Unilever
Type	Public (Euronext: UNA, LSE: ULVR, NYSE: UN)
Founded	Merger of Lever Brothers and Margarine Unie in 1930
Headquarters	London and Rotterdam
Key people	Michael Treschow, Patrick Cescau
Industry	Manufacturing (foods, home and personal care)
Products	See brands listing
Revenue	€39.642 billion (2006)
Operating income	€5.408 billion (2006)
Net income	€5.015 billion (2006)
Employees	179 000 [1]
Website	www.unilever.com

Unilever is a widely listed ^{[2] [3]} multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo-Dutch parentage, that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever employs approaching 180,000 people ^[4]| and had a worldwide revenue of almost €40 billion, or just over US$50 billion, in 2005. Image File history File links Unilever. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange based in Paris[1] and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... The British manufacturer Lever Brothers was founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever (later Lord Leverhulme) and his brother James. ... The Dutch company Margarine Unie(english: Margarine Union Limited) grew in the 1920s through mergers of several margarine companies, among which Centra and Schicht and above all the companies of Antonius Johannes Jurgens and Samuel van den Bergh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... Michael Treschow (born April 22, 1943, Helsingborg, SkÃ¥ne län) is a Swedish businessman. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about work. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... “UK” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... USD redirects here. ...

Unilever has two parent companies: Unilever NV in Rotterdam, and Unilever PLC in London. This arrangement is similar to that of Reed Elsevier, and that of Royal Dutch Shell prior to their unified structure. Both Unilever companies have the same directors and effectively operate as a single business. The current non-executive Chairman of Unilever N.V. and PLC is Michael Treschow while Patrick Cescau is Group Chief Executive. Unilever's major competitors include Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, Kraft Foods, Mars Incorporated, and Reckitt Benckiser. Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Reed Elsevier is a leading global publisher and information provider. ... Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ... Michael Treschow (born April 22, 1943, Helsingborg, SkÃ¥ne län) is a Swedish businessman. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... This article is about the company. ... Kraft Foods Inc. ... Mars, Incorporated (alternatively known as Masterfoods®, especially in recent years) is a world-wide manufacturer of confectionery. ... Reckitt Benckiser plc is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of cleaning products and a member of the FTSE 100 Index of the largest companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. ...

History

Unilever was created in 1930 by the merger of British soapmaker Lever Brothers and Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie, a logical merger as palm oil was a major raw material for both margarines and soaps and could be imported more efficiently in larger quantities. A collection of decorative soaps used for human hygiene purposes. ... The British manufacturer Lever Brothers was founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever (later Lord Leverhulme) and his brother James. ... Margarine in a tub Margarine (pronunciation: ), as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes. ... The Dutch company Margarine Unie(english: Margarine Union Limited) grew in the 1920s through mergers of several margarine companies, among which Centra and Schicht and above all the companies of Antonius Johannes Jurgens and Samuel van den Bergh. ... Palm oil from Ghana with its natural dark color visible, 2 litres Palm oil block Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree. ...

In the 1930s, the business of Unilever grew and new ventures were launched in Latin America. By 1980, soap and edible fats contributed just 40% of profits, compared with an original 90%. In 1984 the company bought the brands Brooke Bond (maker of PG Tips tea), Fabergé and Elizabeth Arden, but the latter was later sold (in 2000) to FFI Fragrances. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Brooke Bond was a brand-name tea retailer in the United Kingdom. ... PG Tips is a popular brand of tea in the United Kingdom; its manufacturers Unilever UK say that Britons drink 35 million cups of PG Tips a day. ... // When Gustav Faberge opened his jewellery business during 1842 in St Petersburg he decided to call his new venture Fabergé. Possibly this was because a ‘g’ in Russian is pronounced ‘jay’, or simply because he considered the accent gave the name more style. ... Elizabeth Arden (1939) Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1878 - October 18, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. ...

