Food product launch : Unilever’s US mayonnaise brand Hellmann’s has rolled out its first ketchup product – Hellmann’s REAL Ketchup to retailers across the country. Hellmann’s says that its new ketchup product is made with six ingredients that include tomato puree, honey, spices, white wine vinegar, onion powder, and salt. Honey has been used in […]
Food acquisition news : Unilever has revealed that German food manufacturer Dr. Oetker has made a binding offer to buy its Alsa baking and dessert business for an undisclosed price. Asla, which was acquired by Unilever in 2010, manufactures flan mixes and baking powder among other products. Unilever revealed that the transaction with Dr. Oetker […]
Unilever acquisition of Betty Ice : Unilever, a British-Dutch multinational consumer goods firm has clinched a deal to acquire Betty Ice, a Romanian ice cream company for an undisclosed price to bolster its ice cream business. Betty Ice is among the leading ice cream manufacturers in Romania, with a turnover of €30 million. The Romanian […]
Cosmetic industry news : Dove, a Unilever personal care brand has launched a new product range – the Dove DermaSeries, a new line up of dry skin moisturizers to help people overcome their dry skin problems. The new dry skin moisturizers under the Dove DermaSeries are fully hypoallergenic and fragrance-free, says Dove. The Dove DermaSeries […]
Food acquisition news : Unilever, a British-Dutch multinational consumer goods firm has struck a deal to divest its global spreads business to investment firm KKR for €6.825 billion in a move to focus on faster growing products. Unilever’s Spreads business, which comprises assets of €1.1 billion, features Becel, Flora, Country Crock, Blue Band, I Can’t […]
Cosmetic industry news : London-based consumers goods company Unilever has agreed to acquire New York-based personal care products manufacturer Sundial Brands for an undisclosed price. Unilever acquisition of Sundial Brands is expected to speed up the growth of the consumer goods giant’s personal care category by covering underserved requirements of multicultural and millennial consumers. Established […]