Unilever

Unilever Plc engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty and Personal Care, Foods and Refreshment, and Home Care. The Beauty and Personal Care segment offers skin cleansing, hair care, skin care, and deodorants categories. The Foods and Refreshment segment sells ice cream, savory, dressings, and tea. The Home Care segment includes fabric category and a wide range of cleaning products. The company was founded by Antonius Johannes Jurgens, Samuel van den Bergh, and William Hulme Lever on January 1, 1930 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Unilever Plc engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment offers hair care, skin care, and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing. The Personal Care segment consists of sales of skin cleansing, deodorant, and oral care products. The Home Care segment comprises of sales of fabric care and a wide range of cleaning products. The Nutrition segment refers to sales of scratch cooking aids, dressings, and tea products. The Ice Cream segment covers primarily ice cream products. The company was founded by Antonius Johannes Jurgens, Samuel van den Bergh, and William Hulme Lever on January 1, 1930 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Unilever PLC's ( UL , Financial) stock has good outperformance potential, having received a boost from solid financials, strong brands and a new management team.

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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unilever United States Inc. is voluntarily recalling select Knorr Sopa Soup Mix products because the products may contain egg, which is not listed as an ingredient on the label. Persons who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The following products are subject to recall: Product Best if Used by Date* Size GTIN/UPC Knorr Estrellitas con Tomate Tomato B.

Unilever U.S. Voluntarily Recalls Select Knorr Sopa Soup Mix products due to Potential Undeclared Egg Allergen

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The soap and cleaning materials industry benefits from revived demand trends, pricing actions, innovation, digital transformation and brand building. Players like UL, CHD, PG and CL look well-poised.

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Pressure is mounting on Unilever to exit Russia, as the consumer goods giant faces calls for a boycott of its products.

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Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has appointed Ian Meakins as chair designate to succeed Nils Andersen who is stepping down from the board next May. The maker of Marmite and Ben & Jerry's said Meakins will join as a non-executive director in September and become chair on December 1 The FTSE 100-listed firm Andersen would step down from the board said after the AGM in May 2024.

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Both Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, ETR:3RB) today and Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) yesterday reported a slump in sales volumes as consumers seemingly reached the limit of how much they are willing to pay for big brands. These sector-mates, which both have appointed new chief executives this year, have been among the companies accused of profiteering or 'greedflation', contributing to the cost of living crisis.

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Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s positive interim results and forward guidance have led to optimism among analysts at Berenberg. There are “a few reasons to be positive” on Unilever stock, despite numerous challenges faced during the past year, not least “significant” SKU rationalisation.

Unilever has given investors a few reasons to be positive

Shares of Unilever PLC (UL) were up almost 5% on Tuesday morning following a second-quarter earnings beat by the consumer goods giant.

Unilever Stock Up 5% Following Earnings Beat Driven by Price Growth

Shares of Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) gained about 5.0% today after the consumer goods giant said it performed well in the second quarter. Unilever beats turnover forecast in Q2 The multinational saw €15.74 billion ($17.39 billion) in turnover versus €15.59 billion expected.

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Hellman's and Dove maker Unilever has defended its position to continue its operations in Russia just dates after admitting it will allow its staff to fight if conscripted to do so. The FTSE 100 consumer goods giant said by staying in the Kremlin following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it chose the “least bad” decision.

Unilever defends decision to stay in Russia

Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) H1 2023 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2023 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Richard Williams - Head of Investor Relations Hein Schumacher - Chief Executive Officer Graeme Pitkethly - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Rashad Kawan - Morgan Stanley Jeff Stent - Exane Warren Ackerman - Barclays Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Guillaume Delmas - UBS Tom Sykes - Deutsche Bank Alicia Forry - Investec Operator Hello and welcome to Unilever's Half-1 [ph] 2023 Results Webcast. [Operator Instructions] We would like now to hand over to Richard Williams, Unilever's Head of Investor Relations, to begin the presentation.

Unilever PLC (UL) H1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Strong first-half results — along with an upgrade to 2023 sales forecasts — have pulled Unilever's share price skywards in Tuesday business.

Unilever Leads FTSE 100 Higher As It Hikes Full-Year Sales Forecasts

The consumer-goods giant—a bellwether for the global economy and consumer sentiment—boosted prices to make up for soaring commodities and other costs.

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Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) reported rising prices continued to support sales growth in the first half of 2023 led by strong performances by its billion+ Euro brands. The maker of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap said underlying sales growth in the six months to June 30 was 9.1%, driven by all business groups, with 9.4% price growth and a 0.2% drop in volume.

Unilever sales jump as rising prices offset static volumes

Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), the fourth of the £100bn-plus companies on the Footsie index, has benefited from inflation in the past year but this may be running out, some analysts reckon. There could be some hard questions about its Russian operations too, with the company saying it was not pulling out as it was "not straightforward" as it was accused of contributing £579mln a year to the Russian economy.

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The company has faced criticism for its decision to continue to sell products and pay taxes in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine.

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Earlier this month, Unilever (NYSE: UL), the parent company of beloved ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's, found itself in hot water as shares took a nosedive following a controversial 4th of July social media post.

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Unilever is a leading consumer staples company that should perform well in a slowing economy and the latest Q1 results showed price increases covering inflation. The company's stock seems reasonably priced at 15.6x TTM P/E, providing a good investment opportunity in today's expensive market. Investors may be able 6.3% free cash flow yield from Unilever, which should adjust for inflation in the long term due to the strong premium brands of the company.

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WeWork Inc., Carl's Jr., Unilever PLC, and Shell PLC are among around 400 Western companies slammed by Yale over their continuing presence in Russia, despite a major retreat from the country by more than 1,000 multinationals.

WeWork, Carl's Jr., Unilever and Shell among companies slammed by Yale over operations in Russia

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More than 1,000 major companies pledged to leave Russia after Vladimir Putin launched his devastating war in Ukraine, but some well-known firms stand accused by researchers of violating their pledge.

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