Unilever CFO departs ahead of new CEO’s arrival May 30, 2023 Unilever has announced a shake up at the top with both its chief financial officer and chief digital and commercial officer departing their roles just weeks before new CEO Hein Schumacher takes the reins. Graeme Pitkethly, who headed the consumer goods giant’s finances, is retiring after 21 year at the business. He will retire from [...]
Unilever makes mayo from food inflation as Ben & Jerry’s owner sales soar April 27, 2023 Unilever, owner of Ben & Jerry’s and Hellman’s Mayonaise, has raised its expectations for the rest of the year after strong sales off the back of rising prices. The conglomerate which deals in everything from beauty products to homeware and nutrition to ice cream, reported underlying sales growth was up 10.5 per cent to almost [...]
Ben & Jerry’s owner Unilever: Turnover soars to £53bn driven by price increases against backdrop of inflation February 9, 2023 Unilever price hikes helped the firm deliver turnover of more than £50bn last year, as the group had a nine per cent increase underlying sales growth for 2022. The British firm – which owns brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, Dove, Hellman’s and Magnum – said that turnover also increased 14.5 per cent to €60.1bn [...]
Unilever appoints new Dutch boss to deliver “step up” in performance at embattled giant January 30, 2023 A Dutch dairy boss who has sat as a non-executive board member at Unilever since last year will move into the CEO role at the consumer giant. Hein Schumacher has led the dairy firm Royal FrieslandCampina, an £11bn business operating in over 40 countries, since 2018. Schumacher’s appointment comes after embattled boss Alan Jope announced [...]
A year on from Mayonnaise-gate, Terry Smith mounts another attack on Unilever January 10, 2023 Legendary City investor Terry Smith has written another excoriating review of Unilever’s business performance, a year after he made headlines for criticising its focus on the “purpose” of Hellmann’s Mayonnaise. In his annual letter to shareholders, the Fundsmith chief lists a series of complaints about the consumer goods firm, saying it had failed to engage [...]
Google appoints former Unilever top brass as MD for the UK and Ireland December 9, 2022 Google has appointed the former top brass at Unilever as its new managing director for the UK and Ireland. American tech leader and entrepreneur Debbie Weinstein will look after the technology giant’s business in Britain from March 2023, saying it feels like “coming home”. Weinstein will take over from Ronan Harris, who joined the company [...]
Ben & Jerry’s owner Unilever warns of shoppers buying less as inflation bites budgets October 27, 2022 Dove maker Unilever has seen consumers buying less of products after price hikes, as the consumer goods titan has ushered in record price rises. Prices increased by 12.5 per cent in the period, the brand’s highest ever hike, as consumers battle cost increases in every corner of life. The London-listed consumer goods giant admitted price [...]
Unilever boss to step down from company by end of next year September 26, 2022 Unilever's chief executive Alan Jope has announced his intention to retire from the consumer goods giant at the end of 2023.
Retailers including Cadbury and Unilever will have to re-apply to use Royal Arms imagery under new King September 12, 2022 Retailers including Cadbury and Selfridges will have to re-apply for permission to use the Royal Arms in association with their products. More than 100 food and drink brands have had a Royal Warrant of Appointment, providing them with permission to use the imagery on their packaging. After Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday last week, [...]
Persil’s ‘kinder to our planet’ ad banned by watchdog for misleading environment claims August 31, 2022 Persil has had one of its detergent ads banned, after regulators found it to be being misleading about its environmental benefits.