Rainforest Alliance Certified tea also becomes available in the US, Japan and Australia. So Unilever continues to build consumer goods businesses in other sectors such as transport and packaging and has a major thrust into North America. In northern England, Lever & Co, a family grocery business, begin producing a new soap containing copra or pine kernel oil, to help it lather more easily than traditional soaps made of animal fats. In 2017, we were the first FMCG organisation to join the Climate Group’s EV100 global initiative. We are widely recognised as a preferred employer, both by graduates and experienced professionals – find out why. Bestfoods joins Unilever in the second-largest cash acquisition in history. In 1956 the PG Tips chimps made their debut appearance on the UK’s newly launched commercial TV station. The Van den Berghs, a family of butter merchants, have also built up a thriving butter trade in the Dutch town of Oss. Our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace. ...discover Unilever’s Annual Reports and Accounts. 0000003753 00000 n In 1993, Unilever acquires Breyers ice cream in the US. We are not accepting any Research Visit Requests at this time. Unilever’s Products (Product Mix) Lever Brothers launches its Clean Hands Campaign. The following year the Union also acquires the firm Hartog’s. Please note that visits are by appointment only (between 10.00 to 16.00 Monday to Friday, excluding bank and public holidays) and are dependent on staff being available on site to assist. Dating back to the early 18th century, the Jurgens, a family of carpenters, begin selling on butter that they have received as payment for work. Post-war prosperity in Europe, spurred by the start of the European Community, leads to a consumer boom and rising standards of living. (Unilever, n.d.) Being named the number 1 top employer in South Africa for the second consecutive year just shows you much of a good employer Unilever is to their graduates in South Africa but on a global scale they are coming in 12th which is still relatively good in the FMCG sector globally. By 2012 we have 14 brands each with sales of more than €1 billion a year. The necessary rationalisation leads to large acquisitions and equally large divestments. A combination of a deodorant and a perfume, it is aimed at young consumers looking for an inexpensive and popular fragrance. Today, Dove has grown into one of Unilever’s biggest global brands, offering a range of products: body washes, hand and body lotions, facial cleansers, deodorants, shampoos, conditioners and hair styling products. Years later, freezing will enjoy a resurgence of popularity when it’s shown to be one of the best ways of naturally preserving the goodness of fresh food. The changes it has adopted as a result prepare us to face the next decade with a truly sustainable business model: to double the size of our business while reducing our environmental impact. Our details are: Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd 15 Nollsworth Crescent. Founder Sir Thomas J. Lipton bought his first tea estates in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) in 1890, in order to help source and sell his own tea. 0000010328 00000 n Unilever makes an ambitious commitment to source all fish from sustainable stocks and starts working with the WWF to establish a certification programme for sustainable fisheries through the newly created Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). We announced we will source 100% of the carbon derived from fossil fuels in our cleaning and laundry product formulations with renewable or recycled carbon. Recent years have seen the organisation undergo massive transformation, and they have reduced their workforce by some 41% over the last ten years (Unilever, 2010). H�\�ۊ�0��}�\��C�؂�m��=��>��cWX�D{��o�_����df�����B����M�J�D�����ߍbq�[��0u���������. The product is later launched as Jif in the UK, with production out of Port Sunlight, and made available in Europe. 0000017260 00000 n In response to the problem of obtaining raw materials, they seek to create their own sources for supply and in 1906 develop a palm plantation in the Solomon Islands. It is the first standalone body spray on the market (ie a body spray that is not part of a wider range of products). Founded back in 1866 by William A Breyer of Philadelphia, it consists of rich cream, pure cane sugar, fresh fruits, nuts and other flavours – some of the very same ingredients used today. Unilever grows tea in East Africa, is a major buyer at all the tea auctions and is the market leader in most consuming countries. With this transaction, HUL completed the acquisition of the Health Food Drinks portfolio of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in India, including Horlicks and Boost brands. Magnum ice cream is launched in Germany. