NIGERIA – The Board of Unilever Nigeria Plc has appointed Carl Cruz as its new Managing Director to take over the management and leadership of the company effective 1st February 2020. Cruz is taking over […]
TURKEY – Unilever has joined forces with global packaging and paper firm, Mondi to support the consumer goods company’s ambitious circular economy goals. As part of the partnership, Mondi has developed a recyclable polypropylene (PP) […]
NETHERLANDS – Unilever has opened a new €85 million (US$94m) global Foods Innovation Centre on the campus of Wageningen University, located in the “Food Valley” area in the Netherlands. The new center, named ‘Hive’ for […]
ASIA – Singapore-based venture capital firm Circulate Capital, with founding investors and partners PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Dow, Danone, Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company has launched the US$106 million Circulate Capital Ocean Fund. The fund, touted […]
UK – Unilever has appointed its long-serving marketer, Conny Braams as the new chief marketing and digital officer, effective 1 January 2019. Braams will be filling the position of left by Keith Weed, who retired […]
UK – Unilever has signed an initial five-year contract with Viridor which will see Unilever receive of a range of recycled plastic from Viridor’s Avonmouth Resource Recovery Centre near Bristol, England. The companies – both […]
USA – Nestlé and Walmart and Australian chemical firm, Borealis, have joined the New Plastics Economy, an initiative that brings together key stakeholders with an aim of promoting circular economy in relation to plastic packaging. […]
AUSTRALIA – Unilever has announced an extensive review of its Australia and New Zealand ice cream business unit as the company seeks to cushion the business from volatility in the ice cream market. The company […]
NETHERLANDS – Multinational consumer goods firm, Unilever has named the company’s non-executive director, Nils Andersen as its chairman, effective 13th November 2019. Andersen replaces Marijn Dekkers, who has decided to step down from the position. […]
EUROPE – Burger King is launching its plant-based Rebel Whopper in Europe made with patties from The Vegetarian Butcher, a meat-substitute producer owned by Unilever. The Vegetarian Butcher will supply the plant-based patties for Burger […]
