Who owns Cif?
Cif is owned by Unilever (the United Kingdom, LSE: ULVR).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Unilever PLC verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1965
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Surface & bathroom cleaners
- Parent ticker
- LSE: ULVR NYSE: UL AEX: UNA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cif
Cif is a cream cleaner launched in France in 1965 as Vif, using fine abrasive particles suspended in liquid so that it cleaned without scratching. Unilever renamed most markets to Cif in the early 2000s to consolidate a name that had varied by country; it is still sold as Jif in some markets and Vim in Canada and India.
Ownership timeline of Cif
Where Cif sits in Unilever
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Axe
- Bango
- Brut
- Cif
- Clear
- Close-Up
- Colman's
- Comfort
- Degree
- Dermalogica
- Domestos
- Dove
- Dove Men+Care
- Hellmann's
- Horlicks
- Hourglass Cosmetics
- Impulse
- Kate Somerville
- Knorr
- Lifebuoy
- Lipton
- Liquid I.V.
- Living Proof
- Lux
- Lynx
- Maizena
- Marmite
- Murad
- Nexxus
- Nutrafol
- OMO
- Paula's Choice
- Pepsodent
- Persil
- Pond's
- Pot Noodle
- Radox
- Rexona
- Royco
- SheaMoisture
- Signal
- Simple
- Snuggle
- St. Ives
- Suave
- Sunlight
- Sunsilk
- Sure
- Tatcha
- The Vegetarian Butcher
- TRESemmé
- Vaseline
- VO5
- Zendium
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cif?
The parent company of Cif is Unilever, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Cif French or British?
Cif originated in France in 1965, but it is owned today by Unilever, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Cif is a French-origin brand under British ownership.
Is Cif still owned by Unilever?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Cif is still owned by Unilever. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Unilever PLC Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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