Unilever and Ben & Jerry’s have been at odds since at least 2021, when the Chubby Hubby ice cream maker said it would stop selling in the Israel-occupied West Bank.. Ben & Jerry’s sued its ...

Unilever CEO Fernando Fernandez has warned that “inflationary pressures” may hit some of its most profitable divisions, says Emma Taggart in The Times. He claims to have seen “some return of ...

Unilever has threatened to pull funding for the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation – escalating its battle to muzzle the left-leaning ice cream brand's progressive activism, according to a report.

His other plans include divisionalising Unilever’s sales force in its top 24 markets. This means that they will be split up into several divisions. In Fernandez’s view, this will increase ...

A U.K. Unilever factory. The new CEO expects to accelerate the company’s turnaround plans by selling a number of underperforming food brands. Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg News.

Multinationals like Unilever are losing ground to ambitious local rivals in emerging markets — the biggest growth engine of the $7.5 trillion global consumer goods sector.

Unilever said Tuesday that Hein Schumacher is stepping down after less than two years as chief executive of the consumer goods giant. Schumacher will be replaced by CFO Fernando Fernandez, who ...

Hindustan Unilever has agreed to acquire beauty startup Minimalist for about $342 million, as the consumer goods giant seeks to expand in India’s fast-growing premium skincare market.

Consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever is in advanced talks to acquire 4-year-old direct-to-consumer startup Minimalist for up to $350 million, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Unilever’s sustainability juggle. At PRWeek’s Corporate and Public Affairs Summit in 2023, Mathew discussed Unilever’s sustainability messaging, sharing his view that it had initially “misstepped” ...

Last month, Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher said he is seeking to offload £1bn ($1.2bn) worth of brands. During the same time, Unilever confirmed the spin-off of its ice-cream units in India and ...

Multinational, Unilever, has announced it plans to sell long-time brands Unox and Zwan to Dutch company, Zwanenberg Food Group. Both brands have been with the company for nearly a century. Dutch meat, ...