Who makes Colgate?

Colgate-Palmolive makes Colgate Total toothpaste at its Morristown, Tennessee plant in the United States.

Owner
Colgate-Palmolive CompanyColgate-Palmolive CompanyPublic consumer-products group
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Made by
Colgate-PalmoliveColgate-PalmoliveFor the specified product and period
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Made in
Morristown, TennesseeSee the model and market limits
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Illustration of a generic saucepan, not a photo of Colgate.
Exploded illustration of a generic saucepan1Lid2Handle3Body4Base

SuppliersMap research desk · Source records checked against 3 sources, at least 1 published by Colgate-Palmolive · How we check

Colgate supply chain

OwnerColgate-Palmolive CompanyColgate-Palmolive Company
BrandColgateColgate
Made byColgate-PalmoliveColgate-Palmolive
Made inMorristown, Tennessee
Key part supplier: Not named by Colgate-Palmolive Not disclosed

This is the existing toothpaste operation described in January 2014, without locating other Colgate products or assuming that a planned adjoining facility was already open. [3]

Who owns Colgate?

Colgate-Palmolive’s 2025 report lists Colgate among its oral-care brands. It dates the company’s founding to 1806 and incorporation to 1923. The corporate group, rather than a retailer or a competing toothpaste brand, is the confirmed owner in these records. [1]

Where are Colgate products made?

Morristown, Tennessee: Colgate Total toothpaste at the existing Morristown plant. January 22, 2014 state manufacturing announcement. [3]

Same factory, different label

Colgate Total toothpaste at the existing Morristown plant. [3]

Where was your saucepan made?

A company address and a country of manufacture answer different questions. Start with your exact model.

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  2. Record the product name and model or item number.
  3. Ask the brand about that item if only an importer or distributor address appears.

What each source proves

2025

Ssec.gov

Colgate-Palmolive 2025 Annual Report

Issuer lists Colgate oral-care brand, own manufacturing/warehousing network, founded 1806/incorporated 1923 and other oral-care brands. Segment-level overseas facilities include China and Mexico but do not allocate every Colgate tube.

Company record2024

Ccolgatepalmolive.com

Colgate-Palmolive 2024 Annual Report

Prior report establishes Colgate-Palmolive’s oral-care business and US segment manufacturing/warehouse locations in Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee. Country list is group/segment scope, not every SKU.

Company record2014-01-22

Ttn.gov

Tennessee: existing Colgate Total toothpaste plant in Morristown

State announcement distinguishes the existing Colgate Total toothpaste plant from the proposed adjacent light-manufacturing building.

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Colgate milestones

  1. The annual report dates the company’s founding. [1]
  2. The company was incorporated in Delaware. [1]
  3. The later Tennessee government release dates the Morristown toothpaste operation. [3]
  4. The annual report identifies the Colgate brand and segment manufacturing network. [1]

Questions people ask

Who owns colgate?

Colgate-Palmolive Company, the publicly reporting consumer-products group. [1]

Sources

  1. [1] SColgate-Palmolive 2025 Annual Report2025 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-21
  2. [2] CColgate-Palmolive 2024 Annual Report2024 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-21
  3. [3] TTennessee: existing Colgate Total toothpaste plant in Morristown2014-01-22 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-26