Unilever acquired Chesebrough-Ponds, the maker of Ragú, Pond's, and Vaseline, in 1987, which strengthened its position in the world skin care market. In 2000, the company absorbed the American business Best Foods, strengthening its presence in North America and extending its portfolio of foods brands. In a single day in April 2000, it bought, ironically, both Ben & Jerry's, known for its calorie-rich ice creams, and Slim Fast. In 2006 The company sold most of its European frozen food division. Ragú (with a ú) is a brand of Italian-style sauce brand first sold in 1946—one of many consumer brands in the portfolio of Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch food giant. ... Ponds Cream is a brand of beauty and healthcare products that is produced by the multinational company Unilever. ... Petroleum jelly or petrolatum is a byproduct of the refining of petroleum, made from the residue of petroleum distillation left in the still after all the oil has been vaporized. ... Hellmanns and Best Foods are brand names that are used for the same line of mayonnaise and other food products. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Original Slim Fast label Slim Fast, a food and beverage brand owned by Unilever, produces weight loss shakes, snacks, packaged meals, and other dietary supplement foods. ... Frozen food is food preserved by the process of freezing. ...

Today the company is fully multinational with operating companies and factories on every continent and research laboratories at Colworth and Port Sunlight in England; Vlaardingen in the Netherlands; Trumbull, Connecticut, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in the United States; Bangalore in India (see also Hindustan Unilever Limited); Pakistan; and Shanghai in China. Its European IT infrastructure headquarters is based in Unity House, Ewloe in Flintshire, Wales. Colworth House is an 18th century mansion set in an area of parkland on the edge of the village of Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire. ... Port Sunlight Port Sunlight is a village on the Wirral (in the North West of England). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Queens Day performance outside the town hall Vlaardingen ( (help· info)) is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. ... Map highlighting Englewood Cliffs location within Bergen County. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... Hindustan Unilever Limited, erstwhile Hindustan Lever Limited (also called HLL), headquartered in Mumbai, is Indias largest consumer products company, formed in 1933 as Lever Brothers India Limited. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... Ewloe is a small town in north Wales, not far from Queensferry and the Flintshire/Cheshire border. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ...

The US division continued to carry the Lever Brothers name until the 1990s, when it adopted the parent company's moniker. The American unit is now headquartered in New Jersey, and no longer maintains a presence at Lever House, the iconic skyscraper on Park Avenue in New York City. The British manufacturer Lever Brothers was founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever (later Lord Leverhulme) and his brother James. ... Lever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and located at 390 Park Avenue in New York City, is the quintessential and seminal glass box International Style skyscraper, and holds the distinction of being the first curtain wall in New York City. ... Park Avenue in the Upper East Side (2004) Park Avenue, looking north toward the Metlife building from the Union Square Area Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries traffic north and south in Manhattan in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Unilever has recently started a five year vitality company initiative in which it began to converge the marketing of disparate arms of their business, including personal care, dieting, and consumables into an umbrella function displaying the breadth of their contributions to personal vitality. This plan has been implemented because of the lack of brand recognition that Unilever wields, even despite its ubiquitous presence. In 2006, it concluded with the sell off of the global frozen foods division; excluding the ICF ice cream business, and the Italian frozen vegetables businesses.

The company now publicly professes to take a strong stance on sustainability, as stated publicly by its CEO, Patrick Cescau.^[5]. The company started a sustainable agriculture programme in 1998.^[6]. In May 2007, it became the first tea company to commit to sourcing all its tea in sustainable manner.^[7] To that extent, the company asked the Rainforest Alliance, an international environmental NGO to start certifying tea estates in East Africa. The announcement stated the company aims to have all Lipton Yellow Label and PG Tips tea bags sold in Western Europe certified by 2010 and all Lipton tea bags sold globally by 2015. ^[8] The company topped Covalence's Ethical Ranking in July 2007. ^[9] The Earth Day flag includes a NASA photo. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... It has been suggested that Small-scale agriculture be merged into this article or section. ... A woman picks coffee on the slopes of the Rainforest Alliance Certified cooperative Ciudad Barrios in El Salvador The Rainforest Alliance is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1987. ... NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For people named Lipton, see Lipton (surname). ... PG Tips is a popular brand of tea in the United Kingdom; its manufacturers Unilever UK say that Britons drink 35 million cups of PG Tips a day. ... For other uses, see Tea (disambiguation). ...

Corporate governance

Unilever's highest executive body is called the Unilever Executive which is led by the Group Chief Executive (Patrick Cescau). It is responsible for delivering profit and growth across the company.

