France: Unilever launches Lipton tea capsule system
According to a report in Bloomberg, FMCG giant Unilever is expanding its Lipton brand with the launch of a new single serve tea-brewing machine system named TO by Lipton. The new machine has been developed in cooperation with appliance-maker Krups. Launched in France, the system consists of a tea brewing machine priced at €179 ($202) […]
Shower gel turns to perfumery for fragrance inspiration
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 20th August 2015: This week Gama takes a look at a new effort to innovate with fragrance in the soap market through the launch of a product that marries the aspirational appeal of premium perfumery with the durability of scent release technology – Caress Forever Body Wash. Touted […]
Brazil: Unilever to invest R$600 million in new plant
Unilever is investing R$600 million ($172 million) in a new plant and a distribution centre in Pernambuco, Brazil, according to a report in Diario de Pernambuco. The investment is said to be largest amount invested by the group in a new manufacturing complex in Brazil this year. Building work is reportedly scheduled to start next […]
South Africa: Unilever opens 511 million rand factory expansion
Unilever South Africa has opened a 511 million ZAR ($41 million) expansion at its “state of the art” Indonsa factory in Durban, which is said to make it the group’s largest savoury factory by volume. FoodStuffSA reports the company as saying that investment at the plant, which was commissioned in December 2011, “increased the factory’s […]
China: JD.com and Unilever partner in e-commerce strategy
Unilever is opening a store on the e-commerce platform JD.Com which will enable it to sell branded items to the Chinese market. In a statement, JD.com said that some of Unilever’s best-known health and beauty brands such as Ponds, Dove, Vaseline and Lux would be featured, including three product lines from Lux’s shampoo range that […]
USA: Unilever to launch first non-dairy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
US ice-cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s, part of the Unilever group, has confirmed the development of a range of non-dairy ice creams which are due to hit shelves next year. Without disclosing the exact flavours under development, the company said its aim was to maintain all the characteristics of its dairy flavours and to transfer […]
Germany: Unilever opens first store dedicated to the Dove brand
FMCG multinational Unliever has opened its first retail outlet dedicated to its leading health & beauty brand Dove, according to a report in the Hamburger Abendblatt Located inside the German and Swiss headquarters of Unilever at Hafen City in Hamburg, the store will be the first of its kind to be open to the general […]
Australia: Unilever to launch Continental Gourmet Pasta & Rice range
Unilever has expanded its offering under the Continental brand in Australia, with a range of “gourmet” ready meals. The dried ready meal range is claimed to include ingredients picked “when they’re in season, simply dried and then skilfully prepared by local Continental chefs”. “Drying is one of the oldest methods of food preservation,” said Julie […]
UK: Unilever reports modest 2014 growth amid market slowdown
Consumer goods giant Unilever has detailed its global financial performance for 2014, revealing modest growth figures in what it described as “tougher markets”. Underlying sales rose 2.9%, although turnover declined 2.7% to €48.4 billion ($56.1 billion) including a negative currency impact of 4.6%, the company said. The firm reported a slowdown in growth in emerging […]
UK: Unilever to acquire Camay and Zest soap brands from P&G
Unilever has announced that it is to acquire the Camay brand globally and the Zest brand outside of North America and the Caribbean from The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G). The deal also includes the sale of P&G’s bar soap manufacturing facility in Mexico. The plant employs approximately 170 people who will transfer to Unilever […]