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

following in the footsteps of Nestle, Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser. Although profits improved by 5%, investors' attention was focused on the group's disappointing topline. A dismal 1% lift in organic

Current rivals including Unilever, SC Johnson or even P&G, are likely to be among the potential buyers. Quarterly results from Nestle and Unilever showed the importance of emerging markets in driving

Advertisers Unilever kicked open a hornet's nest with a three-second digital ad for Dove cleansers, perceived by some viewers as racist. The ad showed a black girl pulling a t-shirt over her head to

Unilever agreed to acquire Brazilian organic cereals and snacks brand Mae Terra for an undisclosed sum. In the news this past week: Agencies Private equity fund Bain Capital launched a surprise bid

Unilever took the first steps towards the sell-off of its margarine and spreads division, while also resolving the shared ownership of its South African subsidiary. Unilever South Africa is currently

Meanwhile, Unilever expanded its tea portfolio with the acquisition of UK-based premium organic range Pukka Herbs. No price was disclosed. Pukka is expected to report sales this year of around £30m,

Havas blamed on expenditure cuts by key digital client Unilever - and a 6.3% decline in the rest of Europe except France, which gained 8.9%. North America was down 1.7% and Latin America by 4.0%, offsetting

not least WPP's biggest client Unilever. So far, among the big groups, only Omnicom appears to have shrugged off the gloom, largely as a result of its two big account wins of P&G and AT&T media. WPP said

Before that he held senior roles at Beiersdorf and at Unilever. PepsiCo promoted Ramon Laguarta, formerly regional CEO of its Europe & Africa division, to group president and second-in-command to group