BNET Industries
Market Cap:$38.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$47.8B
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Unilever doesn't stop at food. Unilever Plc (NYSE: UL (ADR) London) was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in London, UK. The company produces an enormous range of consumer goods, marketed worldwide. Its 400 packaged products include soups, sauces, noodles, oils, margarine, teas, ice creams, frozen foods, skin and hair care products, deodorants, fragrances, toothpaste, and laundry detergent. The company has annual revenue of about $54 billion and employs about 206,000 people. In July 2005 the company completed the sale of its prestige fragrance business, Unilever Cosmetics International, to Coty Inc.
Number of Employees 223,000
Contact Information
Unilever House
PO Box 68
Blackfriars
London EC4P 4BQ
(44) 2078225252
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance: 811490
Recent Events
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STOCKS NEWS UK-Galiform jumps as profit guidance raised
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Unisys to provide global computer services to Unilever
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Unilever and Unisys Ink IT Outsourcing Pact
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Market Report -- Story Stocks SLE
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U.S. Stocks Rise; Rates on Hold in Europe
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Unilever betting on "demand sensing" to weather volatile market conditions
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Stop & Shop Alerts Customers to Voluntary Recall of Breyer's All Natural Mint Chocolate Chip...
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Unilever Explores Transdermal Drug Delivery
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Clayton Dubilier & Rice Pays $477 Million For JohnsonDiversey Stake
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Virtual Instruments Brings Improved SAN Efficiency to Unilever
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Unilever to acquire personal care business of Sara Lee Corporation
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Money has started flowing again and it could drive a stock surge
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Unilever Tests Dove Men+Care in Europe
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Ricoh delivers next generation print to Unilever across Europe
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Why U.S. Stocks Are Going to Kill Your Portfolio
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TriNorth's Subsidiary Feronia Inc. has Acquired Unilever's Palm Oil Plantation in the Democratic Republic of...
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CORRECT (8/14): Consumer Cos Push High-End Products In China
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Consumer goods in the recession: The game has changed
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Unilever earnings fall while sales rise
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Quamina sits on Unilever board
News & Analysis
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Automating traceability meets Knorr's needs and EU regulations: Unilever automates the pallet-labeling and shipping operations at its production sites, including the Knorr plant in Loorsdrecht, The Netherlands, as part of a global productivity initiative
- 2006-12-01
One of the world's leading suppliers of fast-moving consumer products in the food, home and personal care categories, Unilever's portfolio includes some of the leading and best-known brands. Knorr is Unilever's biggest food brand, with 3 billion [e One of the world's leading suppliers...
Unilever's frozen brands in Spain, Salto and Knorr, go to Bonduelle.(BIO BET GETS LOUDER)
- 2006-07-01
There's more and more of Bonduelle and less and less of Unilever in the frozen food business. That was made clear July 1, when the French firm bought the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate's last remaining frozen food brands in Spain, Salto and Knorr. There's more and...
A busy month for food asset-swapping: Unilever, ConAgra, Del Monte, Pinnacle will look significantly different once the dust settles.(leading marketers of pet food products)
- 2006-04-01
PERHAPS IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT JUST AS annual reports and 10Ks are being issued, food companies are jiggering their portfolios and trading brands and other assets. ConAgra will end the year a significantly smaller company than it began it, and Del PERHAPS IT'S NO COINCIDENCE...
With Unilever mega brands on block, potential buyers & suppliers take stock: frozen food industrialists in Germany, along with their colleagues throughout Europe, wait to see how new ownership of Iglo and Birds Eye brands will affect their business in
- 2006-04-01
At long last, it's official. Unilever's Iglo and Birds Eye brands, which have been household names among European frozen food consumers for several generations, are up for grabs. At long last, it's official. Unilever's Iglo and Birds Eye brands, which have been household names...
Unilever sells food oils brands in Mexico
- 2004-03-09
ACH Food Companies, Inc. ACH, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods ABF plc, announced Tuesday that ABF has entered into an agreement to acquire Unilever's food oils brands in Mexico. The Mexican subsidiary will be managed by ACH in conjunction with their existing oil business. Closing is subject to securing...
Unilever looks to equal Nestle.
- 2002-12-20
MEXICO CITY, Dec 19, 2002 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Although Unilever's brands Ponds, Dove, Sedal, Magnum and Viennetta doubtless boost the company, its name is still unknown and the company will begi MEXICO CITY, Dec 19, 2002 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico...
UNILEVER FINALISES SALE OF 19 FOOD BRANDS.(Brief Article)
- 2002-07-05
Consumer products giant Unilever has completed the sale of 19 food brands to a subsidiary of London-based Associated British Foods plc for US 360 million in cash. The Anglo-Dutch company signed the agreement with ACH Food Companies in April 2002 to s Consumer products giant Unilever...
Top 100[R]: the big grow bigger as global holdings shuffle.(Statistical Data Included)
- 2002-07-01
Food is an undisputed universal, and it seems that the food business is also becoming universal -- or at least global. Though it's not quite a unified planet in many terms, the food industry has transcended international boundaries in the last two years, and many of...
Satisfying the M&A Hunger.(Brief Article)
- 2000-05-29
Following a period of restructuring in the form of management changes and cost-cutting measures, the packaged food industry is seemingly posed for another wave of consolidation. Facing relatively slow growth and the need to improve sales and margin Following a period of restructuring in...
Unilever and Nestle heat up battle for dominance of Spanish QFF. (Unilever PLC; Nestle USA Inc.; quick frozen foods)
- 1996-01-01
Unilever PLC and Nestle USA Inc. are both gearing up to conquer the quick frozen food market in Spain. Over 50% of frozen food retail sales in the country are still dominated by minor brands. Unilever owns 60% of Frudesa, which is one of the country's twoUnilever PLC and Nestle...
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| Volume | 1,288,131 |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.2B |
| Market Cap | 38.8B |
| Year High | 31.11 |
| Year Low | 16.95 |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.56 |
| P/E Ratio | 11.8242 |
| Dividend | 1.0047 |
| Yield | 3.3191 |
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