it sits some way behind rival Unilever. Meanwhile, Unilever added to its own high-end ice cream portfolio with the acquisition of Italian gelato specialist GROM. Separately, Nestle relaunched its Cailler

There have been a few breakouts. Unilever for example enjoyed a better than average quarter, as a result of a resurgence in emerging markets, but rival Nestle was hurting from the Maggi recall in India.

for the mammoth Unilever media account - went to PHD this week, setting a worrying precedent for global incumbent Mindshare. Unilever's Australian office confirmed the local Omnicom subsidiary as the

is most widely known for its international work on Unilever brands, notably Axe, Rexona and Impulse. Capsule checked 21st July 2020 Adbrands Account Assignments is a database tracking account management

company was formed in 2008 from the acquisition of Unilever's local laundry business by private equity fund Vestar Capital Partners, and the merger of that unit with private label manufacturer Huish,

when Unilever had seized the lead in several markets [see Persil profile for more] all manufacturers were slow to introduce the new format to the US. The reason for the delay was a simple difference between

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