BNET Industries
Market Cap:$39.3B
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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'Slim Fast' Recalls Products Because of Bacteria
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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
News & Analysis
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Publicis Plays Catch-Up With Unilever Mag Acquisition; Operating Leverage is Key
BNET
- 2009-09-10
Some clarity is beginning to emerge as to why exactly Publicis -- whose dominant client is Procter & Gamble -- bought Unilever's Pour Tous Vous Dire web site and magazine in France. It's all about the operating leverage provided by owning the media your clients are buying. by Jim Edwards
Publicis Buying Unilever's French CRM Site For FMCG Intelligence
PaidContent
- 2009-09-01
Top four advertising group Publicis is buying Pour Tout Vous Dire (“for everything you say”), a customer relationship management programme and website with which Unilever tries to build relationships with its French customers. It will now open up the platform to all brands, in an effort to harvest online...
Unilever reports profit slump but sales rise
- 2008-07-31
ROTTERDAM AFP — Dutch food products and cosmetics giant Unilever reported on Thursday a 19.0-percent slump in net second-quarter profit on restructuring charges, but a rise in sales beyond analysts' forecasts. Unilever, describing its performance as "good", said that the net figure for the quarter fell to 978 million...
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Unilever, N.V., Hudson City Bancorp, H&R Block, American Capital Agency and Avanex Corp
- 2008-07-02
CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Unilever, N.V. (NYSE: UN) as the Bull of the Day and Hudson City Bancorp (Nasdaq: HCBK) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) and Avanex Corporation (Nasdaq:...
Zacks Buy List Highlights: Bucyrus International, Unilever plc, Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Targa Resources Partners LP
- 2008-05-21
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest list of Zacks Rank Buy Stocks. Every day on Zacks.com, four stock picks are made based on criteria for the each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum and Value. The four Zacks Rank Buy stocks highlighted today...
Unilever to buy Russian icecream maker Inmarko
- 2008-02-04
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands AFP — Anglo-Dutch food group Unilever said Monday it has signed an agreement to acquire Russian icecream maker Inmarko for an undisclosed amount. "The acquisition will further strengthen Unilever’s position as the world’s number one ice cream business," the company said in a statement. Inmarko...
Unilever unveils marketing and finance academies
- 2007-02-01
Futuremedia has completed two custom e-learning courses for Unilever employees as part of an ongoing corporate e-learning project.
The Following Takes Place Between Degree Men and the Fox Hit Drama '24'
- 2007-01-15
Degree Men has announced an extensive relationship with Fox Broadcasting Company's award-winning television series, '24,' that includes television advertising, original online content, as well as deep retail cross-promotions. Throughout the year-long campaign, Degree Men will power exclusive '24'-themed content that provides viewers with an insider's perspective of the celebrated...
TBWA taps LePlae for North America.(TBWA Worldwide promotes Robert LePlae)
- 2005-10-03
Omnicom Group's TBWA Worldwide promoted West Coast chief Robert LePlae to president of its North America operations, including day-to-day oversight of the network's New York office. The widely expected move follows by a week the departure of Brett Gosper, formerly president of TBWA's New...
Trumbull, CT.(regional economy)
- 2005-08-29
In 1797, the community of "North Stratford" split from its mother settlement of Stratford and was incorporated as a town. Its name came from the governor of Connecticut at the time, Jonathan Trumbull. Today, Trumbull is home to the Nasdaq stock market and consumer products giant...
| Volume | 1,901,343 |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.2B |
| Market Cap | 39.3B |
| Year High | 31.11 |
| Year Low | 16.95 |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.56 |
| P/E Ratio | 11.9648 |
| Dividend | 1.0047 |
| Yield | 3.28 |
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