Archive of all Unilever articles – Page 40
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Comment & Opinion
Unilever's Cool move
Unilever has, yet again, impressed me with its environmental concerns and drive for consistency across the sector.
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News
Unilever shares Cool Farm emissions tool
Online technology pioneered by fmcg giant Unilever to measure the greenhouse gas emissions of farmers in its supply chain is to be rolled out as an independently run global eco-initiative.
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Analysis & FeaturesDo Brits really care about buying British?
Our exclusive research reveals which brands consumers think are the biggest names in UK fmcg, and what they have voted Britain’s most iconic food and drink.
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News
Unilever to scrutinise fmcg web marketing
Unilever is to ramp up its digital marketing strategy, in a move that could see the start of a further shift in fmcg activity to the web.
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NewsRevamped Flora is blasted for tasting 'like cheap marge'
First it was Twinings Earl Grey tea, then HP Sauce - and now Flora is at the centre of a potentially costly consumer backlash over reformulation.
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News
ICBINB cut to a round pound at Asda stores
Unilever has produced special 400g packs of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter for Asda in a bid to help the retailer meet its EDLP strategy.
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Comment & Opinion
Girls smell too in Lynx's brave new world
Lynx users live in a world where every woman is a model-in-waiting desperate to tear off her clothes. That may be a side-effect of using aerosols in a confined space.
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NewsUnilever and unions to talk through ACAS
Unilever will sit down for talks via the conciliation service ACAS in a bid to avert further strike action following the decision to shut its final-salary pension scheme.
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NewsLynx enters haircare with 11 new products
Unilever is taking its £165m Lynx brand into the UK haircare category with a range of shampoos and styling products.
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NewsUnilever signs major chocolate supply deal
Unilever has signed a major new supply deal with chocolate giant Barry Callebaut.
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News
Unilever unveils cool new blend as Flora focuses on sandwiches
Unilever is reformulating and revamping its Flora portfolio ahead of a new focus on sandwiches.
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Analysis & FeaturesStrikes at Unilever herald a new age of union discontent
Profits and pay at fmcg giants, against a backdrop of coalition austerity cuts, mean workers are in no mood to conciliate.
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Analysis & FeaturesBring back a brand
Why do some retro comebacks work, while other revivals bomb? Which are most ripe for resurrection?
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NewsUnilever to buy stake in Russia's Concern Kalina
Unilever is to buy an 82% stake in £500m Russian beauty business Concern Kalina. The company is the biggest player in Russia’s personal care market.
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NewsTesco's 12% reduction in Price Drop
Unilever and Procter & Gamble head a long list of brand owners targeted in Tesco’s Big Price Drop.
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News
Unilever stops UK waste with Veolia tie-up
Unilever announced this week that it will no longer send any of its UK waste to landfill six years ahead of the company's global deadline to send zero waste to landfill.Under a new recycling deal with waste contractor Veolia, 97% of the...
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Analysis & FeaturesSalkeld shows Symington’s the way with M&A and NPD
Symington’s has just expanded again – this time into wet sauces. What has the company done to bring about its impressive growth since 2007, asks Hannah Stodell
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NewsUnilever site to suggest swaps to smarter foods
Unilever is testing a new shopping comparison website that analyses people’s favourite foods and suggests healthier alternatives. Smartswaps.co.uk works by assessing consumers’ online shopping histories and applying an algorithm to…
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Comment & Opinion
Symington's new golden oldies
So that’s who feels like Chicken Tonight. There had to be someone.
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NewsSymington’s takes Chicken Tonight and Ragu off Unilever's hands
Unilever has finally offloaded Chicken Tonight and Ragu – almost a year after putting the unfashionable sauce brands up for sale. Symington’s acquires the UK rights for an undisclosed sum. Unilever retains the brands in all other markets.