Unilever announced the promotion of Amanda Sourry, chairman of Unilever UK for the past four years, to EVP, global haircare, reporting to personal care divisional president Dave Lewis (also her predecessor

sauce marketer in the US following a deal to acquire Unilever's Ragu and Bertolli brands  for $2.15bn. Combined annual sales are around $600m. The Ragu brand has already been sold in other global markets,

dressings business recently acquired by Pinnacle from Unilever. Hillshire's CEO Sean Connolly will remain CEO of the merged group, whose sales will top $6.6bn this year. Rapper turned technology guru

Among companies reporting 1Q figures, Unilever delivered what it called "good growth despite slowing markets". Underlying sales rose almost 4% - including almost 7% in emerging markets - but reported

Mars (2012), Ikea (2011), Unilever (2010), Volkswagen (2009) and P&G (2008). In the news this past week: Agencies Former BBDO executive Peter Sherman has jumped ship from his role as JWT's North America

121m), and Unilever's Vidal Sassoon Pro Series ($96m) and Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy (($93m). P&G had six of the Top Ten non-food launches in 2013. Unilever embarked on its boldest strategy to-date

Unilever acquired a majority stake in China's Quinyuan Group, a local leader in water purifiers and drinking equipment. The Anglo-Dutch giant already has its own substantial water purification business,

Unilever continues to prune its global food portfolio, hiring Morgan Stanley to find a buyer for its US pasta sauce Ragu with a price tag of around $2bn. Currently, Unilever markets Ragu primarily in

Four of our favourite Ads of the Week: Unilever : Lipton Tea "Be More Tea" by Adam&Eve DDB Vision Express "Vision Taken Seriously" by Dare London Puig : Nina Ricci "La Tentation de Nina" by TBWA

Unilever transferred global creative for its Bertolli sauces and Italian foods brand to Mother, from BFG 9000 in the US and McCann in Europe, while Karmarama was recruited by General Mills for the UK