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Unilever

Consumer & Healthcare

Ben & Jerry's co-founder resigns citing loss of independence under Unilever

Unilever had reduced its white collar workforce by 18% over the past 18 months.
Consumer & Healthcare

Unilever CEO plans shakeup of top 200 managers in overhaul

Unilever says the acquisition of Dr Squatch would complement its men’s personal care offerings, which include Axe and Dove Men+Care deodorants, and that it would scale Dr Squatch internationally.
Consumer & Healthcare

Unilever to pay US$1.5 billion for men's grooming brand Dr Squatch

Ben & Jerry’s also says Unilever tasked one of its executives with persuading the company’s founders to take its side in the dispute.
Companies & Markets

Ben & Jerry's cites investor Peltz's growing influence over parent company Unilever

Unilever is threatening to halt the funding in retaliation for the lawsuit, and because one of the ice cream maker’s founders has tried to buy back the frozen dessert maker.
Consumer & Healthcare

Unilever threatens to pull funding from the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation: sources

Ben & Jerry’s also said Unilever’s attacks on its social mission have reached “new levels of oppressiveness.”
Global Enterprise

Ben & Jerry’s says parent Unilever decided to oust ice cream maker’s CEO over political stance

The company and its advisers are evaluating a range of options including a listing in the US, which is the biggest market for its ice cream brands like Ben & Jerry’s.
Consumer & Healthcare

Ben & Jerry’s founders discuss buying back brand from Unilever

New Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher poses for a photograph in this undated handout picture. Unilever/FrieslandCampina/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION OF THE PHOTO HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY.
International

Unilever ousts CEO Schumacher, finance chief to replace him

The company and its advisers are evaluating a range of options including a listing in the US, which is the biggest market for its ice cream brands like Ben & Jerry’s.
Companies & Markets

Unilever weighs New York as venue for ice cream unit listing

A shopper buys Pepsodent tooth paste, a product of PT Unilever Indonesia, at a supermarket in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wed., May 20, 2009. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg News
ASEAN Business

Unilever’s empire falters in Indonesia amid fierce competition, boycotts

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