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  Unilever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unilever was created in 1930 by the merger of British soapmaker Lever Brothers and Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie, a logical merger as palm oil was a major raw material for both margarines and soaps and could be imported more efficiently in larger quantities.
Unilever has recently completed a five year vitality company initiative in which it began to converge the marketing of disparate arms of their business, including personal care, dieting, and consumables into an umbrella function displaying the breadth of their contributions to personal vitality.
Unilever employees have called for Unilever to stop dealing with the notorious PT Musim Mas, an Indonesian palm oil producer, known for their anti-union, anti-workers' rights mode of operation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unilever   (922 words)

  
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Unilever farms for salmon in Scotland, has prawn farms in several Asian countries, and is the major owner of a vertically integrated fishing business out of West Germany that includes catching the fish in deep-sea trawlers, processing the catch, and then selling the fish in company-owned shops and restaurants that carry the Nordsee name.
Unilever recognized that its well-being depended entirely on the benevolence of a host government and that this could be solicited but not extorted by threat or force." The Financial Times once quipped that Unilever is "the nearest thing British commerce has to civil service." It does resemble a government bureaucracy in its ponderousness and stolidity.
Unilever counts about twenty thousand of its people as managers, ranks two hundred of them as top managers, and "stars" about twenty-five of these two hundred as the elite cadre, capable of making it all the way to the Special Committee, These are managers heading up product groups, operating companies, or staff function departments.
www.mcspotlight.org /beyond/unilever/moskowitz_1987.html   (5198 words)

  
 Unilever Terms Of Use
Unilever is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply a referral by Unilever to, or an endorsement by Unilever of, the linked site or any products or services which may be offered there.
Unilever shall not be liable even if Unilever or a Unilever authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Unilever may also disclose such information if it has a good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Unilever, its customers or the public.
www.unileverus.com /terms/termsofuse.html   (1914 words)

  
 SPSS - Customers
Unilever must consider molecule size, as smaller molecules can penetrate the skin and cause damage, and the nature of the substance, because large molecules can irritate and erode the surface of the skin.
Since the most strongly corrosive or non-corrosive substances quickly gravitated to their respective extremes, and the substances in between were scored to reveal a gradation of corrosivity, Unilever was able to create a more complete way to test for corrosive substances in new products.
With Clementine and this new process, Unilever is leading the way toward in computero research, and away from in vivo and in vitro experimentation.
www.spss.com /success/template_view.cfm?Story_ID=13   (374 words)

  
 Unilever
Unilever shall comply with Canadian federal and provincial privacy legislation as it is enacted, and applicable privacy legislation in jurisdictions where Unilever carries on business.
Unilever limits the collection of personal information, both the amount and the type of information, to that which is necessary for the purposes identified by Unilever.
Unilever does not use or disclose personal information for purposes other than the identified purposes for which it is collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required or permitted by law.
www.unilevercanada.com /corporate   (2390 words)

  
 Unilever in the Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Unilever Philippines is one of the institutional members of the Pollution Control Association of the Philippines, Inc. As proof of the company's active participation in the association, Unilever's Pollution Control Officer currently represents the Vegetable Oil and Detergents industries in the PCAPI Board of Directors.
Unilever is a member of the Committee on Public Information and Advocacy, one of the 5 technical groups within the Commission.
In broad terms, the objective of CLEAR is to ensure the conservation and preservation of Laguna de Bay as a living lake, achieved through stakeholder training and advocacy efforts.
www.unilever.com.ph /networks.asp?secid=21   (266 words)

  
 UNILEVER Austria | News | News Archiv   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Rotterdam, 2 May.- Unilever announced today that it intends to sell its international speciality oils and fats business, Loders Croklaan Group, as part of its Path to Growth strategy which focuses on...
Rotterdam, 23 April.- Unilever today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell 19 food brands sold across North America to ACH Food Companies, Inc., of Memphis, Tennessee, a subsidia...
Rotterdam, 12 April.- Unilever’s results for the first quarter of 2002 will be announced in the usual way on Friday, 26 April 2002 at 08.00 hours Continental European Time.
www.unilever.at /de/news_archiv.asp?Page=5   (200 words)

