Unilever

Soap and margarine

Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that manufactures consumer goods—soaps, detergents, foods, cosmetics, and personal care products.

The company owns dozens of household brands including Dove, Lipton, Hellmann's, and Ben & Jerry's.

Founded in 1929 through a merger of British and Dutch soap makers, it remains one of the world's largest consumer goods companies.

brands

Dove

Personal care brand

Knorr · Magnum · Vaseline · Signal · Breyers

corporate

multinational

Operating across multiple countries

London · CEO · shareholders · acquisition · merger · portfolio · revenue · market share · stock · dividend

sustainability

palm oil

Tropical fruit-derived cooking fat

climate action · supply chain transparency

competitors

Procter & Gamble

Major consumer goods corporation

Colgate-Palmolive · Kimberly-Clark · Danone · PepsiCo

global

emerging markets

Rapidly growing economies

  • IndiaSouth Asian republic
  • IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
  • BrazilLargest South American nation

China · Africa · distribution · cultural adaptation · market penetration · regional headquarters · Singapore

Categories
Opposites
corporate scale and diversification

Unilevercottage industry

Small home-based business

specialty shop · microenterprise

corporate vs. alternative economic models

Unileverworker cooperative

Firm owned by its labor force

local co-op · subsistence farming · DIY · farmers market vendor · community garden

consumer goods industry rivals

UnileverProcter & Gamble

Major consumer goods corporation

Nestlé · Colgate-Palmolive · Johnson & Johnson · Kraft Heinz · Kimberly-Clark

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G