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It is manufactured by Procter and Gamble. First introduced in test markets in 1946 with national distribution reached in 1949, Tide was voted as "America's Washday Favorite."
It quickly gained dominance in the detergent market, dwarfing the sales of other P&G products, such as Ivory Snow, as well as the competition from Rinso. The latter two were soap powders and flakes.
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