Unilever
Unilever to move from London to Rotterdam
15 Mar 2018
After almost a century of being headquartered in London, Unilever PLC today said it will consolidate its dual headquarters in Rotterdam instead of London, ending its dual structure
P&G joins Unilever to cut digital ad spends, return to basics
03 Mar 2018
Procter & Gamble Co cut digital advertising spend by $200 million in 2017, transferring this amount to traditional media like TV and audio, as consumer goods firms become suspicious of ‘walled gardens’ like Google and YouTube
UK, Netherlands lobby for Unilever HQ
22 Feb 2018
Starbucks to sell Tazo tea brand to Unilever
04 Nov 2017
Unilever prepares to sell Flora, Bertolli and Stork brands for around £6 bn
20 Mar 2017
Kraft Heinz, which made and then withdrew an unsolicited $143-billion takeover bid for Unilever, may emerge as a possible buyer for the "spreads" business, which generates 4 per cent of Unilever’s entire revenue
Kraft calls off Unilever bid amid mutual praise
20 Feb 2017
News that the proposed $143-billion deal, what would have been the third-largest of all time, was off came in a terse joint statement from the two companies
Kraft Heinz may sweeten $140-bn bid as Unilever rejects takeover bid
18 Feb 2017
Kraft Heinz suggested it could make another offer after Unilever said the initial offer of $50 a share "fundamentally undervalues" the company, despite being nearly 20 per cent higher than Thursday's closing price
P&G to sell Camay and Zest soap brands to Unilever
23 Dec 2014
The deal involves the global sale of the Camay and the Zest brand outside of North America and the Caribbean and the Talisman manufacturing facility in Mexico, which employs around 170 people
Unilever to sell Ragu, Bertolli pasta brands to Japan’s Mizkan for $2.15 bn
22 May 2014
Unilever Plc today struck a deal to sell its North America pasta sauces business under the Ragu and Bertolli brands to Japan’s Mizkan Group
Unilever makes decade's biggest investment in Chinese water purifier maker Qinyuan
10 Mar 2014
Unilever, whose brands include Dove, Sunsilk, Axe and Lipton, said that its Pureit purifiers and Qinyuan’s product range offer different and complementary performance and price points and will enable the combined business to offer a complete range of products
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