Unilever is currently focusing on 400 brands in a bid to increase its profits by reducing the variety, and therefore cost, of advertising and packaging. Michael Treschow (born April 22, 1943, Helsingborg, SkÃ¥ne län) is a Swedish businessman. ... Sir Leon Brittan, Rt. ... N.R. Narayana Murthy (Kannada: ) is an Indian industrialist, software engineer and one of the 7 founders of Infosys Technologies, a global consulting and IT services company based in India. ... David Alec Gwyn Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury CBE (born 24 July 1939), is a British businessman. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India. ... Jeroen van der Veer (born October 27, 1947 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is the CEO of oil company Royal Dutch Shell. ...

Brands

After some recent purges, Unilever now owns about 400 brands, many of them local that can only be found in certain countries. The brands fall almost entirely into two categories: Food and Beverages, and Home and Personal Care.

Food and beverages

Ades is a surname Thomas Adès, British composer The most baller last name ever!!!!! Ryan Ades is a BALLA AdeS, a range of soy-based drinks marketed in Latin America [1] Categories: | | ... A screenshot of alsamixer ALSA (an acronym for Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) is a Linux kernel component intended to replace the original Open Sound System for providing drivers for sound cards. ... Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: अन्नपूर्ण) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located... Becel is a brand of margarine. ... Ben and Jerrys factory in Waterbury, Vermont Ben and Jerrys is a brand of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, and novelty products, manufactured by Ben & Jerrys Homemade, Inc. ... Hellmanns and Best Foods are brand names that are used for the same line of mayonnaise and other food products. ... Bertolli is a brand of Italian and Mediterranean Food. ... Bovril in a 250g jar Bovril is the trademarked name of a thick, salty beef extract, sold in a distinctive, bulbous jar. ... Breyers Ice Cream is a brand of ice cream owned by Unilever (part of their United States Good Humor-Breyers unit). ... Brooke Bond was a brand-name tea retailer in the United Kingdom. ... BRU may stand for: Brussels National Airport (IATA Code) 5-Bromouracil (Biochemistry) ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Colmans English Mustard jar Colmans is a UK manufacturer of mustard, based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... Continental is a manufacturer of side dishes and recipe bases in Australia. ... Findus is a company that produces and retails frozen food. ... Simplified schematic of an islands flora - all its plant species, highlighted in boxes. ... For the Popeye character, see Olive Oyl. ... Unilever is a widely listed [2] [3] multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo-Dutch parentage, that owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ... Hellmanns and Best Foods are brand names that are used for the same line of mayonnaise and other food products. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see Mayonaise (song). ... US packaging‎ I Cant Believe Its Not Butter is a brand of margarine produced by Becel/Flora/Promise, which is a subsidiary of Unilever [1] [2]. It is a popular condiment for people on the South Beach Diet, though it predates the diet by decades. ... Imperial is a brand of margarine distributed by Unilever. ... A Jif Lemon. ... Karo is also a town in Chad. ... Knorr is a food and beverage brand owned by the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever, in ready-to-eat soup and condiments. ... Lao Cai is a city in Vietnam. ... 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Skippy peanut butter is a commercial brand of peanut butter made in the United States. ... Original Slim Fast label Slim Fast, a food and beverage brand owned by Unilever, produces weight loss shakes, snacks, packaged meals, and other dietary supplement foods. ... Streets Ice-cream is the Australian ice-cream brand owned by the multi-national company, Unilever. ... Turun sinappi is a mustard, originally made in Finland. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Lipton. ...

Heartbrand

An ice cream menu from Unilever's Italian subsidiary Algida.

Algida's old logo

Unilever is the world's biggest ice cream manufacturer, with an annual turnover of €5 billion^[10]. Except for Breyers and Ben & Jerry's, all its ice cream business is done under the "Heartbrand" brand umbrella, so called because of its heart-shaped logo. Unilever currently operates eleven ice cream factories in Europe; the biggest include factories at Heppenheim in Germany, Caivano in Italy, St. Dizier in France and Gloucester in the United Kingdom. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2127 KB) An Italian icecream menu from the company Algida (owned by dutch Unilever). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2127 KB) An Italian icecream menu from the company Algida (owned by dutch Unilever). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 563 KB) Summary Picture of the old Algida (Heartbrand ice cream) logo, taken near the foot of the Samaria Gorge National Park in Crete, Greece Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 563 KB) Summary Picture of the old Algida (Heartbrand ice cream) logo, taken near the foot of the Samaria Gorge National Park in Crete, Greece Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

The Heartbrand was launched in 1999 (and slightly modified in 2002) as an effort to increase international brand awareness and promote cross-border synergies in manufacturing and marketing ("centralisation"). It is present in more than 40 countries^[10]. Although the logo is common worldwide, each country retained the local brand so as to keep the familiarity built over the years.

