Unilever

Yum! Brands has announced that Greg Creed, the Taco Bell CEO, will become its next CEO with effect from January 01, 2015. Creed will succeed 61-year-old David C. Novak, the current Chairman and CEO who will take up a...

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), India's largest fast moving consumer goods company is all geared up to launch its first beauty salon for men next week. This initiative is a part of HUL's plan to increase its focus on service...

French cosmetics major L’Oreal is going Indian with a vengeance. The firm, whose Indian unit has a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore, will spend the better part of this year launching some locally-developed products. This is part of its...

Unilever has plans of selling off its Sanex deodorant business for as much as $1bn. In the queue to buy the brand are competitors Procter & Gamble, Henkel and Colgate-Palmolive and the deal may close in a matter of...

Bengaluru-based Wipro Ltd.'s consumer wing, Wipro Consumer Care plans to extend its Yardley franchise to body lotions, revealed Vineet Agarwal, president of the division. Currently, Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting (WCCL), which contributes nine per cent to the parent's...

The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant, Unilever, has entered into a partnership with BioLeap, a New Jersey-based company that undertakes molecular design for product development, to work on products related to 'the core biology of ageing'. The collaboration is designed to...

With the economy poised to grow at a steady pace this fiscal, it is hardly surprising that fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are trying to move into the fast lane in India.India has one of the fastest growing consumption...

Unilever has confirmed that Alberto Culver Company shareholders have voted in favour of the proposed $3.7 billion Unilever acquisition.Separately, it has received a second request for information from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in the regulatory...

South India based FMCG company, CavinKare has evolved from being the pioneer in the shampoo-in-a-sachet business to newer innovations in various categories now aspiring to create a professional line of salon products to compete with the likes of international...

Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant, Unilever, has finally got the much-awaited clearance from the European Commission for its acquisition of the personal care and European laundry business of the Sara Lee Corporation. The deal will significantly strengthen Unilever's regional and local...