and globe-spanning partnerships with Unilever's Lipton and Starbucks have helped to counter its rival's strength in restaurant "fountain sales". However, PepsiCo has struggled in recent years to maintain

Unilever and P&G, two of the world's biggest advertisers, have vowed to cut back on marketing expenditure, and especially on the number of companies they work with. In a conference call with investors,

aggressive competitor since the mid-1990s has been Unilever's Dove. Until 1995, Dove was the US's leading soap brand, and Olay the best-selling moisturizer; but since then both products have launched

Along with Unilever, PepsiCo, Mondelez International, Nestlé, Danone and others, it will begin marketing selected products in reusable packaging. P&G's Pantene, Tide, Cascade, Crest, Ariel, Febreze,

P&G's Marc Pritchard and Unilever's Keith Weed have already signed up to contribute. The final results of the week delivered another Grand Prix - an unprecedented 4th in a single year - to McCann's "

Unilever delivered an impressive 22% jump in reported net profits for the first half of 2017 to €3.3bn as careful cost controls began to lift operating margins. Even at constant rates the rise was a

Hershey's incoming CEO Michele Buck raided Unilever USA to recruit its EVP, customer development Todd Tillemans as president. Hershey is also looking to appoint a chief growth officer to oversee strategy

Unilever announced the acquisition of green cleaning goods company Seventh Generation for an undisclosed sum. Fortune magazine, quoting an insider source, estimated a price tag of between $600m and $700m,

Nivea also competes with Vaseline (Unilever), Jergens (Kao), Cetaphil (Galderma) and Aveeno (Johnson & Johnson). In sun protection, with Ambre Solaire (L'Oreal) and Piz Buin (Johnson & Johnson); in hair

Unilever further expanded its already vast tea empire with the purchase from Starbucks of the Tazo packaged tea brand for $384m. Tazo slots in alongside Lipton, PG Tips, Brooke Bond and Unilever's other