback.
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Do TOMS really donate shoes?

For every pair of TOMS shoes purchased, a pair of new shoes is given to a child in need in partnership with humanitarian organizations. Save the Children integrates shoe distributions into our larger health, nutrition, and education programs.
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Are Toms shoes really ethical?

TOMS's environment rating is 'very poor'. It uses few eco-friendly materials. There is no evidence it implements water reduction initiatives. There is no evidence it reduces its carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chain.
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Is TOMS a for profit company?

Whether the general public knows it or not, Toms Shoes, yes, the famous Toms Shoes, is a not a nonprofit organization. In fact, it is a for profit enterprise that makes millions of dollars for its shareholders.
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Does Skechers own TOMS?

You see, Skechers bought Toms but since they're so big, they started a similar line for their stores called Bobs.” I said “So they're the same company?” She said “Yep!” Hmmm….
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Does Tom's test on animals?

Tom's of Maine is proud to offer cruelty-free personal care products. The company is built on the belief that both humans and nature deserve our respect, which extends to animals too. They do not engage in animal testing and their products are naturally sourced.
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Does Tom's toothpaste have pork in it?

The majority of our products are vegan, as we have worked to find plant based alternatives for ingredients which are typically made from animal ingredients. For example, the glycerin used in many toothpastes and soaps can be an animal ingredient, while ours is plant based.
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Does toothpaste have pork in it?

Pork is also used to make over 40 products including toothpaste. The fat that is extracted from its bones is incorporated in making many types of toothpastes to give it texture. However glycerin can also be obtained from vegetable and plant sources. The most common being soya bean and palm.
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Is Tom's of Maine Healthy?

Tom's has quite a few flavors and dental products available, including many that are SLS- and fluoride-free. However, upon a bit of research, I discovered that a handful of their products are ranked as moderately hazardous (3 out of 10) by the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Skin Deep Database.
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