A freezer in Queens, NY filled with Strauss ice cream from Israel with the Heartbrand

In 2005, Glidat Strauss received special permission from Unilever to export their brand of ice cream to the United States because of the strict kosher certification the products in Israel have. Under terms of the agreement, Strauss ice cream and krembo may be sold only in kosher supermarkets and import shops. It is distributed in North America by Dairy Delight, a subsidiary of Norman's Dairy. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 1864 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Unilever Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 1864 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Unilever Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Strauss[1], (Hebrew: ) formerly known as Strauss-Elite (Hebrew: ), is a food products manufacturer in Israel. ... A Krembo The Krembo (Hebrew: קרמבו) is a confection popular in Israel marketed solely during the Winter months. ...

Partial list of national brands:

Prior to the heart logo, each country could choose its own logo, although the most common one consisted of a blue circle with the local brand's name over a background of red stripes; second most common old logo, used by Wall's in the UK and other countries, was a yellow logo with Wall's in blue text. Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... GB-gubben, the company mascot GB Glace (originaly Glace-Bolaget until 1991) is the largest ice cream company in Sweden. ... Strauss[1], (Hebrew: ) formerly known as Strauss-Elite (Hebrew: ), is a food products manufacturer in Israel. ... Good Humor is an American brand of ice cream once sold from the back of refrigerated ice cream trucks with bells to announce their presence. ... Hughes Brothers Dairy was an ice-cream manufacturer in Ireland until it was purchased by Unilever and added to the Heartbrand. ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... Kibon is a Brazilian ice cream producer. ... Ice cream has come a long way from the first scoops of fresh mounted ice served with honey and fruits in the 1 A.D. to the ultra-indulgent flavours of today. ... Langnese billboard advertisement as seen in Berlin, Germany. ... Selecta, owned by the food giant Unilever with the Philippines RFM corporation (its original owner) as its partner. ... Streets Ice-cream is the Australian ice-cream brand owned by the multi-national company, Unilever. ... Walls is the brand name of Unilevers ice cream business, Heartbrand, in Great Britain. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Cornetto is a branded frozen ice-cream cone, manufactured by Unilever and marketed throughout the world under various different company names, but with the same Heartbrand logo. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

Unilever generally manufactures the same ice-cream with the same names, with rare occasions of regional availability, under different brands. Some of these ice-creams include Carte D'Or, Cornetto, Magnum, Solero and Viennetta. Cornetto is a branded frozen ice-cream cone, manufactured by Unilever and marketed throughout the world under various different company names. ... Magnum Classic Magnum is an ice cream brand owned by Unilever and sold under Heartbrand (except in Greece and Romania, where it is known as Magic - the Magnum brand being owned by Delta/Nestlé). The original 1990 Magnum ice cream bar came as white or dark chocolate covered ice cream... Solero is an ice cream brand owned by Unilever. ... Viennetta is an ice cream product made in Unilever factories and sold under the various Heartbrand logos around the world. ...

Advertising

Unilever is well known for memorable advertising around the globe like;

• Lynx/Axe click advert with Ben Afleck
• PG Tips Monkey and Al
• Knorr Chicken Tonight, ' I feel like chicken tonight'
• Flora London Marathon
• Knorr global brand
• Dove 'Real beauty'
• Calve Pindakaas (peanut butter) in Holland
• Comfort Pure recommended by mothercare

Chicken Tonight is a Unilever brand (launched in the US in 1992 and the UK and Australia in 1993) of sauce that is added to chicken pieces in a skillet, available in flavors such as Apricot Chicken, Mustard Chicken and Thai Green Curry Chicken. ...

See also

• Morris Tabaksblat, a previous CEO
• Gorton's of Gloucester, a former subsidiary
• Palm Line Limited, a former shipping company

Morris Tabaksblat, Rotterdam 1937, is a Dutch Captain of industry. He is mostly known as a former CEO of Unilever and chairman of the Tabaksblat committee that drafted the Tabaksblat code. Tabaksblat was educated at the gymnasium in The Hague and after that studied law at the Leiden University. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Gortons of Gloucester is a subsidiary of the Japanese seafood conglomerate Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. ...

