UNILEVER PLC
Unilever makes consumer products for people at home and professional chefs around the world. Its business includes Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care and Foods. Beauty & Wellbeing offers products in areas such as hair care, skin care, wellbeing and prestige beauty, with brands including Dove, Vaseline, Nutrafol, Liquid I.V., Hourglass and K18. Personal Care covers deodorants, oral care and skin cleansing, with brands such as Axe, Closeup, Lifebuoy, Lux, Pepsodent and Rexona. Home Care includes fabric cleaning, fabric enhancers, and home and hygiene products, with brands such as Cif, Comfort, Domestos and Surf. Foods includes condiments, cooking aids, mini meals and Unilever Food Solutions, with brands including Hellmann’s, Horlicks and Knorr. Unilever sells branded products through consumer and professional channels. Unilever Food Solutions serves chefs, and works with chefs in over 50 markets through its Future Menus initiative. The company is headquartered in London.
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See all $UL insider activity →The FTSE 100 rose 0.5% on Thursday, led by Shell, which gained 3% and reached a record high after announcing a $5 billion share buyback. Shell reported strong refining profitability and higher earnings. BP, AstraZeneca, and Unilever also advanced, while Lloyds Banking Group fell 3% and Haleon dropped 11% after cutting its revenue outlook.
Unilever, parent of Ben & Jerry's, seeks to move a defamation lawsuit from California to New York, citing overlap with a related case. Anuradha Mittal, former board chair, sued Unilever, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, and Ben & Jerry's CEO, alleging defamation over her support for Palestinian rights. Ben & Jerry's previously sued Unilever in New York for breaching settlement terms related to its social mission. Judge Orrick may transfer the case to New York for consolidation.
Unilever raised prices in Q3 due to higher commodity costs, reporting 5.2% underlying sales growth, with 2.3% from price increases. It upgraded its full-year volume growth forecast to at least 3% and expects 5% underlying sales growth in H2. The company is also proceeding with a $43 billion food business joint venture with McCormick, targeting mid-2027 completion.
Over the past 7 days, AlphAI's AI scored 32 news stories mentioning UL (UNILEVER PLC). Coverage has skewed bullish: 14 bullish, 5 neutral, and 13 bearish.
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The FTSE 100 rose 0.5% on Thursday, led by Shell, which gained 3% and reached a record high after announcing a $5 billion share buyback. Shell reported strong refining profitability and higher earnings. BP, AstraZeneca, and Unilever also advanced, while Lloyds Banking Group fell 3% and Haleon dropped 11% after cutting its revenue outlook.
2 min readUnilever, parent of Ben & Jerry's, seeks to move a defamation lawsuit from California to New York, citing overlap with a related case. Anuradha Mittal, former board chair, sued Unilever, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, and Ben & Jerry's CEO, alleging defamation over her support for Palestinian rights. Ben & Jerry's previously sued Unilever in New York for breaching settlement terms related to its social mission. Judge Orrick may transfer the case to New York for consolidation.
2 min readUnilever raised prices in Q3 due to higher commodity costs, reporting 5.2% underlying sales growth, with 2.3% from price increases. It upgraded its full-year volume growth forecast to at least 3% and expects 5% underlying sales growth in H2. The company is also proceeding with a $43 billion food business joint venture with McCormick, targeting mid-2027 completion.
2 min readUnilever reported Q3 revenue of 13.3 billion euros, up 5.2%, with volume growth of 2.9%. 'Power brands' like Dove and Axe saw revenue growth of 5.8% and volume growth of 3.3%, according to the company.
2 min readThe FTSE 100 fell 0.30% as investors awaited the UK budget and reacted to earnings from GSK and Unilever. GSK dropped 4.3% despite beating Q3 expectations, while Unilever fell 3.38% after raising its volume growth forecast. The UK finance minister announced the scrapping of gas standing charges. Brent and WTI oil prices rose, while gold prices declined.
2 min readUnilever's Liquid I.V. has appointed Jenny Danzi, a former PepsiCo executive, as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Danzi previously served as CMO at poppi and led brand marketing for Pepsi. She succeeds Stacey Andrade-Wells, who left for Bobbie. Liquid I.V. is a wellness brand specializing in electrolyte drink mixes.
2 min readGoldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey led consumer-sector M&A in Q1–Q3 2026. Goldman advised on $57.14bn deals, up 428.2% YoY, boosted by Unilever's $44.8bn foods business deal with McCormick. Houlihan led in volume with 19 deals. Citi, Morgan Stanley, Rothschild & Co., and Bank of America also ranked high in value or volume.
2 min readDutch regulator ACM blocked Zwanenberg Food Group's takeover of Unilever's Unox brand, citing concerns over market dominance and potential price increases. Unilever expressed disappointment and plans to review the decision. The company has been divesting food assets, including a planned merger of its food division with McCormick, pending UK competition scrutiny.
2 min readBen & Jerry's co-founders are discussing a deal with KKR's Pete Stavros to regain control of the brand from Unilever, potentially structuring it under an employee stock-ownership plan, according to the Wall Street Journal.
2 min readUnilever (ULVR) is collaborating with Accenture (ACN) to implement AI-powered digital twins in its factories. The initiative aims to enhance quality, efficiency, and responsiveness to consumer demand. Digital twins use real-time data to monitor and predict equipment performance.
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