Archive of all Unilever articles – Page 46
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NewsPolman predicts volume growth as Unilever unveils Q3 sales hike
Unilever chief executive Paul Polman said the fmcg giant is “on track to restoring volume growth” after announcing a rise in third-quarter like-for-like sales of 3.4%.
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Unilever boss confident that company is fit
The chief executive of Unilever has spelt out the radical steps he has taken to survive the recession, including freezing pay, introducing 30-day action plans "to create a sense of urgency" and replacing 40 of his top 100 managers.
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Unilever enlists help of indie expert panel
Unilever has created a panel of cutting edge independent retailers to brainstorm ideas that it hopes will help c-stores and the manufacturer grow sales.The Retail Advisory Panel will have a key role in helping to shape the Partners for...
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Unilever cleans up with Diversey divestment
Consumer goods giant Unilever has diluted its stake in industrial cleaning business JohnsonDiversey, in a deal worth more than $400m.
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Sara Lee personal care kicks off Unilever return to acquisitions
Unilever is back on the acquisition trail and is well placed to capitalise on the wave of M&A activity widely expected to hit the sector next year.This is the message from Unilever UK chairman Dave Lewis after the company snapped up...
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NewsUnilever eyes ambient ice cream invention
Unilever, the company behind Ben & Jerry’s, Wall’s and Magnum ice cream, is developing an ambient ice cream in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Unilever ‘astounded’ by response to £1m Magnum promotion
Unilever insists it will definitely run another £1m prize-winning promotion for Magnum ice cream despite the fact that thousands of competition winners are having to wait for their prizes after it underestimated the "astonishing" scale of the...
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Ex-Unilever veteran Miller Smith named Premier non-exec
Private equity group Warburg Pincus has picked Charles Miller Smith to join the board of Premier Foods as a non-executive director.
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Unilever puts offers on ice after supply setback
Britain's biggest ice cream manufacturer admitted this week it would have to slash the number of special offers on its brands such as Cornetto, Magnum and Carte D'Or - during the crucial summer season.Unilever blamed manufacturing problems...
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Why Unilever's 100 price rises are not just monkey business
Unilever's decision to up the cost price of more than 100 SKUs has prompted raised eyebrows about the timing of the move. James Ball reports
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Unilever demands price hikes on 100 top items
Unilever has stunned the grocery industry by demanding double-digit price hikes on many of its well-known tea and savoury food brands.The biggest increases include Ragù sauces, which are to go up 21%, 24 lines of PG Tips (10% to 15%...
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NewsSuppliers hit out at Unilever 'bullying' over grey market
Small family-run wholesalers have slammed Unilever's "bullying tactics" after it wrote to them demanding up to £2,000 after they bought grey market goods. The small businesses are customers of the Vitality Group, a wholesaler sued by Unilever...
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NewsWholesaler blames Unilever grey sales lawsuit for collapse
Unilever has been accused of heavy-handed tactics after it sued a small wholesaler for selling grey market products, an action the wholesaler claims contributed to its collapse. Vitality Group, a health and beauty wholesaler, blames Unilever...
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Unilever buys TIGI hair products
Unilever has completed its deal to buy TIGI, the Toni & Guy premium hair care business, for $411.5m (£295m). A spokesman confirmed the company had "obtained the required regulatory clearances and has completed the acquisition of the TIGI hair...
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Smith retires from Unilever, making way for Simmons
Tony Smith, vice president of customer development at Unilever UK & Ireland, is set to retire later this year following a 28-year career at the manufacturing giant.
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Unilever united
Unilever UK’s “Drastic” Dave Lewis has further streamlining to do but is also eyeing acquisitions. Liz Hamson met him
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New Unilever boss unveils management re-jig
Unilever chief executive Paul Polman has pledged to improve the company’s supply chain capabilities and focus on innovation in the wake of a major overhaul of the group’s senior management.
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Unilever just first of many to feel freeze, warn City analysts
As the UK suffered its biggest freeze in decades, analysts warned that Unilever’s results heralded a “chill Siberian wind” for the top global food and drink suppliers.Despite revealing that disposals and currency changes had helped boost net...
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Unilever buys Toni & Guy hair brands
Unilever is set to acquire TIGI, the Toni & Guy premium hair care business, for $411.5m (£295m). Adding to a portfolio that includes Silvikrin and Timotei, the deal marks Unilever's first step into hair salon products and includes major names Bed Head, Catwalk and S-Factor...
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Unilever deodorant cures hairy armpits
Unilever has launched a deodorant that it claims is the first to reduce underarm hair growth.The Sure and Dove Hair Minimising deodorants will be available in both aerosol and roll-on formats and Unilever predicts it will be so popular with...