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Unilever spent most of last year reviewing its business after rebuffing a $143 billion takeover bid in February

Unilever fourth-quarter sales better than expected

Unilever has today reported a bigger-than-expected acceleration in fourth-quarter sales growth helped by a step-up in emerging markets.

Business • 01 Feb 18

Unilever said in April it would review its corporate structure, with an aim to make a decision by the end of the year

Unilever leaning towards single structure

Unilever said today that it sees a single corporate structure as in the best interests of the company and its shareholders, but has not yet made a decision to pursue one.

Business • 28 Nov 17

Unilever said its third quarter turnover fell by 1.6%, hurt by a 5.1% hit from foreign exchange rates

Unilever blames poor weather for slowing growth

Unilever posted lower-than-expected third-quarter sales, losing market share to smaller competitors and dampening hopes that an aborted takeover offer from Kraft Heinz would spark a swift improvement.

Business • 19 Oct 17

Nestle, Unilever think small in Big Food's sales quest

Nestle and Unilever both snapped up small, artisanal brands today, part of a drive by big food firms to boost slowing sales with products seen as ethical or healthy.

Business • 07 Sep 17

Paul Polman, Unilever's chief executive, said today's results reconfirmed the strength of Unilever's business model.

Unilever's first quarter sales top expectations

Unilever reported a surprise pick up in quarterly sales growth, boosting its argument that it can improve performance on its own after spurning a takeover offer from Kraft Heinz in February.

Business • 20 Apr 17

Unilever's chief executive Paul Polman determined to put the company on a firmer footing

Unilever promises cash to shareholders after Kraft bid

Unilever today promised a multi-billion pound programme of shareholder rewards after a corporate rethink sparked by a takeover approach from Kraft Heinz.

Business • 06 Apr 17

All aspects of the consumer goods giant's business are up for review to increase shareholder value

Kraft's shock bid to spur focus on value: Unilever

Unilever said the shock of Kraft Heinz's opportunistic approach had jolted it to re-examine its strategy.

Business • 24 Feb 17

Unilever's London-listed shares, which jumped 13% on Friday when the approach was made public, fell 8% in early trading today

Unilever shares drop 8% after merger abandoned

Shares in Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever have dropped 8% today after US rival Kraft Heinz abruptly ditched its surprise $143 billion (€134 billion) merger proposal.

Business • 20 Feb 17

Unilever rejects huge merger offer from US food giant Kraft Heinz

Unilever snubs $143 billion offer from Kraft Heinz

Unilever has rejected a surprise $143 billion takeover bid from US food company Kraft Heinz today, saying it saw no reason to discuss a deal which it said had no financial or strategic merit.

Business • 17 Feb 17

Unilever reports sales growth of 3.7% for 2016, below the 3.9% analysts were expecting

Unilever ends 2016 with sales growth below targets

Consumer goods maker Unilever today reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter sales, blaming the demonetisation in India and weak economy in Brazil.

Business • 26 Jan 17

Tesco briefly withdrew cupboard staples including Marmite and PG Tips from shelves before Unilever announced that the dispute had been resolved

Tesco CEO: Supplier increases should be justified

Tesco's boss has taken aim at global suppliers for considering price increases in order to prop up profits in the wake of the pound's collapse.

Business • 18 Nov 16

RTÉ News has seen a list of products that are still subject to the dispute, which includes Ben and Jerry's ice cream

Musgrave-Unilever dispute hits ice cream supplies

The stand-off between Ireland's largest grocery group Musgrave and Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever has affected ice cream, however, supplies of other products have resumed.

Business • 24 Oct 16

Musgrave has baulked at price increases of up to 19% demanded by Unilever

Unilever offers retailers currency exchange deal

Unilever says it is offering a currency exchange mechanism to Irish retailers to compensate them for a price rise, which it has requested.

Business • 18 Oct 16

The referendum for the UK to leave the EU was passed on 23 June

May lacks legal power to start Brexit, court told

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been accused at the High Court in London of attempting to start the Brexit process by unlawfully using ancient executive powers under the royal prerogative.

brexit • 13 Oct 16

Unilever has reported a smaller than expected slowdown in third-quarter sales

Unilever Q3 sales slowdown not as bad as expected

Price increases at Unilever, which have sparked a row with Tesco, helped the maker of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap report a smaller than expected slowdown in third-quarter sales.

Business • 13 Oct 16

Unilever is refusing to honour orders from Musgrave, which owns SuperValu here

Irish retailers in price row with Unilever

A disagreement with Unilever means large number of its products may not be stocked in Centra and SuperValu stores here.

Business • 13 Oct 16

Unilever is trying to put environmental concerns at the forefront of its business

Unilever to buy US-based Seventh Generation

Unilever said it will buy Seventh Generation, a US-based maker of "green" home and personal care goods, its latest deal aimed at boosting the faster-growing part of its business.

Business • 20 Sep 16

Unilever leaves its full-year target unchanged

Unilever reports better than Q2 expected sales

Consumer goods giant Unilever has reported a better than expected rise in second-quarter sales.

Business • 21 Jul 16

Sources say that Unilever paid $1 billion in cash for Dollar Shave Club

Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club

Unilever has agreed to buy US-based men's grooming brand Dollar Shave Club in a deal that would expand the consumer goods group's catalogue of personal care products.

Business • 20 Jul 16

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

Unilever said its underlying sales rose 2.8% in the first quarter

Unilever's Q1 sales better than expected

Unilever has reported better than expected sales for the first quarter, showing improvement from the hammering it took last year from weak emerging markets including a slowdown in China.

Business • 16 Apr 15