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Comment & OpinionOut-of-home chains can’t afford to ignore health mandate
Chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Domino’s and Burger King are rapidly expanding into almost every corner of the world, says Georgie Cowell, senior research officer at ShareAction
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NewsMedia Bites 17 March: recession fears, Sainsbury’s boss on WFH, Reeves to cut red tape
Thinktank The Resolution Foundation warns Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to ’break her own fiscal rules’
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NewsMagnum billboard ads make ‘crack’ sound on radios of passing motorists
Motorists tuning into Heart via DAB radio have their listening interrupted by the brand’s ‘crack’ when they pass digital billboards
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NewsBen & Jerry’s adds ice cream flavour co-created by refugee entrepreneurs
Sweet Mango Memories combines sweet dairy ice cream, with mango swirls and white chocolate ampersand chunks
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NewsNew Unilever boss Fernando Fernandez set to offload Marmite and other food brands
The surprise departure of Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher this week is likely to speed up a sell-off of non-core brands such as Marmite and put the prospect of transformational M&A back on the table, according to industry experts
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NewsMedia Bites 26 February: Unilever CEO, agriculture’s “cashflow crisis”, retail jobs at risk
Unilever has ousted chief executive Hein Schumacher, who has been little more than a year and a half at the helm
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy has Unilever ditched well-liked CEO Hein Schumacher?
Analysts described Schumacher’s successor Fernando Fernandez – an appointment from inside Unilever – as ‘fiery and charismatic’
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher in shock exit
James Edwardes Jones, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, said he was ‘gobsmacked’ by Schumacher’s departure. Also, McBride confirms half-year results
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NewsUnilever CEO Hein Schumacher to step down later this week
He will be replaced by Fernando Fernandez, Unilever’s current chief financial officer
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NewsMagnum reformulates Vegan range with soy protein-based recipe
The new recipe offered a ‘more velvety taste and texture’, said Magnum
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Category ReportWhere’s Wonka when you need him? Ice cream category report 2025
Bad weather and price hikes have put the brakes on ice cream sales. The sector is promising to innovate its way out of trouble
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Comment & OpinionMagnum sounds off in classy duo of ads
The improbably loud CRONK as a pouting model bites into her favourite frozen treat suggests luxury and decadence
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NewsMedia Bites 17 February: Post Office, Waitrose and Unilever snub
The papers have been focusing on tariff retaliation, a “snub” from Unilever and the continued fallout from last year’s October budget
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NewsMedia Bites 14 February: Unilever, Valentine’s Day, American candy
Unilever’s plans to separate its ice cream division were covered widely by the papers this morning
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NewsUnilever to list ice cream business in London, New York and Amsterdam
Unilever said the separation was on track to complete by the end of 2025
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Comment & OpinionWhy Unilever has gone Wild for a deodorant challenger brand
The fmcg behemoth Unilever has reportedly made a £230m bid for the fast-growing refillable deodorant challenger Wild
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Comment & OpinionFmcg must disrupt to survive – and Unilever is making a start
Companies must be more aggressive in self-disrupting, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsMagnum unveils Utopia marbled ice cream sticks in ‘unmissable’ launch
The innovations are billed as Magnum’s ‘most indulgent and premium flavours yet’
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NewsLynx tops up Fine Fragrance Collection with five more variants
Latest lines are Peach Infusion, Watermelon Freeze, Cherry Spritz, Cocoa Velvet and Purple Patchouli
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Comment & OpinionTitters aside, Unilever could be on to something with its intimate deodorants
Unilever’s latest innovation in personal care – a 12-strong lineup of ‘intimate’ deodorants suitable for the whole body – has raised as may laughs as it has eyebrows. But could they be on to something?