Criticism

Unilever's status as a large multinational has attracted a variety of criticisms from political activists ^[12]. For example, it has been criticised for causing environmental pollution by Greenpeace ^[13], for testing products on animals by PETA, and for making use of child labour ^[14], among others. It has been suggested that Pollutant be merged into this article or section. ... Greenpeace protest against Esso / Exxon Mobil. ... Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture... Child labour or labor is the phenomenon of children in employment. ...

Unilever employees have called for Unilever to stop dealing with the notorious PT Musim Mas, an Indonesian palm oil producer, known for their anti-union, anti-workers' rights mode of operation. ^[10] There has never been a high-profile human rights case involving Unilever. Palm oil from Ghana with its natural dark color visible, 2 litres Palm oil block Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree. ...

Hindustan Unilever, the Indian arm of Unilever - was forced to withdraw television advertisements for its women's skin-lightening cream, Fair and Lovely. Advertisements depicted depressed, dark-skinned women, who had been ignored by employers and men, suddenly finding new boyfriends and glamorous careers after the cream had lightened their skin.^[15] Hindustan Unilever Limited (abbreviated to HUL), formerly Hindustan Lever Limited , is Indias largest consumer products company and was formed in 1933 as Lever Brothers India Limited. ...

The band Chumbawamba has a song critical of Unilever, simply named after the company. Chumbawamba are an English band who started out playing punk rock but over a 25-year career have gone on to play music in a wide range of styles, including pop influenced by dance music and world music, and now play acoustic folk music. ...

References

1. ^ Unilever at a glance: Key facts - 2007-05-06
2. ^ Euronext.com
3. ^ londonstockexchange.com
4. ^ Unilever at a glance: Key facts - 2007-05-06
5. ^ Ethical Corporation article
6. ^ Unilever's sustainable agriculture programme
7. ^ San Diego Times
8. ^ Unilever press release
9. ^ Environmental Leader website
10. ^ ^{a b c} Unilever Heartbrand. Unilever. Retrieved on 2006-09-08.
11. ^ Streets Ice Cream
12. ^ Unilever Corporate Crimes. Corporate Watch. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
13. ^ Unilever admits toxic dumping: will clean up but not come clean. Greenpeace. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
14. ^ Montsanto, Unilever use Child Labour in India. India Committee of the Netherlands. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
15. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/01/wskin101.xml

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External links

• Official website
• One-hour Radio Broadcast on Unilever - Part I (Deconstructing Dinner)
• One-hour Radio Broadcast on Unilever - Part II (Deconstructing Dinner)
• Foodservice website
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v • d • e AEX companies of the Netherlands

AEGON · Ahold · Akzo Nobel · Arcelor Mittal · ASML · Corporate Express · DSM · Fortis · Hagemeyer · Heineken · ING Group · KPN · Numico · Philips · Randstad · Reed Elsevier · Royal Dutch Shell · SBM Offshore · TomTom · TNT · Unibail-Rodamco · Unilever · Vedior · Wolters Kluwer Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The AEX index, derived from Amsterdam Exchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam, formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. ... AEGON N.V. (Euronext: AGN, NYSE: AEG) is one of the world’s leading insurance companies ranked by market capitalization and assets. ... Ahold, (in full Koninklijke Ahold N.V., Royal Ahold N.V.), (Euronext: AH, FWB: AHO, NYSE: AHO, SWX: AHO) is a major international supermarket operator and foodservice company based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. ... Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. ... It has been suggested that Arcelor and Mittal Steel Company be merged into this article or section. ... ASML Holding N.V. (Euronext: ASML, NASDAQ: ASML) (ASML) is the worlds leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. ... Corporate Express N.V. (Euronext: CXP, NYSE: CXP) is a Dutch company that supplies office products to businesses and institutions. ... DSM (in full Koninklijke DSM N.V., or Royal DSM N.V.) is a multinational chemicals company. ... Fortis (Euronext: FORA and Euronext: FORB) is a large banking, insurance, and investment management company. ... Hagemeyer is a business-to-business (B2B) distribution services group focusing on the markets for electrical materials, safety and other MRO (Maintenance Repair and Operations) products in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. ... Heineken International is an Australian beer, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Bunbury. ... ING House, ING headquarters in Amsterdam ING Groep N.V. (NYSE: ING, Euronext: INGA) (known as ING Group) is a financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, insurance and asset management services. ... KPN (in full Koninklijke KPN N.V., Royal KPN NV) (NYSE: KPN) is a Dutch fixed-line and mobile telecommunications company, including both 2G and 3G mobile operations. ... Numico (or in full Koninklijke Numico N.V., Royal Numico N.V.) (Euronext: NUM), is a specialist baby food and clinical nutrition company. ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands. ... Randstad Holding N.V. is a company specialising in solutions in the field of flexible work and human resources services with group companies in Europe and North America. ... Reed Elsevier is a leading global publisher and information provider. ... Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ... SBM Offshore N.V. (Euronext: SBMO) is the management holding company of a group of international companies, working as suppliers to the offshore oil and gas industry on a global basis. ... TomTom NV (Euronext: TOM2) is a Netherlands-based maker of navigation systems for automobiles, motorcycles, personal digital assistants, and mobile phones. ... Royal TPG Post wall box TNT N.V. (Euronext: TNT, NYSE: TP) is a provider of global express delivery, logistics, and mail services. ... Unibail-Rodamco is a Franco-Dutch company, headquartered in Paris, that focuses on investment in commercial property. ... Vedior N.V. (Euronext: VDOR) is an international staffing services company providing flexible labour, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Euronext: WKL) is one of the worlds leading publishers and providers of information products and services. ...

