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Unilever

Unilever

Unilever is Anglo-Dutch multinational consumer goods company that is co-headquartered in London, England and Rotterdam, Netherlands, and was founded in 1930 by William Lever, James Lever, and Samuel van den Bergh.

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Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company co-headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands and London, England with over 400 brands serving approximately 2.5 billion people everyday. The company was founded by William Lever, James Lever, and Samuel van den Bergh on September 2, 1929 the Margarine Unie company and the Lever Borthers signed a partnership agreement to form Unilever. The company was officially established as Unilever on January 1, 1930. In 1950, Unilever launched the Unilever Food & Health Research Institute to focus on increasing the nutritional quality and safety of their products.

In December 2018, Unilever's CEO, Paul Polman, quit the company. He was CEO of Unilever for 10 years. It was announced in December that Alan Jope will begin as CEO in January 2019.

Timeline

December 21, 2020
Dada Group and Unilever announce a new strategic partnership to create a data-driven on-demand retail model.
November 26, 2020
Unilever to acquire SmartyPants Vitamins.

November 21, 2020
Unilever says it will bring to India its mouthwash formulation, which, it claims, will reduce 99.9 per cent of coronavirus after 30 seconds of rinsing.

September 15, 2019
Unilever announces that its factories, offices, R&D facilities, data centres, warehouses and distribution centres across five continents are now powered by 100% renewable grid electricity.
April 22, 2019
Unilever announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire OLLY Nutrition, a U.S.-based business in the vitamins, minerals, and supplements (VMS) category.
April 12, 2019
Unilever announces it has signed an agreement to acquire the Fluocaril and Parogencyl oral care brands from P&G
December 19, 2018
Unilever acquires The Vegetarian Butcher.
2016
Unilever purchased Dollar Shave Club for $1bn.
1930
Unilever was founded by Antonius Johannes Jurgens, Samuel van den Bergh and William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme.

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https://www.unilever.com/our-company/at-a-glance/

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Company profile for Unilever

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/profile-unilever

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October 11, 2010

Price increases underpin sales growth at Nestle, Unilever

Martinne Geller

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-consumer-results/price-increases-underpin-sales-growth-at-nestle-unilever-idUSKCN1MS1SH

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Unilever | UL Stock Price, Company Overview & News

https://www.forbes.com/companies/unilever/

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Unilever and Veolia sign sustainability collaboration deal

Martin White

https://www.foodbev.com/news/unilever-and-veolia-sign-sustainability-collaboration-agreement/

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