  
 National Park Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As a steward and partner, Unilever adds vitality to America's National Parks by supporting priority programs to sustain America's natural, cultural and historic resources for future generations.
Unilever's commitment includes on-the-ground action as well as conservation education.
Unilever's America's Best Classroom program has sent 7,500 kids to National Parks for a Junior Ranger-type program including interpretive and service-to-the-land components.
www.nationalparks.org /ProudPartners/partner_unilever.shtml   (210 words)

  
 Oligopoly Watch
Anglo-Durtch Unilever, one of most international of consumer product companies, announced in 2001 a five-year plan to reduce the staggering variety of brands it was selling to concentrate on developing a smaller set of worldwide brands.
Unilever plans to end up with 600 brands and fewer manufacturing plants.
Unilever's ice cream and margarine brands are the most popular.
www.oligopolywatch.com /2004/02/15.html   (581 words)

  
 Ben & Jerry's & Unilever to Join Forces
Unilever is in an ideal position to bring the Ben & Jerry’s brand, values and socially responsible message to consumers worldwide.
These opportunities strongly support Unilever’s stated strategy for expanding the ice cream category globally.” Unilever is the world’s largest ice cream company, with such famous brands as Breyers All Natural, Good-Humor, Popsicle, Klondike and Wall’s.
Unilever is one of the world’s largest consumer products companies with sales in excess of $45 billion.
www.benjerry.com /our_company/press_center/press/join-forces.html   (662 words)

  
 Case Study - Organizational Communications - Unilever   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
For example, Unilever Home and Personal Care-NA (HPC-NA) needed to align various levels of leadership and ultimately all employees with specific measures of high performance as presented in a balanced scorecard.
For this evaluation, HPC-NA's internal communication department was particularly interested in deriving information in the areas of strategic message retention; perceptions of senior leadership, the company's vision and goals, and communication channels; and vehicle effectiveness and preferences.
The assessment found that while employees had positive perceptions of the company's direction and strategic initiatives, they were not retaining key messages around the new strategy.
www.bm.com /pages/cs/organizational-unilever   (1026 words)

  
 Find out about careers and jobs at Unilever
At Unilever, we know that visionaries are as valuable as magicians.
At Unilever, we work together to make a difference to people's everyday lives.
As a multi-local multinational we aim to play our part in addressing global environmental and social concerns through local actions and in partnership with local governments and organisations.
www.unilever.com /Careers   (133 words)

  
 UNILEVER Austria | News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
UNILEVER TO ACQUIRE OUTSTANDING SHARES IN ASIAN FOODS JOINT VENTURE Rotterdam, 18 February.- Unilever is further strengthening its foods operations across the fast growing Asia market with an a...
Rotterdam, 10 February.- Unilever’s fourth quarter and provisional full year results for the year 2002 will be published at 08:00 hrs.
Rotterdam, 30 January.- Unilever’s provisional annual results and the proposed final dividend for 2002 will be announced in the morning of Thursday, 13 February, at 08.00 hours Continental European Ti...
www.unilever.at /de/news.asp?Page=11   (176 words)

  
 Unilever Foodsolutions
Foodsolutions reaches consumers outside the home by putting Unilever brands on the menu and helping operators develop appealing dishes.
Foodsolutions is a global business, operating in 65 countries worldwide with a staff of executive chefs, dedicated research and manufacturing facilities, and the strength of Unilever's leading brands.
The Unilever Foodsolutions umbrella is home to such well-known brands as KNORR®, Hellmann's, Lipton, Lawry's, Promise, LeGoût and Country Crock.
www.unileverusa.com /ourbrands/Foodsolutions   (226 words)

  
 WetFeet.com >
Has two parents, Unilever NV and Unilever PLC, which are structured to act virtually as one in terms of share price and financial reporting.
Owned by Unilever NV, based in the Netherlands, and Unilever PLC, based in London, Unilever is the second-largest packaged goods company in the world, after Nestlé.
The company has reduced its number of brands from 1,200 to 400 in the past half-decade, and has been struggling on the stock market, where its shares have fallen 14 percent in the past 2 years.
www.wetfeet.com /asp/companyprofiles.asp?companypk=2265   (231 words)

