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    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc
      Unilever stops paying Ben & Jerry’s board members in Israel dispute

      Ice cream brand suing parent over operating in occupied territories

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      Corporate earnings and results
      World’s largest consumer goods groups reveal soaring price rises

      Unilever, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s warn of more pressure on households as global inflation surges

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Helen Thomas
      The Ben and Jerry’s lessons for aspiring prime ministers

      The Vermont ice cream maker has managed to mix folksy fun, campaigning controversy and the cold realities of capitalism

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc
      Ben & Jerry’s sues owner Unilever over sale of Israel licence

      US ice cream brand says operating in occupied territories conflicts with its ‘core values’

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc
      Ben & Jerry’s criticises parent group Unilever over Israel sale

      Move shows limits of unusual autonomy the US brand retained after its 2000 sale to the UK group

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Ben & Jerry’s sales to continue in Israel after Unilever sells licence

      Parent company ends legal battle by allowing local licensee to acquire business

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Climate change
      Nestlé and Unilever CEOs: we will make our supply chains deforestation-free

      Net zero will be a pipe dream without a collective effort to conserve and restore the world’s forests

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Due Diligence
      To spy or not to spy? Premium content

      Plus, Peltz makes his presence known at Unilever and DSM seals two different deals

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      Lex
      Unilever/Trian: Nelson will up the ante and tidy the pantry Premium content

      The veteran consumer industry investor can help with striking deals

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      What now for Peltz-powered Unilever?

      Breakups, teardowns and management ejections are possible after activist hedge fund Trian takes a seat on the board

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      Activist investor Nelson Peltz to join board of Unilever

      Trian Fund Management has 1.5% stake in consumer goods group

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      Electric vehicles
      Unilever and Sanofi pile on pressure over 2035 EU petrol ban

      Cross-section of companies want to ‘ensure laggards don’t delay the market shift’

    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      LexPersonal & Household Goods
      Unilever/palm oil: export ban latest blow as inflation looms large Premium content

      The difficulty for UK consumer goods group is in sustaining an impressive first quarter

    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      Unilever raises prices by 8% and warns inflation will accelerate

      Consumer goods group suffers hit to sales volumes but maintains profitability outlook

    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
      Brooke Masters
      Why ‘shrinkflation’ means you are paying the same for less 

      Companies are cutting corners on product size or limiting services to preserve margins as their costs rise

    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
      Personal & Household Goods
      Unilever chief executive’s pay jumps 42 per cent

      Price increases to cover cost of inflation help drive bonuses higher

    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      McDonald’s leads fresh exodus of western consumer brands from Russia

      Coke, Pepsi, Starbucks, Yum Brands and Unilever pull back after invasion of Ukraine

    • Monday, 7 March, 2022
      Unilever to set new healthy food targets after investor pressure

      World’s largest ice-cream maker pledges to assess performance against six measures

    • Thursday, 3 March, 2022
      Unilever faces lawsuit over Ben & Jerry’s Israel move

      Israeli licence-holder claims its contract was terminated after it refused to end sales in occupied Palestinian territories

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      The Big Read
      How Unilever’s tea business became a test of private equity’s conscience

      CVC’s €4.5bn deal to buy brands such as PG Tips means it will also be responsible for plantations in Africa

    • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
      Lex
      Unilever: new levers of growth fall short of a compelling pivot Premium content

      Investors can expect the Anglo-Dutch consumer group to continue trying their patience

    • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
      Unilever says inflation will hit profitability despite price rises

      Consumer goods group rules out major acquisitions after abortive bid for GlaxoSmithKline unit

    • Sunday, 6 February, 2022
      Unilever investors want split or new chair amid rumbling discontent

      Top shareholders not mollified after company’s surprise £50bn pursuit of GSK businesses

    • Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
      Brooke Masters
      When an activist investor attack is no bad thing

      Outside critiques are already forcing change at Unilever and Peloton

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      Lex
      Unilever: ice cream split is the cherry on top of lacklustre management reshuffle Premium content

      Simplification helps cost allocation but disregards business realities

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