Unilever House, the corporate headquarters in London
Type
Public limited company
Traded as
LSE: ULVR
Euronext Amsterdam: UNA
NYSE: UL
IDX: UNVR
FTSE 100 component
AEX component
ISIN
GB00B10RZP78
Industry
Consumer goods
Predecessors
Lever Brothers
Margarine Unie
Founded
2 September 1929; 93 years ago (1929-09-02)
Founders
Lever Brothers branch:
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
James Darcy Lever
Margarine Unie line:
Samuel van den Bergh
Johann Schicht
Headquarters
London, England, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Nils Andersen (Chairperson)
Alan Jope (CEO)
Graeme Pitkethly (CFO)
Products
List
Foods
Condiments
Ice creams
Energy drinks
Wellbeing vitamins
Minerals and supplements
Tea
instant coffees
Baby foods
pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products
Breakfast cereals
Cleaning agents
Water and air purifiers
Pet foods
Toothpastes
Bottled waters
Soft drinks
Beauty products
Personal care
Brands
See list of brands
Revenue
€60.073 billion (2022)[1]
Operating income
€10.755 billion (2022)[1]
Net income
€8.269 billion (2022)[1]
Total assets
€77.821 billion (2022)[1]
Total equity
€21.701 billion (2022)[1]
Number of employees
148,000 (2022)[2]
Website
www.unilever.com
Unilever is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy drink, toothpaste, pet food, pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products, tea, breakfast cereals, beauty products, and personal care. Unilever is the largest producer of soap in the world,[3] and its products are available in around 190 countries.[4]
Unilever's largest brands include Lifebuoy, Dove, Sunsilk, Knorr, Lux, Sunlight, Rexona/Degree, Axe/Lynx, Ben & Jerry's, Omo/Persil, Heartbrand (Wall's) ice creams, Hellmann's and Magnum.[4]
Unilever is organised into three main divisions: Foods & Refreshments, Home Care, and Beauty & Personal Care. It has research and development facilities in China, India, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.[5]
Unilever was founded on 2 September 1929 by the merger of the British soapmaker Lever Brothers and the Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie. In the 1930s, Unilever acquired the United Africa Company. During the second half of the 20th century, the company increasingly diversified from being a maker of products made of oils and fats and expanded its operations worldwide. It has made numerous corporate acquisitions, including Lipton (1971), Brooke Bond (1984), Chesebrough-Ponds (1987), Hellmann's and Best Foods (2000), Ben & Jerry's (2000), Slim-Fast (2000), Knorr (2000), Alberto-Culver (2010), Dollar Shave Club (2016) and Pukka Herbs (2017). Unilever divested its specialty chemicals businesses to ICI in 1997. In the 2010s, under the leadership of Paul Polman, the company gradually shifted its focus towards health and beauty brands and away from food brands showing slow growth.[6]
Unilever has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Unilever has a secondary listing on Euronext Amsterdam and is a constituent of the AEX index.
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€60.073 billion (2022)[1]