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Unilever and World Heart Federation announce new initiative

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:53:55 GMT

Unilever and the World Heart Federation announce a joint initiative to promote awareness of Heart Age - a new, personally motivating way of expressing an individual’s risk of developing heart disease and stroke.

Unilever appoints new chief supply chain officer

Wed, 27 May 2009 11:52:35 GMT

Pier Luigi Sigismondi to join Unilever Executive

Unilever calls for moratorium on deforestation of tropical rainforest

Mon, 25 May 2009 11:50:54 GMT

Unilever's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Polman, today called for governments to support a moratorium on deforestation as a crucial measure to tackle climate change.

Q1 2009 results announced today

Thu, 07 May 2009 11:48:46 GMT

Unilever today announced its results for the first quarter of 2009.

Unilever acquires leading Russian sauces business Baltimor

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:36:21 GMT

Unilever today announced its intention to acquire Baltimor Holding ZAO's sauces business, the leading ketchup business in Russia. The acquisition will further strengthen Unilever’s existing dressings portfolio and competitive position in Russia, one of its priority countries.

Unilever makes a commitment to reduce salt across its portfolio

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:34:42 GMT

Unilever today announced the launch of a global salt reduction strategy for its Foods portfolio, covering over 22 000 products.

Unilever completes TIGI acquisition

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:32:49 GMT

Unilever today confirmed that, further to its announcement on 26 January 2009, it has obtained the required regulatory clearances and has completed the acquisition of the TIGI hair care product business and Advanced Education Academies.

Unilever board changes

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:07:36 GMT

Unilever today announced that its Vice-Chairman and Senior Independent Director, the Lord Simon of Highbury CBE, will be retiring from the Board at the Annual General Meetings in May this year having served three terms of three years

Unilever launches ice cream business in Romania

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:38:05 GMT

Unilever best-sellers to be available this summer. Napoca to enter Unilever portfolio.

Q4 2008 and full year results announced today

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:05:59 GMT

Unilever today announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2008.

Unilever moves to premium hair care

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:19:13 GMT

Unilever to buy TIGI product business and Advanced Education Academies for $411.5 million in cash.

Unilever completes the sale of Bertolli olive oil business to Grupo SOS

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:37:59 GMT

Unilever today completed the previously announced sale of its Bertolli olive oil business to Grupo SOS for a consideration of €630 million.

Unilever in Cote D lvoire

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:46:02 GMT

Unilever disposes of oils business and plantation interests and acquires regional soap business.

Unilever reshapes its global research and development

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:39:15 GMT

Unilever today announced the intention to consolidate its R&D activities into a number of larger sites located in its key markets.

Q3 2008 Results

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:52:51 GMT

Unilever released its third quarter results for 2008 on Thursday, 30^th October 2008, at 7am (UK time).

Unilever NV Extraordinary General Meeting poll result

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:41:08 GMT

Paul Polman appointed as executive director.

Unilever PLC General Meeting poll result

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:53:18 GMT

Unilever PLC shareholders today approved the resolution put to the General Meeting in London. Voting was by poll on the resolution and the result is set out below.

Unilever completes sale of North American laundry business to Vestar Captial Partner

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:55:58 GMT

Unilever today announced that it has completed the sale of its North American laundry business in US, Canada and Puerto Rico to Vestar Capital Partners (Vestar).

Unilever CEO Succession

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:58:35 GMT

Unilever today announces that Patrick Cescau, Group Chief Executive, will retire from Unilever at the end of the year. He has served the business for 35 years and has led Unilever for the last four, initially as Chairman and then as the company’s first Group Chief Executive.

Bovril Beef Extract jars product recall

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:40:46 GMT

The health and safety of our consumers is paramount and we would like to reassure them that only a small volume of production has been affected. However, we are recalling a greater quantity as a precautionary measure and have suspended the manufacture and supply of this product until additional tests confirm it is safe to resume.

Please note that no products sold in the Republic of Ireland are affected.

We will always take the necessary steps to ensure our products meet the highest quality standards and every precaution is taken in all our factories to prevent any form of contamination. We have launched an immediate investigation and we

are working closely with the FSA and relevant authorities to ensure this does not happen again.

This is an isolated incident and no other Bovril or Unilever products are affected. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank our consumers for their cooperation in this matter.

A free-phone consumer care line number has been set up 0800 146 252 and we are committed to giving all our consumers affected by this recall a refund.

Patrick Cescau discusses Q2 2008 results with CNBC

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Following the announcement of our 2008 half year results Group Chief Executive, Patrick Cescau, spoke to CNBC.

Patrick Cescau discusses Q2 2008 results with Bloomberg

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Following the announcement of our 2008 half year results Group Chief Executive, Patrick Cescau, spoke to Bloomberg.

Q2 and half year 2008 results announced today

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:23:29 GMT

Unilever today announced its results for the second quarter and half year results for 2008.

Unilever to close Lawrys deal with McCormick

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:21:10 GMT

Unilever today announced that it expects to complete the previously announced sale of its Lawry's and Adolph's branded seasoning blends and marinades business to McCormick & Company, Inc., on or about the 31st July, 2008.

Unilever agrees to sell North American Laundry Business

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:46:07 GMT

Unilever today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its North American laundry business in US, Canada and Puerto Rico to Vestar Capital Partners.

Unilever disposes Bertolli Olive Oil to Grupo SOS

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:45:53 GMT

Unilever today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the disposal of its Bertolli olive oil and vinegar business with Grupo SOS for a consideration of €630m.

Unilever to sell Turkish olive oil business

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:44:12 GMT

Unilever today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Komili, the market leading olive oil brand in Turkey, for an undisclosed amount to Ana Gida, part of the Anadolu Group.

