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Some Protesters Find Ben & Jerry's Support Hard to Swallow
12:15PM 10/12/2011
Ben & Jerry's, the progressive ice cream brand with the hippie ethos, has announced its support for Occupy Wall Street. But the free ice cream it donated Tuesday was cold comfort to some protesters, who wondered how a brand owned by a mammoth multinational conglomerate can genuinely support their anti-corporate message.
Unilever CEO Expects to Catch P&G in Five Years
7:30AM 6/21/2011
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Unilever CEO Paul Polman recently admitted that his company had grown "too little" over the past 10 to 15 years, but said he expects it to catch up with rivals such as Procter & Gamble within the next five years. Is it a realistic goal?
Unilever Bulks Up in China With an Eye on the Future
12:00PM 5/10/2011
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Unilever, the second largest consumer goods company in the world, recently announced plans to build one of its largest production bases in China. Unilever already has sales in China worth over $20 billion and anticipates a substantial increase in this figure in the years ahead.
Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge, so Consumer Ally has collected them in one place for you to check each week.
Here is this week's roundup of recalls:
American Suzuki Motor Corp. recalled about 29,000 Suzuki KingQuad all-terrain vehicles because the...
Skippy Peanut Butter Recalled Over Salmonella Fears
11:00PM 3/06/2011
Unilever United States Inc. is recalling certain lots of reduced-fat Skippy peanut butter because it could be contaminated with salmonella, the company said.
So far, no one has gotten sick from eating the peanut butter, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Included in the recall are...
Unilever Gets Approval to Buy Sara Lee Unit
7:46AM 11/17/2010
Consumer goods company Unilever (UL) won approval from the European Union to buy Sara Lee Corp's (SLE) shower gel and European detergents business.
Unilever agreed to sell off the Sanex deodorant and body-wash brands in the region as part of the deal, Bloomberg News reported. The sale allays...
Unilever Earnings Rise on Strong Sales, Weak Euro
7:56AM 11/04/2010
Consumer goods company Unilever NV (UL) reported third quarter earnings of 0.43 euros per diluted share, up from 0.36 euros a year earlier.
Sales rose 13.2% to 11.5 billion euros ($16.4 billion), driven by a strong performance in emerging markets, the company said in a statement.
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Friday Freebies: Halloween pumpkin ideas, lotion, and more
7:00AM 10/15/2010
There are freebies I've never heard of -- like Halloween pumpkin stencils -- and old standbys (a free movie rental and sample of Emergen-C) in this week's collection of Friday Freebies. Get pumpkin carving ideas with free stencils, a free sample of Vaseline Intense Rescue lotion, and free sample of...
Free sample of Vaseline Intensive Rescue lotion
10:45AM 10/13/2010
Get a free sample of Vaseline Intensive Rescue lotion through Unilever, which owns the Vaseline brand. Share your name, sex, date of birth, address, and e-mail to get the freebie. You can opt in or out of Unilever's e-mail list. The company is giving out one million samples, so this should last a...
Unilever to Buy Alberto Culver for $3.7 Billion
6:35AM 9/27/2010
Unilever (UL) announced early Monday that it had agreed to buy beauty care company Alberto Culver Company for $3.7 billion in cash.
The deal will make Unilever the world's leading company in hair conditioning, the second largest in shampoo and the third largest in hair styling, Unilever said in a...
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