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and skill levels. Yet in 1985 Brooke Bond's skilled tea pickers in South India were paid a basic wage of only 16 Rupees ($1.20) a day. Our aim is to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil. Note that requests to reuse or reproduce images are considered on an individual basis. As times change, a knitted puppet Monkey is introduced and is still today a mascot for the brand. Unilever companies are encouraged to promote and defend their legitimate business interests. In 1984, Unilever acquires PG Tips. Unilever’s condiment company Sir Kensington’s has been awarded B-Corporation certification. The growth will be driven by the roll-out of The Vegetarian Butcher as well as increasing vegan alternatives from brands including Hellmann’s, Magnum and Wall’s. The Calvin Klein brand is sold to Coty Inc NY in 2005. Just as for Lever Brothers, business is booming for Van den Bergh. In 2012, progress towards USLP targets is reported, with more than a third of agricultural raw materials sourced sustainably and more than 50% of factories achieving the goal of sending no waste to landfill. The idea is proposed to make ice cream during the summer season. By the mid-60s, a restructure increases opportunities to grow brands internationally. If you have general query relating to Unilever, careers or current products and services, contact the Unilever helpdesk using Unilever contact form. This is a PDF version of the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2016 and is an exact copy of the printed document provided to Unilever’s shareholders. PETA’s cruelty-free logo will begin to appear on Dove packaging from January 2019 to assure customers that Dove does not, and will not, test on animals. We set out an ambitious new range of measures and commitments designed to improve the health of the planet by taking even more decisive action to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, and to preserve resources for future generations. Unilever’s initiative, Global Reach with Local Roots: Creating a Gender-Balanced Workforce in Different Cultural Contexts, accelerates the advancement of high-potential women across different regions and leverages the company’s strong foundation of cultural diversity and multinational expertise to promote a culture of inclusion. The amalgamation ensures benefits from scale economies in both domestic and export markets and enables the investments required to building new categories. Unilever is a business founded on a sense of purpose, and our unique heritage still shapes the way we do business today. In 1969, Unilever airs the UK’s first colour TV commercial – an advert for Birds Eye peas. They are dual-listed in the Netherlands and the UK, but operate as a single-entity with the same b… Our placements run for one day per week over an 8 week period. For employees drafted to war, Lever Brothers agreed to re-employ them on their return and give allowances to their dependants whilst they were away. In 2016, Unilever reaches a new industry-leading achievement of sending zero non-hazardous waste to landfill across more than 600 sites in 70 countries, including factories, warehouses, distribution centres and offices. At this time meat, fish, ice cream and canned goods account for only 9% of Unilever’s total turnover. New technology helps create Small & Mighty, the first super-concentrated liquid laundry detergent that uses one-third of the packaging, one-third of the water and one-third of the transport of dilute liquids. It is promoted by the company as ‘an entirely new and revolutionary product’. Strength. Nollsworth Park. In 2005, the brand’s reach has stretched to 40 countries. This is the first time in Britain that ice cream has been factory-made, pre-hardened and wrapped for mass distribution, branded and retailed in this way. Scroll through our history to find out more. In 2004, Unilever becomes a founding member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the not-for-profit, industry-led initiative set up in co-operation with conservation organisation WWF. Unilever publishes its Code of Business Principles. The 1990s see a period of restructuring and consolidation, starting with the number of categories in which Unilever competes cut from over 50 to just 13 by the end of the decade. 0000001844 00000 n Watch our video guide for help on how to use our online catalogue. Recently our virtual volunteers have been involved in cataloguing business correspondence from one of our most popular collections. This is The SWOT analysis of Unilever. Disposals included Batchelors and Oxo in the UK, Royco and the Lesieur range in France, Heisse Tasse in Germany and Blå Band in Denmark, Sweden and Finland. In the year that the Lever Brothers become a limited company, sales of Sunlight soap have boomed to nearly 40,000 tons a year. The idea of a cake consisting of layers of ice cream alternated with strata of chocolate is developed in 1981 by Wall’s Ice Cream. Unilever purchases 185,000 tonnes of sustainable palm oil via GreenPalm certificates (an offsetting scheme supporting RSPO-certified growers), accounting for around 15% of its total needs. An "Equalization Agreement" provided that the two companies should at all times pay dividends of equivalent value in sterling and guilders. The article described an event between striking Unilever workers and private security forces in South Africa. Unilever’s division in South Africa, three of the company’s rising stars are gearing up to follow in Rudi Markham’s footsteps. Margarine businesses Jurgens and Van den Bergh, Jbusinesses, Centra and Schicht join forces to create Margarine Unie – the Margarine Union. In 1957, Dove launches a revolutionary new beauty cleansing bar, with its patented blend of mild cleansers and moisturising cream. However, he believed products would ultimately be manufactured locally. 