v • d • e FTSE 100 companies of the United Kingdom

As of 24 September 2007. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The FTSE 100 Index (or just the FTSE, pronounced footsie) is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalised companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 3i · Alliance & Leicester · Anglo American · Antofagasta · Associated British Foods · AstraZeneca · Aviva · BAE Systems · BG Group · BHP Billiton · BP · BT Group · Barclays Bank · Barratt Developments · British Airways · British American Tobacco · British Energy Group · British Land Company · British Sky Broadcasting Group · Cable & Wireless · Cadbury Schweppes · Capita Group · Carnival · Carphone Warehouse · Centrica · Compass Group · DSG International · Daily Mail and General Trust · Diageo · Enterprise Inns · Experian · Friends Provident · GlaxoSmithKline · HBOS · HSBC · Hammerson · Home Retail Group · ICAP · ITV · Imperial Chemical Industries · Imperial Tobacco · InterContinental Hotels Group · International Power · INVESCO · Johnson Matthey · Kazakhmys · Kingfisher · Land Securities Group · Legal & General · Liberty International · Lloyds TSB · Lonmin · Man Group · Marks & Spencer · Mitchells & Butlers · Wm Morrison Supermarkets · National Grid · Next · Northern Rock · Old Mutual · Pearson · Persimmon · Prudential · Punch Taverns · Reckitt Benckiser · Reed Elsevier · Rentokil Initial · Resolution · Reuters Group · Rexam · Rio Tinto Group · Rolls-Royce Group · Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance · Royal Bank of Scotland Group · Royal Dutch Shell · SABMiller · Sage Group · J Sainsbury · Schroders · Scottish & Newcastle · Scottish & Southern Energy · Severn Trent · Shire Pharmaceuticals Group · Smith & Nephew · Smiths Group · Standard Chartered Bank · Standard Life · Tate & Lyle · Taylor Wimpey · Tesco · Tullow Oil · Unilever · United Utilities · Vedanta Resources · Vodafone · WPP Group · Whitbread · Wolseley · Xstrata · Yell Group Company Name: 3i PLC Company Logo: Company Type: Public Founded: 1945 Created by a syndicate of several British banks]] Location: [London]], England| Key people: Philip Yea, CEO Baroness Hogg, Chairman Industry = Venture Capital and Private Equity Homepage = [1] 3i Group PLC is a venture capital and private equity firm quoted... Alliance & Leicester plc (LSE: AL.) is an awful British bank, formerly a building society. ... Anglo American plc (LSE: AAL, JSE: ANGLO) is a world-wide group of companies, originally founded in South Africa as a mining enterprise but now extending into other areas. ... Antifagass plc (LSE: ANTO) is a mining company which specialises in copper. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... AstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN, NYSE: AZN), is a large Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the merger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group. ... For Aviva Incorporated, operating as Aviva Natural Health Solutions, see Aviva Inc. ... BAE Systems plc is the worlds third largest defence contractor,[3] the largest in Europe and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ... BG Group Plc (LSE: BG.) is an energy production and distribution company which has its headquarters in Reading outside London, England. ... BHP Billiton is the worlds largest mining company. ... This article is about the energy corporation. ... BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (pronounced Bee tee) (also previously as British Telecom and is still commonly known as such amongst the general public) is the privatised UK state telecommunications operator. ... The Barclays Group is based in One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf Barclays plc (LSE: BARC, NYSE: BCS, TYO: 8642 ) is a global financial services provider and sportswear consultancy operating in Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia, Asia and Africa. ... Barratt Developments plc is one of the largest residential property development companies in the United Kingdom. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI) (BTI on the American Stock Exchange) is the third largest cigarette company in the world. ... British Energy plc (LSE: BGY) is the UKs largest electricity generator by volume and a constituent company of FTSE 100. ... The British Land Company PLC (LSE: BLND) is one of the largest property development and investment companies in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cable and Wireless (LSE: CW.) is a British telecommunications company. ... Cadbury Schweppes plc (Cadbury Trebor Bassett), (NYSE: CSG) is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in London. ... Capita is a British company headquartered in London which specialises in business process outsourcing, having clients in central and local government, and in the private sector. ... The British-American corporation, Carnival Corporation & PLC is the worlds largest cruise operator, comprising 12 cruise