Unilever is to sell its Van den Bergh Oils business in the UK to Pura Foods, a subsidiary of ADM International, as part of its strategy to focus on its top 400 brands.

The refinery based in Purfleet has third party sales of £40m and employs 140 people.

Unilever noted that an adjacent margarine factory which makes Flora, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and Olivio, and owned by Unilever Bestfoods UK, was not part of the sale.

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