This American company was established in 1928, when Palmolive bought up Colgate. The original name was Colgate-Palmolive-Peet. The last part of the name has later been dropped. Colgate-Palmoliveis an eternal competitor of another large American company; that is P&G. These days, Colgate-Palolive holds a steady position as the little brother of this competition. The company has a long list of brands connected to itself in areas like cleaning, household and dental hygien. The products are sold in more than 200 countries.