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P&G to help set up dental clinics to support Olympic athletes, coaches
CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble has announced that Oral-B, Blend-a-Med and Crest are setting up dental clinics in each of the three Olympic Winter Games villages to provide dental screenings, routine dental care, emergency care and products for athletes and coaches for the duration of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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Colgate posts Q4 results
NEW YORK — Colgate announced on Thursday that it ended the year with a quarter of “strong growth on both top and bottom lines.”
Net sales for the quarter totaled $4.36 billion, up 2% compared with the year-ago period. Organic sales grew 6.5%.
Net income, which included after tax charges related to its 2012 restructuring program, totaled $564 million during the quarter or 60 cents per diluted share. Excluding the items, net income in the fourth quarter was $697 million or 75 cents per diluted share.