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Procter & Gamble revenue misses estimates

Procter & Gamble today fell just short of Wall Street expectations for its second-quarter revenue, held back by weak consumer spending in core categories such as US laundry detergent and toilet paper, which overshadowed strength in its beauty products.

Business • 22 Jan

Make and personal care products displayed neatly at a covention

Unilever's sales beat forecasts on strong beauty demand

Unilever's third-quarter underlying sales growth topped market expectations today, driven by its beauty products across North America and emerging markets, and kept its annual outlook unchanged.

Business • 23 Oct 25

99 Problems: Why Ben & Jerry's is at war with Unilever

The man who put 'Jerry' into 'Ben & Jerry's' has walked away from the company he co-founded in a dispute that many industry-watchers predicted 25 years ago, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 27 Sep 25

Love of Pod: Has Nespresso been good or bad for coffee?

When US President Donald Trump last week announced plans for a 39% tariff on Swiss imports, he blindsided politicians in the picturesque European state.

Business • 10 Aug 25

Western firms face tough exits from Russia after the government in December said they must sell their operations for at least half price and pay 10% to the state

Danone reviews options after Russia seizes local unit

French dairy group Danone is reviewing its legal options after the Russian state took control of its subsidiary in the country, a source close to the matter has told told Reuters.

Business • 18 Jul 23

Some of the most popular consumer goods in the country have gotten progressively smaller over the past decade

Small Change: The covert cost of Shrinkflation

While price increases have come thick and fast in the past year, consumer goods companies have other ways of getting more money for their products, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 14 Apr 23

Alan Jope, chief executive officer of Unilever, attended the conference in Dublin this week

Global food makers, retailers remain in crisis mode

Global retailers and consumer goods makers remain in crisis mode and expect consumer behavior to remain unpredictable for the foreseeable future, top industry executives told a conference in Dublin this week.

Business • 22 Jun 22

LVMH and Tiffany announced a tie-up last year, but the deal appeared to fall apart in recent weeks

LVMH, Tiffany resume merger talks: reports

LVMH and Tiffany have revived talks to try to resuscitate their merger, which has been on shaky ground since late summer, a person close to the talks has said.

Business • 27 Oct 20

Unilever said the review was triggered by slowing sales of traditional black tea in developed markets

Unilever to review tea business as sales growth slows

Unilever has launched a strategic review of its tea business, including the PG Tips and Lipton brands, as chief executive Alan Jope looks to boost group sales that grew at their slowest in a decade in the past quarter.

Business • 30 Jan 20

Nivea owner Beiersdorf is the latest consumer goods company to reset profit expectations for 2019

Nivea maker shares drop as CEO says sector in turmoil

Shares in Beiersdorf dropped more than 10% today after the maker of Nivea skin cream warned that its operating margin would fall in 2019 as it invests to compete with niche brands that are disrupting the sector.

Business • 27 Feb 19

Unilever said demand for its products remained 'fragile'

Unilever records 5% fall in profits for 2015

Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever has posted a 5% fall in 2015 profits from the previous 12 months, saying it had been a "challenging year" amid the economic slowdown.

Business • 19 Jan 16

Unilever's third quarter underlying sales rise by 5.7%

Unilever's third quarter sales top expectations

Consumer goods maker Unilever said it expects sluggish global markets will continue to weigh on performance with no let-up in sight.

Business • 15 Oct 15

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