0000003778 00000 n Unilever enters the Czech Republic and Hungary, and establishes UniRus in Russia. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) won the Good Corporate Citizen Award presented by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce in Mumbai. 0000129996 00000 n It uses carbolic acid to combat germs but remains affordable to everyone. endstream endobj 94 0 obj<> endobj 95 0 obj<> endobj 96 0 obj[105 0 R] endobj 97 0 obj<>stream By 1995 Organics is sold in over 40 countries. In 2008, in an effort to help halt deforestation, we announce our commitment to draw all our palm oil from certified sustainable sources by 2015, purchasing our first batch of certified sustainable palm oil in November. To request an appointment for research at the archives, please download and complete the Research Request Form below, and email it to archives@unilever.com. On the 22 September Unilever airs the very first advertisement on UK commercial TV, for Gibbs SR toothpaste. Product donation of soaps and sanitiser to the COVID Action Platform of the World Economic Forum and adaption of manufacturing lines to produce sanitiser for use in hospitals, schools and other institutional settings also took place. If you can’t find what you are looking for online, please contact us at archives@unilever.com. It is in effect a co-ordination of Unilever’s interest in packaging, printing, plastics and paper, based in Germany. A SWOT analysis of Unilever depicts the conditions of the business, as well as its external environment. We launch the Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneur Awards, an international awards programme designed to inspire young people around the world to tackle environmental, social and health issues. Unilever first entered the SA market in 1890 with Sunlight Soap. We hold information cards on Directors and Board members detailing their working career with us. These brands have integrated sustainability into the contribution they make to the world and into their products’ ingredients and life-cycle. By the end of the 1920s, Jurgens owns margarine factories in Scotland, Ireland and England and Lever Brothers controls 60% of the output of UK soap manufacturing. To have the best chance of identifying the person you are looking for, email archives@unilever.com with as much of the information below as possible: ...visit Unilever Art, Archives and Records Management. Other acquisitions include Slim-Fast Foods, Ben & Jerry’s and the Amora Maille culinary business in France. With a 750-strong salesforce and a thriving export trade, they launch their first branded margarine – Vitello. Reaching across the whole organisation, how we are ‘bringing Vitality to life’ continues to provide the basis for our category, regional and functional strategies today. But despite the recession the business continues to expand, partly through the development of new products in its established markets, and partly by acquiring companies to take it into emerging categories like frozen and convenience foods. 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Margarine packaging moves from paper to plastic, /Images/Flora-Tub-990x557_tcm244-515509.jpg, /Images/Testing-hair-products-990x557_tcm244-515510.jpg, Becel is launched as a ‘health’ margarine in response to medical support, /Images/Becel-Tub-990x557_tcm244-515511.jpg, With interest in packaging growing, Unilever forms the 4P group, /Images/Recycling-box-990x557_tcm244-469223.png, /Images/Cif-Logo-990x557_tcm244-515512.jpg, The Unilever U becomes the corporate logo, /Images/Unilever-logo-Blue-990x557_tcm244-515514.jpg, Unilever creates first-ever colour TV commercial in UK, /Images/Birds-Eye-Frosted-Foods-990x557_tcm244-515515.jpg, /Images/Persil-van-990x557_tcm244-515516.jpg, Lipton International turns Unilever tea business into one of the largest in the world, /Images/Lipton-Ceylon-990x557_tcm244-515517.jpg, Austria launches revolutionary dental care product Mentadent, /Images/Mentadent-Range-990x557_tcm244-515519.jpg, Impulse deodorant is launched in South Africa, 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/Images/Young-girls-washing-hands-as-part-of-Global-Handwashing-Day_990x557_tcm244-418933.jpg, Unilever launches the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, /Images/sustainability-990x557_tcm244-515827.jpg, Unilever enhances Personal Care portfolio, /Images/Back-LR-Model-Candice-Model-Letshego-Model-Xia-Front-LR-Chris-Naselli-990x557_tcm244-484372.jpg, Unilever takes action at the World Economic Forum, The 14 billion-euro brands boost business growth, /Images/USA-Woman-Shopping-141116_tcm244-495814.jpg, Progress towards Unilever Sustainable Living Plan targets continues, /Images/global-water-smart-solutions-050517_tcm244-504566.jpg, Unilever is recognised for initiatives on opportunities for women, /Images/global-opportunities-for-women-990x557_tcm244-515820.jpg, Unilever re-enters the market in Myanmar (Burma), /Images/Road-scene-Sule-Pagoda-Rangoon-990x557_tcm244-504499.jpg, The Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneur Awards seek inspiring young people, 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