Burt's Bees, Inc.

633 Davis Dr., Ste. 600
Morrisville, NC 27560 (Map)
Phone: 919-998-5200
Fax: 919-998-5201
Toll Free: 800-849-7112
http://www.burtsbees.com

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Burt's Bees wants to mind its own beeswax, but sting the competition. The company makes and markets lip balm, bath oils, soaps, and about 150 other personal care products made from beeswax, nut oils, and other natural ingredients. Its products are sold through the Burt's Bees website, as well as through some 30,000 health food and grocery stores located in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The company was founded in Maine in 1984 when Roxanne Quimby met reclusive beekeeper Burt Shavitz and they began making candles and lip balm from his beeswax. Cleaning products giant Clorox acquired the company for $925 million in cash.

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Company Type Subsidiary of Clorox
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