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Economic problems have overshadowed promise of Africa’s most populous country for big brands
The consumer goods multinational is separating its ice cream business amid competition from all sides
Bankers at Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan reach out to buyout groups after parent company says it will jettison the division
Investor appetite might be whetted for bolder action on the group’s bloated portfolio
Consumer group aims for €800mn of cost savings as it separates division
Hundreds failed to lay out goals aligned with Paris agreement to limit warming to 1.5C
Many groups have focused on the near term and their own emissions — rather than those of suppliers and customers
Consumer goods company says ‘competitiveness remains disappointing’ but returns to positive sales volumes
Haleon’s offloading of ChapStick is the latest example
Stance by ice cream maker’s board risks reigniting tensions with parent company Unilever
KKR-owned Upfield to roll out plastic-free containers
Impulse body spray among products being sold to Yellow Wood as company focuses its biggest brands
Competition and Markets Authority opens probe over whether company overstated eco-credentials of products
Competition and Markets Authority opens probe into whether consumer goods group misled consumers over environmental claims
Group plans to refocus on 30 core brands
Hein Schumacher vows to tackle underperformance at Magnum and Marmite maker
Replacement for Nils Andersen comes soon after arrival of Hein Schumacher as CEO of consumer products group
Maker of Marmite and Magnums is latest group to signal easing of inflationary pressures
Why forward-looking employers are investing in the over-50s, plus the Office Therapy advice column
Latest shake-up at top of board in wake of activist investor Nelson Peltz building stake in consumer goods giant
Momentum fades for bank’s share price rise
Finance director merry-go-round is spinning faster than chief executive carousel
The idea sounds good but the reality is complicated and unclear
Consumer group ‘disappointed’ as almost 60% of votes at AGM are cast against remuneration report
Maker of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream and Dove soap ‘very conscious that the consumer is hurting’
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