Rural markets in India flat due to impact of high food inflation on low income consumers: Unilever CEO Alan Jope"The market growth in India remains stronger in urban areas than in rural areas and that reflects the high impact of high food inflation on...
09 Feb, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
Unilever names Dutch dairy boss Hein Schumacher as new CEOSchumacher, 51, joined Unilever in October last year as non-executive director and is currently the chief of Dutch dairy business Friesland...
30 Jan, 2023, 01.25 PM IST
Unilever CEO Alan Jope to retire at end of 2023The maker of Dove soap and Knorr stock cubes said the board will start a formal search for his successor, considering both internal and ext...
26 Sep, 2022, 11.51 AM IST
Unilever CEO flags falling consumption in rural IndiaRussia's war in Ukraine has exacerbated rising prices for almost everything, from wheat and cooking oil, to natural gas and crude oil, maki...
27 Jul, 2022, 12.28 AM IST
Consumption weakness due to impact of inflation, particularly in rural areas: Unilever CEO Alan JopeThe British consumer goods firm said India has been a particular area of strength from a volume perspective as it saw double-digit pricing ...
26 Jul, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
India can become Unilever's biggest market in a decade, says Alan JopeThe 59-year-old Scotsman also condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and said it has halted the import or export of its products, capex pl...
13 May, 2022, 07.35 AM IST
India star performer in 2021: Unilever CEO Alan JopeThe maker of Dove shampoo and Lux soap said growth in India was a balanced split between price and volume amid rising input costs, and that...
11 Feb, 2022, 09.28 AM IST
Unilever eyes GSK's consumer goods arm in possible 50 billion-pound dealEarlier, Britain's Sunday Times said the Unilever bid for the business made late last year was worth roughly 50 billion pounds, and had bee...
15 Jan, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
Think everything’s expensive now? Get ready for what’s nextCompanies are facing a dire mix of supply-chain challenges, as well as higher costs for energy, raw materials, packaging and shipping.
23 Oct, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Indian businesses emerging stronger from pandemic: Unilever CEOIndia accounts for nearly 9% of Unilever's global sales and is its second-biggest market after the US. The company said three markets-the U...
22 Oct, 2021, 06.37 AM IST
Unilever announces profits fall as inflation bitesProfit after tax dropped five percent to 3.12 billion euros ($3.68 billion) in the first six months of the year compared with the correspon...
22 Jul, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
Unilever to step up India play, says Alan Jope, Global CEOUnilever posted a 1.9% growth in sales for the full year. The India business was hit by the pandemic, recovering as the economy opened up a...
05 Feb, 2021, 09.25 AM IST
Unilever tea business 'highly likely' to be split off via listingThe maker of PG Tips and Lipton tea embarked on a review of its 3 billion euros a year global tea division, saying it was looking at option...
04 Feb, 2021, 08.27 PM IST
India's virus graph is worrying, says Unilever CEO; expects company to do well post-CovidFor the quarter to June, Unilever had reported a 0.3% year-on-year increase in sales and blamed the flat growth on lockdown, restrictions a...
12 Sep, 2020, 07.24 AM IST
Unilever CEO signals M&A appetite as hand sanitizers help salesUnilever shares gained as much as 8.1% after surprising the market with flat sales.
23 Jul, 2020, 01.29 PM IST
Unilever considers $1 billion bid for skincare brandUnilever has been expanding into new areas as its traditional brands stagnate.
13 May, 2019, 07.44 AM IST
Unilever CEO Paul Polman to retire; Alan Jope appointed as successorPaul Polman has been Unilever CEO for over 10 years and has worked in the consumer goods industry for almost four decades.
30 Nov, 2018, 07.53 AM IST