  
 Unilever global company website
To help you make healthier choices Unilever is introducing a global logo on the front of foods and drinks packs.
Unilever makes public offer for Athens-listed shares Elais Unilever
Unilever signs agreement to sell European frozen foods business
www.unilever.com   (62 words)

  
 Unilever Vietnam - careers
We believe 'dirt is good.' Not surprisingly we're looking for people who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty.
Take a look at some of the challenges we face everyday in Unilever.
We would like to thank those who have created an account with us and please keep exploring a career oppotunity with Unilever Vietnam by visiting our job search.
www.unilever.com.vn /ourcompany/careers/default.asp   (113 words)

  
 Unilever PLC ADR Stock Report (UL) | Quote & News
Unilever's structure prevents it from being a nimble competitor in the packaged goods industry.
Unilever consists of three main divisions: food (56% of revenue), home care (18%), and personal care (26%).
As stand-alone entities, Unilever's divisions would be the world's third-largest food company, second-largest home-care company, and third-largest personal-care firm.
quote.morningstar.com /Switch.html?ticker=UL   (317 words)

  
 Unilever Centre for Molecular Science Informatics, University of Cambridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Unilever has invested over £13M to establish a new world-leading research group within the Department of Chemistry in the emerging field of Molecular Informatics.
A new building with state of the art facilities opened in December 2000.
The Centre has expanded rapidly in the last three years, and now employs approximately 40 people.
www-ucc.ch.cam.ac.uk   (134 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Filling in our application form will allow you to apply for vacancies in Unilever Baltic.
In the beginning we would like to explain step by step what are the possibilities of our on-line application.
ATTENTION: If you will not be able to fill in whole application (due to connection problems or lack of time) press "Submit" to save your current answers and complete your application other time.
www.unilever.lv   (344 words)

  
 Unilever Network by Unilever   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
By visiting the Unilever Network website, you have indicated thatyou are ready to succeed in Unilever Network
Unilever is one of the world's largest consumer goods
Unilever Network is multi-category Direct Selling business, MLM marketing
www.unilevernetwork.com   (105 words)

  
 Unilever Australasia - Beauty & style
When it comes to helping people to feel good, look good and get more out of life, hygiene has a vital role.
That's why – along with nutrition and personal care – it is at the heart of Unilever.
In an organisation as vast as ours, it’s vital for everyone to understand what we’re about – and embody it in their working life.
www.unilever.com.au /ourbrands/beautyandstyle   (190 words)

  
 Unilever - Portsunlight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Welcome to the website dedicated to careers at Unilever’s Port Sunlight RandD centre.
There is information on the Unilever business, our extensive brand portfolio, Port Sunlight (North West England) and its exceptional scientific facilities and our areas of expertise.
Throughout you will see the passion of our people and the quality and rigour of the science.
www.unilever-portsunlight.co.uk   (116 words)

  
 Identityworks: Reviews - 2004 - Unilever
This is a definitive change in branding strategy, significant for Unilever's recognition of the growing importance of the corporate brand.
So Unilever is taking "the next step in transparency and accountability," because "consumers are demanding more and more from the companies behind the brands."
Wolff Olins is doing bold work these days (see Abbey).
www.identityworks.com /reviews/2004/unilever.htm   (218 words)

  
 Unilever Foodsolutions Ireland: Home
On the following pages you will find information about Unilever Foodsolutions' activities, products, recipes and much much more...
A range of products required for preparing authentic tasting Italian dishes.
View a full list of our products and necessary dietary information...
www.unileverfoodsolutions.ie   (84 words)

  
 Unilever in the Philippines
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Philippines) recently recognized Unilever Philippines’ Chairman & CEO, Howard Belton, as an Excellence Awardee...
Unilever Philippines Wins Gold Quill Award of Excellence
Unilever Philippines was recently awarded the Gold Quill Award of Excellence by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines,...
www.unilever.com.ph   (75 words)

  
 Unilever global company website – our brands
Our global personal care brands have answers to all these questions and more.
This web site is directed only to Canadian consumers for products and services of Unilever Canada.
®/TM Registered Trade-Marks/Trade-Marks shown here are owned by or licensed to Unilever Canada Inc. All contents ©2006 Unilever Canada Inc. All rights reserved.
www.unilever.ca /ourbrands   (160 words)

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