brands, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Windstar Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P&O Cruises, Cunard Line, Ocean Village Holidays and Swan Hellenic in the United... The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (LSE: CPW), known as The Carphone Warehouse, is Europes largest independent mobile phone retailer, with over 1,700 stores across Europe. ... Centrica plc (LSE: CNA) is a large multinational company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America and Europe. ... The British company Compass Group LSE: CPG is one of the largest food service businesses in the world. ... The United Kingdom based company DSG international plc (aka DSGi), formerly Dixons Stores Group plc, is one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe. ... Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) is one of the UKs largest media companies and has interests in national and regional newspapers, television and radio. ... It has been suggested that Diageo Brands be merged into this article or section. ... Enterprise Inns Plc is a UK leased and tenanted pub company, headquartered in Solihull, West Midlands IN England. ... Experian is a global information solutions company, with operations in over 30 countries around the world, including the USA, UK, most European countries, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, China, Japan and Australia. ... Friends Provident plc (LSE: FP.) manages a life assurance business mainly based in the United Kingdom and with offices throughout the world. ... GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a British based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. ... Group headquarters on The Mound, Edinburgh HBOS Office at Trinity Road, Halifax HBOS plc (LSE: HBOS) is a banking and insurance group in the United Kingdom, the holding company for Halifax plc and the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland. ... For other uses, see HSBC (disambiguation). ... Hammerson plc (LSE: HMSO) is a major British property development and investment company. ... The Home Retail Group, formerly Argos Retail Group, is a holding company for the UK retailers Argos, Homebase and the financial services division for both companies, including ARG Financial Services, comprising of ARG Card Services (handling store cards such as the Argos Card), ARG Insurance Services (handling in the store... ICAP plc LSE: IAP is a British based inter-dealer stock broker, the largest in the world, carrying out transactions for financial institutions rather than private individuals. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LSE: IMT) is the largest tobacco manufacturer in the UK (the second largest UK-based tobacco company by global sales after British American Tobacco). ... InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG) is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. ... International Power plc is a leading independent electricity generating company with 16,642 MW (net) in operation and 1,729 MW (net) under construction. ... AMVESCAP plc (LSE: AVZ, NYSE: AVZ) is an investment management company based in London, England. ... Johnson Matthey plc (LSE: JMAT) is a British chemical company which has its headquarters near Holborn in central London. ... Kazakhmys Plc (LSE: KAZ) is a UK-registered copper mining company which main assets are located in Kazakhstan. ... Kingfisher plc is a UK-based international retailer, which has owned a wide variety of retail chains in its history but is now focused on the DIY business. ... Land Securities Group plc is a leading British property development and investment company headquartered in central London. ... Legal & General Group Plc is a British based financial services company that provides life, health and other insurance, as well as pensions and investments. ... Liberty International PLC (LSE: LII) is UK property investment and insurance company. ... Lloyds TSB Group plc is a group of financial services companies, based in the United Kingdom, which was created in 1995 following the merger of the TSB Group and the Lloyds Bank Group. ... Lonmin plc(LSE: LMI) was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 13 May 1909 as the London and Rhodesian Mining Company Limited. ... Man Group plc (LSE: EMG) is one of the worlds largest futures contract brokers and a leading global provider of alternative investment products. ... Marks & Spencer (colloquially known also as M&S, Marks and Sparks, Marks or Markss) is a British retailer, with 760 stores in more than 30 countries around the world. ... Mitchells & Butlers plc run managed pubs, bars and restaurants in over 2,000 outlets. ... For other uses, see Morrison. ... National Grid plc is a United Kingdom based utilities company which also operates in other countries, principally in the United States. ... Next on Oxford Street Next plc is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicester, England. ... Northern Rock (LSE: NRK) is a British bank based at Regent Centre near Newcastle