Unilever
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Unilever profit falls 36% on lack of asset sales - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 21 hours 6 minutes ago
Revenue slipped 2% to 10.2 billion euros.
Unilever net down on lack of asset sales - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 22 hours 46 minutes ago
Updates, advisories and surprises
Unilever Selects Triple Point to Manage Commodities Procurement and Enterprise Risk [Press Release]
MarketWire | 8 days 15 hours 21 minutes ago
LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 11/16/09 --
Unilever Recalls Certain Shedd's Crock Chilled Side-Dish Products
Food Business Review | 1 day 14 hours 4 minutes ago
May contain undeclared sulfites
Unilever buys Ben & Jerry's for $326m
Independent (London), The | 19 days 13 hours 45 minutes ago
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Unilever to Move Chicago Office to North America Headquarters in New Jersey [Press Release]
Business Wire | 14 days 10 hours 6 minutes ago
Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, (NYSE: UN, UL) announced today that it is combining its Chicago-based antiperspirants, deodorant and hair care group with its skin care business, to create a Personal Care (PC) business unit based at the company’s North America headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. As a result of the integration, Unilever will close the Chicago offices by July 2010.
Unilever says major innovations are on the way
GMA SmartBrief | 2 days 21 minutes ago
Unilever says its products soon will be available using results from its Genesis projects, which invested in scientific breakthroughs that...
More pop-up shops are popping up in the U.K.
GMA SmartBrief | 2 days 21 minutes ago
Major companies including Unilever, Cadbury and music retailer HMV are all setting up pop-up shops in the U.K. for the holiday season. The buzz-generating...
More pop-up shops popping up in the U.K.
ABA SmartBrief | 2 days 21 minutes ago
Major companies including Unilever, Cadbury and music retailer HMV are all setting up pop-up shops in the U.K. for the holiday season. The buzz-generating...
Unilever reports 36 percent fall in Q3 profit
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) | 19 days 20 hours 1 minute ago
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Unilever NV, maker of Dove soaps and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, saw net profit fall 36 percent for the third quarter, mostly because earnings in the same period a year ago benefited from the sale of operations.
Consumer goods maker Unilever reports 36 percent fall in net profit for third quarter
Chicago Tribune | 19 days 19 hours 55 minutes ago
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Unilever NV, maker of Dove soaps and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, saw net profit fall 36 percent for the third quarter, mostly because earnings in the same period a year ago benefited from the sale of operations.
Giant Food Alerts Customers to Voluntary Recall by Unilever [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 22 hours 27 minutes ago
LANDOVER, Md., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a recall by Unilever, Giant Food removed from sale Shedd's Country Crock (R) Side Dishes DELUXE Cheddar Broccoli Rice and Shedd's Country Crock (R) Side Dishes DELUXE Four Cheese Pasta due to an undeclared sulfite allergen.
Stop & Shop Alerts Customers to Voluntary Recall by Unilever [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 23 hours 5 minutes ago
QUINCY, Mass., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a recall by Unilever The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company removed from sale Shedd's Country Crock (R) Side Dishes DELUXE Cheddar Broccoli Rice and Shedd's Country Crock (R) Side Dishes DELUXE Four Cheese Pasta due to an undeclared sulfite allergen.
Unilever Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Certain Shedd s Country Crock Chilled Side-Dish Products [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 8 hours 35 minutes ago
Unilever United States, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is voluntarily recalling certain Shedd’s Country Crock® chilled side-dish products because they may contain undeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
Unilever profit dips 36% in Q3
Times of India, The | 19 days 10 hours 12 minutes ago
AMSTERDAM: Unilever, maker of Dove soaps and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, saw net profit fall 36% for the third quarter, mostly because earnings in the same period a year ago benefited from the sale of operations.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Unilever |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Consumer Products Manufacturers |
| Website: | http://www.unilever.com |
One is a lonely number, unless you're Unilever. As a top maker of packaged consumer goods worldwide, Unilever operates in many global markets, such as Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Western Europe. The company's products cover several categories, including savory, dressings, and spreads; ice cream and beverages; personal care; and home care. Unilever's brands include popular names Axe, Dove, Pond's, Suave, Vaseline, Signal, Slim Fast, TIGI, Lipton, Ben & Jerry's, Breyers, and Country Crock, among others. Unilever is part of the Unilever Group owned by the Netherlands-based Unilever N.V. and UK-based Unilever PLC.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 57,117.199 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -3.4 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 7,449.2 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 22.4 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 174,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -0.6 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |