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Unilever's brands include Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Vaseline, Hellmann's mustard and Lifebuoy

Unilever beats Q1 underlying sales growth estimates

Unilever has beaten estimates for first-quarter underlying sales growth, helped by price increases and strong demand for its premium products, and said it expected the direct impact of tariffs to be limited.

Business • 24 Apr

Unilever is to demerge its ice cream business as part of its plans to trim costs and simplify the group after years of underperformance

Unilever picks Amsterdam for primary ice cream listing

Ben & Jerry's maker Unilever said today it would demerge its ice cream business and picked Amsterdam as its primary listing venue, with London and New York as secondary listings, in a blow to British finance minister Rachel Reeves.

Business • 13 Feb

Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher said the company has a 'rather eclectic portfolio of food brands'

Unilever CEO looking to sell some food brands - reports

Unilever is looking to sell several food brands that have combined sales of around €1 billion, chief executive Hein Schumacher told Dutch financial daily FD in an interview published today.

Business • 02 Dec 24

Unilever and Danone win back shoppers as price hikes slow

Unilever achieved slightly better than expected underlying quarterly sales after winning back more shoppers with product innovations and slower price increases, posting its biggest gain in sales volumes in three-and a-half-years.

Business • 24 Oct 24

Unilever said its underlying operating profit rose 17% to €6.1 billion for the six months to June

Unilever's Q2 underlying sales growth misses expectations

Unilever has today beaten first-half profit expectations boosted by resilient pricing even as sales growth disappointed.

Business • 25 Jul 24

Unilever has posted an increase in sales volumes for the first time in 10 quarters

Unilever reports 4.7% rise in quarterly sales

Unilever has today launched a €1.5 billion share buyback today after volumes increased for the first time in 10 quarters, although the consumer goods giant's CEO said its performance needs to improve.

Business • 08 Feb 24

Unilever has reported a 5.2% rise in underlying sales, meeting analysts' average forecast

Unilever's new CEO lays out plans to simplify company

Unilever's new chief executive Hein Schumacher has today laid out plans to simplify the business and deliver faster growth after admitting it had underperformed in recent years.

Business • 26 Oct 23

The revival of the sale process represents the first major move by Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher

Unilever launches new bid to sell Q Tips & other brands

Unilever has hired investment banks Morgan Stanley and Evercore to sell a basket of non-core beauty and personal care brands that include Q-Tips and Impulse, reviving an effort it abandoned two years ago, according to people familiar with the matter.

Business • 21 Sep 23

Unilever again raised prices in the second quarter to make up for higher costs

Unilever quarterly sales beat estimates as prices rise

Unilever has today reported better-than-expected underlying quarterly sales growth as the maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream again raised prices to make up for higher costs.

Business • 25 Jul 23

Hein Schumacher will replace Alan Jope as CEO from July 1

Unilever names Schumacher as new CEO

Consumer goods giant Unilever has today appointed Hein Schumacher to replace Alan Jope as chief executive from July 1 in a move that was welcomed by board member and activist shareholder Nelson Peltz.

Business • 30 Jan 23

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