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 Logo since 2004 | |
 Unilever House in London | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| ISIN | GB00B10RZP78 |
| Industry | Consumer goods |
| Predecessors | |
| Founded | 2 September 1929 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Unilever House, London, England , United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | List
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| Brands | List of Unilever brands |
| Revenue |  €60.761 billion (2024)[1] |
 €9.400 billion (2024)[1] | |
| €6.369 billion (2024)[1] | |
| Total assets | €79.750 billion (2024)[1] |
| Total equity | €22.555 billion (2024)[1] |
Number of employees | 128,000 (2025)[2] |
| Website | unilever |
Unilever PLC (/ˈjuːniˌliːvə/[3][4]) is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company headquartered in London, England. It was founded on 2 September 1929 following the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever Brothers.
The company's products include baby food, beauty products, bottled water, breakfast cereals, cleaning agents, condiments, dairy products, energy drinks, healthcare and hygiene products, ice cream, instant coffee, instant noodles, pet food, pharmaceuticals, soft drinks, tea, and toothpaste. It is the largest producer of soap in the world,[5] and its products are available in over 190 countries.[6]
The company is organised into five business groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. It has research and development facilities in China, India, the Netherlands, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[7]
In the 1930s, Unilever acquired the United Africa Company. In 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), Pond's (1987), Hellmann's (2000), Ben & Jerry's (2000), SlimFast (2000), Knorr (2000), Alberto-Culver (2010), Dollar Shave Club (2016), and Pukka Herbs (2017). Unilever divested its speciality chemicals businesses to Imperial Chemical Industries 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 that showed slow growth.[8]
Unilever is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.[9]
- ^ a b c d e "Annual Results 2024" (PDF). Unilever. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "At a glance". Unilever. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Wells, John, ed. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Sustainability at Unilever - The Value Chain. YouTube. Unilever. 31 August 2011.
All of Unilever's products, including teabags, go on a journey before and after they are enjoyed by our consumers.
- ^ "UK aid and Unilever to target a billion people in global handwashing campaign". Gov.uk. British Government. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Our approach to sustainability". Unilever. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Unilever R&D Locations Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Unilever, viewed 19 December 2013
- ^ Boyle, Matthew; Jarvis, Paul (4 December 2014). "Unilever Spreads Split Boosts Chance of Exit as Shares Gain". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "FTSE 100 rises, led by Unilever, but UK inflation data awaits". Reuters. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
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