Geneviève Berger to be Chief R and D Officer

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:42:05 GMT

Unilever today announced that Professor Geneviève Berger (PhD, MD) has been appointed as its chief research and development officer.

Unilever in Côte d Ivoire

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:38:34 GMT

Unilever Cote d'Ivoire set to dispose of palm-oil interests and increase stake in regional soap business

Unilever NV Annual General Meeting approves all resolutions

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:12:58 GMT

Unilever NV Annual General Meeting approves all resolutions

Q1 2008 results announced today

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced its results for the first quarter of 2008.

Unilever commits to certified sustainable palm oil

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:13:06 GMT

Unilever today announced its intention to have all of its palm oil certified sustainable by 2015.

Board changes at Unilever

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:32:52 GMT

Unilever today announced a number of changes to simplify further its structure and better align its organisation in support of the company’s growth agenda.

Board changes at Unilever

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced a number of changes to simplify further its structure and better align its organisation in support of the company’s growth agenda.

Unilever announces Full Year and Q4 2007 results

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:25:02 GMT

Full details can be found in the Quarterly results and reports section of the site.

Unilever acquires leading Russian ice cream company Inmarko

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:57:38 GMT

Unilever today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire leading Russian ice cream company Inmarko for an undisclosed amount.

Unilever marketing

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever takes its marketing responsibilities very seriously.

Unilever Agrees to Sell Lawrys and Adolphs Brands

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever has signed a definitive agreement with McCormick & Company, Incorporated to sell its Lawry's and Adolph's branded seasoning blends and marinades business in the US and Canada for €410 million in cash.

Unilever and Le Groupe Bel reach agreement on sale of Boursin

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced that it had reached an agreement to sell Boursin to Le Groupe Bel for EUR 400 million.

Unilever announces Q3 2007 results

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced its results for the third quarter of 2007.

Patrick Cescau awarded 2007 Botwinick Prize in Ethics

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever Group Chief Executive, Patrick Cescau, awarded 2007 Botwinick Prize in Ethics by Columbia Business School.

Unilever recognised for carbon disclosure and sustainability performance

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever has been recognised as "Best in Class" in its approach to climate change disclosure in a report released yesterday by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a coalition of over 315 global investors.

Unilever Indonesia to buy drinks brand

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever Indonesia has entered into a conditional agreement to buy the Buavita brand of fruit-based Vitality drinks from Ultra.

Unilever & Pepsico to expand ready-to-drink tea joint venture

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:02 GMT

PepsiCo and Unilever today announced they have agreed to expand their International partnership for the marketing and distribution of ready-to-drink tea products under the Lipton brand, the world's best-selling tea.

Spinetta to step down from Unilever

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Rotterdam, 14 September - Unilever today announced that Jean-Cyril Spinetta will step down as a non-executive director for personal reasons.

Unilever announces Q2 2007 results

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced its results for the second quarter of 2007.

Unilever announces new Chief Financial Officer

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced that it has appointed James A Lawrence as Chief Financial Officer in succession to Rudy Markham.

Unilever and Perdigão create joint-venture to manage the Becel and Becel pro.activ heart-health brands in Brazil

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced that it had entered into an agreement with Perdigão to create a joint-venture to manage the Becel and Becel pro.activ heart-health brands in Brazil. At the same time it is selling its Doriana, Delicata and Claybom margarine brands, together with manufacturing equipment, to Perdigão.

Unilever appoints its first Chief Technology Officer

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced that it had appointed Neal Matheson to the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer.

Unilever commits to sourcing all its tea from sustainable ethical sources

Fri, 25 May 2007 17:00:00 GMT

Up to 2 mllion people around the world to benefit from better crops, better incomes and better livelihoods.

Unilever NV AGM resolutions have become effective

Thu, 17 May 2007 17:00:00 GMT

Rotterdam, 16 May Unilever NV today announced that all resolutions on the appointments and remuneration of directors that were adopted at Unilever NV's AGM yesterday have become effective as from today, subsequent to the adoption of corresponding proposals by the Unilever PLC shareholders.

Unilever PLC annual general meeting approves all resolutions

Wed, 16 May 2007 17:00:00 GMT

Unilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the annual general meeting in London.

Unilever NV annual general meeting approves all resolutions

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Rotterdam, 15 May - Unilever N.V. shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting in Rotterdam.

Unilever Science Price 2007

Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever Science Prize 2007 to Prof. David Julius

Unilever strengthens its global commitment to responsible marketing

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced two new important commitments to responsible marketing.

Announcement of Q1 2007 results

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced its results for the first quarter of 2007.

Unilever announces commencement of share buy-back programme

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announces the commencement of its share buy-back programme.

New arrangements for Unilever UK pensions

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever UK today reaffirmed its commitment to its final salary pension scheme for existing employees in the UK but announced that it is proposing to close the scheme to new employees.

Q4 2006 results

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2006.

Unilever board changes

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced changes to its Board.

Unilever NV implements previously announced pref share settlement

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

On 8 November 2006 Unilever NV announced that it had reached a settlement with a number of parties, including the Dutch Investors' Association (Vereniging van Effectenbezitters), with respect to a dispute concerning the NLG 0.10 cumulative preference shares issued in 1999.

Unilever announces new chairman

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Michael Treschow to succeed Antony Burgmans in May 2007.

Changes to executive team

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today announced that John Rice, President Americas, has decided to retire from Unilever after 25 years of service

Unilever statement

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Unilever today confirms that the process for the nomination of a new independent Chairman at the AGMs in 2007 is proceeding as planned.

Unilever executive decorated by H.M. the King of Thailand

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Receives Royal Decoration in recognition of his outstanding leadership of the Unilever Thai Group of Companies corporate social responsibility initiatives.