Vi-Jon Laboratories

Vi-Jon Laboratories
Private
Industry Consumer goods
Founded 1908 (1908)
Founder John B. Brunner
Headquarters 8515 Page Ave. St. Louis, MO, 63114 United States Missouri, U.S.
Products personal care products
Brands Germ-X
Website http://www.vijon.com/

Vi-Jon Laboratories is a health and beauty care company that produces both Private Label and brand name products.[1] Headquartered in St. Louis they operate five manufacturing and distribution centers in Missouri and Tennessee. The company's products are supplied nationwide to retailers, such as Kroger, Target, and Walgreens. Vi-Jon was founded as Peroxide Specialty Company in 1908 by John B. Brunner. Vi-Jon has been owned by investment firm Berkshire Partners since 2006.[2]

Organization

Name Position
Gerald G. Bowe Chief Executive Officer
Randy Veal Chief Financial Officer
Tim Williams Chief Operations Officer
Eduardo Alves Chief Sales Officer
Susan Conti Senior Vice President of Human Resources

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Brands

Procter & Gamble Lawsuit

February 15, 2006 Procter & Gamble filed a lawsuit against Vi-Jon Laboratories alleging that Vi-Jon infringed and diluted the unique trade dress of P&G's Crest Pro-Health mouth wash.[5] A settlement was reached April 18, 2006 with Vi-Jon agreeing to withdraw its product from the market, to not use bottle designs that are confusingly similar to those of P&G, to not make "compare to Crest Pro-Health" or gingivitis efficacy claims without specific testing to support these claims, and to pay P&G.[6]

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