Archive of all Unilever articles – Page 25
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NewsUnilever commits to slash use of new plastics in half by 2025
Unilever says the move will eliminate more than 100,000 tonnes of packaging by 2025
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever vows to halve plastics use by 2025
Unilever has pledged to halve its use of virgin plastics by 2025 to cut its use of plastic packaging by more than 100,000 tonnes. Plus, Tesco Bank appoints financial services veteran Sir John Kingman to its board, Lidl to open ten Manchester stores, a new chairman at McBride and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsUnilever, Nestlé and more defend against accusations of palm oil deforestation
Rainforest Action Network claims palm oil from a plantation operating illicitly on Sumatra could be ending up in products from some of the world’s biggest snack makers
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NewsUnilever criticised over Latin America food fortification claims
Levels of zinc, iron and vitamins in Maizena atole products in Mexico were lower than claimed, says report
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NewsHeinz challenges Hellmann’s as Seriously Good mayo sales soar
Heinz Seriously Good Mayonnaise has grown nearly 25% to be worth roughly the same as the own label sector
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NewsBrooke Bond tea returns to UK shelves after 20-year absence
The brand’s core brew was previously called D, and was advertised on 1980s TV with the jingle “I could do with a D”
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NewsUnilever to launch major push for The Vegetarian Butcher
The fmcg giant will spend £8m on a major marketing campaign for the brand
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Comment & OpinionCSR isn’t just the preserve of huge enterprises like Unilever
Unilever is now threatening to discard a number of brands that are adjudged to negatively impact on society
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NewsUnilever plays down talk of more disposals despite weak food performance
The company this week posted underlying sales growth below analyst expectations
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NewsWeaker ice cream sales hit Unilever’s first half growth
Unilever has posted first half underling sales growth of 3.3%, at the lower end of its 3%-5% guidance as performance was hit by weaker ice cream sales and Brazil’s trucker strike.
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NewsPladis names Unilever veteran Sridhar Ramamurthy as CFO
He assumse responsibility for leading financial management and other related functions
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NewsGraze targets European expansion following D2C launch in Ireland
Healthy snacking brand Graze kicked-off a European expansion drive following a direct-to-consumer launch in the Republic of Ireland.
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NewsUnilever aims to slash plastic with ‘super-concentrated’ Cif EcoRefill
Ecorefill is forecast to save 1.5 million plastic bottles by the end of 2020
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NewsUnilever unveils ‘first-ever’ wrapper-free ice cream multipack
The innovation, to be trialled with Solero Organic Peach, cuts plastic use by 35%
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NewsUnilever adds detectable black pigment to plastic bottles
Tresemmé and Lynx packs will become easily detectable by recycling plant scanners
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NewsGraze launches Wow Bakes range of low-calorie snack bars
Wow Bakes will roll out later this month to Tesco in a multipack of six 20g bars
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NewsStruggling Pure Leaf drops teabags in sustainability drive
Pure Leaf has also dropped its plastic tub pack in exchange for a box of recyclable black cardboard with a colourless window.
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NewsUnilever reveals more plans for sustainable plastic packs
A 100% recycled squeezy bottle for Hellmann’s mayonnaise is expected in late 2019 or early 2020
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NewsGraze to halve sugar content across cereal bar portfolio
The overhaul follows 18 months of development, which will see chicory root fibre used as an alternative to sugar
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever’s first quarter sales beat expectations
Unilever has topped City expectations with underlying sales growth of 3.1% in the first three months of the year. Plus, Nestlé posts first quarter organic growth ahead of forecasts this morning and all the rest of the latest news from the City.