Unilever to carve out ice cream division into a separate entity

LONDON: Unilever has announced the initiation of a significant restructuring process, and is set to separate its Ice Cream division and launch an extensive productivity programme as part of its Growth Action Plan (GAP). The Unilever Board is confident that the future growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership…

Unilever changes organization structure into five business groups

LONDON, UK: Unilever will move away from its current matrix structure and will be organised around five distinct Business Groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The changes to its organisational model aims at making it a simpler, more category-focused business. Each Business Group will be fully responsible and accountable for their strategy,…

Unilever to sell ekaterra tea business to CVC Capital Partners for €4.5bn

LONDON, UK: Unilever has entered into an agreement to sell its global Tea business, ekaterra, to CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII for €4.5 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis. ekaterra is the world’s leading Tea business, with a portfolio of 34 brands including Lipton, PG tips, Pukka, T2 and TAZO®. The business generated revenues of around €2…

Unilever signs agreement to acquire SmartyPants Vitamins

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS: Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire SmartyPants Vitamins, a U.S.-based Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement company, a news release said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Based in Los Angeles, SmartyPants Vitamins was founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs Courtney Nichols Gould…

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Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company, headquartered in London, United Kingdom and Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Unilever products include food, sweets, energy drinks, baby food, soft drinks, ice cream, tea, cleaning agents, coffee, pet food, bottled water, chewing gum, frozen pizza, pregnancy tests, juice, beauty products, personal care, breakfast cereals, medicine and pharmaceutical healthcare…