Upon Tyne in northern England. ... Old Mutual is a South African insurance company. ... Pearson plc LSE: PSON;NYSE: PSO is a London-based media conglomerate. ... Persimmon plc (LSE: PSN) is the largest British housebuilding company by market capitalisation. ... Prudential plc (LSE: PRU, NYSE: PUK) is a United Kingdom-based financial services company. ... Punch Taverns plc is the largest pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 9,500 tenanted and managed pubs. ... Reckitt Benckiser plc is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of cleaning products and a member of the FTSE 100 Index of the largest companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. ... Reed Elsevier is a leading global publisher and information provider. ... Rentokil Initial is a major business services group which was, until September 2006, a long term member of the FTSE 100 list of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by market capitalisation. ... Resolution plc (LSE: RSL) is a UK insurance company headquartered in the City of London. ... Reuters Group plc (LSE: RTR and NASDAQ: RTRSY); pronounced is known as a financial market data provider and a news service that provides reports from around the world to newspapers and broadcasters. ... Rexam PLC is a PLC listed on the LSE with headquarters in the UK. Their main businesses are the provision of packaging solutions and the manufacturing of beverage cans. ... Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873. ... This article is about the aircraft engine company. ... Royal & SunAlliance (LSE: RSA) is a British general insurance company. ... The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE: RBS) is a banking and insurance holding company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.[1] It includes the The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: [2]) founded in 1727 by a Royal Charter of King George I.[3] The RBS Group is... Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ... SABMiller (South African Breweries - Miller) (LSE: SAB, JSE: SAB,Official site) is one of the world’s largest brewers, with brewing interests and distribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. ... The Sage Group plc (LSE: SGE) is a leading UK based supplier of accounting, payroll, CRM and business management software (including manufacturing and construction-specific ranges) as well as related services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). ... This article is about the supermarket business. ... Schroders plc is a British investment management company with its headquarters in the City of London. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) is an energy company formed in 1998 following a merger of equals between Scottish Hydro-Electric plc and Southern Electric plc. ... Severn Trent plc is a British utility. ... Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc is a British manufacturer of pharmaceuticals including Adderall XR, Carbatrol, and Fosrenol. ... Smith & Nephew is a British medical devices company headquartered in London and active internationally. ... Smiths Group is a British engineering company involved in wide-ranging speciality engineering. ... Standard Chartered Bank (LSE: STAN, SEHK: 2888) is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than fifty countries. ... Standard Life (LSE: SLET) is a major employer in Edinburgh, with 8,500 UK employees [2] and over 12,000 worldwide. ... A tin of Lyles Golden Syrup Tate & Lyle PLC is a UK based multinational food manufacturer and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE. It is a major producer of refined sugar, starches, animal feed and other food ingredients with global operations. ... Taylor Wimpey plc (LSE: TWOD) is the largest British based house building and general construction company. ... For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Tullow Oil plc (LSE: TLW) is a British-based oil exploration and production business headquartered in London. ... United Utilities is a British utility company with its headquarters in Warrington which operates mainly in the North West of England. ... Vedanta Resources plc is a diversified and integrated metals and mining group with annual sales of $1. ... Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84. ... WPP Group plc (LSE: WPP) (NASDAQ: WPPGY), based in London, is one of the worlds largest communications services groups (and one of the big six advertising holding companies, the others being Omnicom, Interpublic, Publicis, Dentsu and Havas) employing 97,000 people working in more than 2,000 offices in... This article is about the Whitbread company. ... Wolseley plc (LSE: WOS) is a British company which has engaged in a disparate range of activities over its long history. ... Xstrata plc is an international mining company. ... Yell Group plc (LSE: YELL) is a British directory company, which is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index of leading British quoted companies. ...