formerly Braun AG, is a German

Germany

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 consumer products company based in Kronberg, Germany

Germany

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From 1984 until 2005, Braun was a wholly owned subsidiary of The Gillette Company

Global Gillette

Gillette is a brand of Procter & Gamble currently used for safety razors, among other personal care products. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was one of several brands originally owned by The Gillette Company, a leading global supplier of products under various brands, which was...

, which had purchased a controlling interest in the company in 1967. Braun is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble

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, which acquired Gillette in 2005.
Braun's products include the following categories:

• Shaving and grooming (electric shaving, hair trimming, beard trimming)
• Oral care (now under the Oral-B
  Oral-B
  Oral-B is a popular brand of oral hygiene products, including toothbrushes, toothpastes, mouthwashes and dental floss.It all started with a dentist, back in 1950, who created the first Oral-B toothbrush and its soft, end-rounded nylon bristles. Dr. Robert Hutson, a California periodontist, designed...
  
   brand)
• Beauty care (hair care and epilation)
• Health and wellness (ear thermometers, blood pressure monitors)
• Food and drink preparation (coffee makers, coffee grinders, toasters, blenders, juicers)
• Irons
• Clocks, watches and calculators

It was formerly a manufacturer of radios, slide projectors, Super 8 film cameras and accessories, and high-fidelity sound systems.
Nowadays Braun focuses on its core categories (Shaving and grooming, Beauty care, Food and Drink preparation and Irons).