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Power Brands Dove, Vaseline Drive Unilever Q1 Growth as Company Focuses on Beauty, Wellness, Home
LONDON –– Dove and Vaseline helped to boost Unilever sales to 12.6 billion euros in the first quarter as the consumer giant shifts to…
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream
The co-founder of ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's says that its parent company Unilever blocked it from launching an ice cream flavour that…
Business
Beauty, Wellbeing Sales Fuel Q3 Growth at Unilever
LONDON – Beauty and wellbeing sales are steaming ahead at Unilever, and drove underlying group sales growth of 3.9 percent to 14.7 billion…
Culture
EXCLUSIVE: Nutrafol Inks Multiyear Deal With MLB as Official Hair Growth Partner, Receives NSF Certified for Sport Recognition
The MLB is betting big on hair health. Nutrafol, known for its hair growth supplements, has teamed up with Major League Baseball as the…
Business
Ben & Jerry's co-founder resigns citing loss of independence under Unilever
Jerry Greenfield says the Vermont-based company has lost its independence since UK parent Unilever curtailed its social activism Ben &…
Business
Ben & Jerry’s ‘not for sale’ says Magnum CEO ahead of spin-off from Unilever
Magnum CEO Peter ter Kulve dismissed any talk of selling Ben & Jerry’s on Wednesday and said he was focused on reclaiming market share and…
Business
Unilever CEO plans shakeup of top 200 managers in overhaul
Unilever chief executive officer Fernando Fernandez expects to replace a quarter of the group’s top 200 managers following a performance…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Tatcha Takes Aim at Longevity With New Serum Launch
Having been founded in 2009 and sold to Unilever Prestige a decade later, Tatcha knows something about staying power. The brand, however,…
Business
Unilever to Intensify Focus on Beauty, Wellbeing, Personal Care and Strong U.S., India Markets
LONDON – Going forward, Unilever will prioritize beauty, wellbeing and personal care products, said new chief executive Fernando Fernandez…
Business
Unilever to pay US$1.5 billion for men's grooming brand Dr Squatch
The deal was announced earlier this week by all three parties, without disclosing financial details Unilever is paying US$1.5 billion to…
Business
EXCLUSIVE: Olly Brings Its Benefit-forward Approach to New Body Care Line
Olly is turning itself inside out. Tuesday, the 10-year-old brand best known for its supplements is launching a line of vitamin-infused…
Lifestyle
The Future of Beauty Is All About Wellness
Beauty is in its wellness era. During WWD’s annual Beauty CEO Summit, Unilever‘s president of beauty and well-being Priya Nair discussed…
Beauty
Unilever Invests 80 Million Pounds in Fragrance Research, Development in the U.K.
LONDON — Unilever is investing 80 million pounds in the U.K., with plans to build a state-of-the-art fragrance research and development…
Lifestyle
Beauty’s Brave New World Emerges on Day Two of the WWD Beauty CEO Summit
NEW YORK — Day Two of the 2025 Beauty CEO Summit, held Thursday, covered subjects impacting today’s beauty industry, which is morphing at…
Business
Ben & Jerry's cites investor Peltz's growing influence over parent company Unilever
Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s said late on Friday (May 2) that billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz, who is on its parent company…
Business
Unilever Snaps Up British Sustainable Deodorant Brand Wild
Unilever has acquired British sustainable deodorant brand Wild for an undisclosed sum. Other terms of the deal also were not disclosed,…
Business
Dove, Wellbeing Brands Drive Unilever Growth in 2024
LONDON – Unilever is expecting a “soft” start to the new year after reporting a 1.9 percent uptick in turnover to 60.8 billion euros in…
Business
Unilever weighs New York as venue for ice cream unit listing
Unilever is considering New York as a potential venue for a listing of its ice cream business, people with knowledge of the matter said, a…
Business
Unilever nearly halves expected European job cuts
This is done through savings projects from 2022 to 2024 and not hiring externally Unilever is cutting about 1,500 fewer jobs in Europe…