| Latest Unilever Plc News Headlines |
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| 11/18/2008 | 6:57AM | TFNF | Nestle says board still strong as loses second executive
By Emma Thomasson
ZURICH, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Nestle, the world's biggest food group, said its
board was still strong after it lost a second senior executive in two months,
Lars Olofsson, who had been touted as a potential chief executive.
Swiss-based Nestle said its Chief Technology Officer Werner... More...>> |
| 11/18/2008 | 2:12AM | TFNF | UPDATE 1-Nestle says Bauer to take on Olofsson role
ZURICH, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Nestle, the world's biggest food group, said
Chief Technology Officer Werner Bauer would temporarily take over the functions
of Lars Olofsson, who is moving to Carrefour as chief executive.
Olofsson, who is Nestle executive vice president in charge of Strategic
Business Units... More...>> |
| 11/17/2008 | 10:20AM | TFNF | UPDATE 5-S.Africa's Tiger Brands mulls $786 mln bid for AVI
By Rebecca Harrison
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Tiger Brands Ltd said on Monday it may make
an 8 billion rand ($786 million) cash-and-shares bid for AVI to create a South
African food and consumer goods heavyweight.
AVI said the proposal, which would form a company able to compete with
European... More...>> |
| 11/17/2008 | 6:36AM | TFNF | UPDATE 4-S.Africa's Tiger Brands mulls $786 mln offer for AVI
By Rebecca Harrison
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Tiger Brands Ltd may make an 8 billion rand
($786.4 million) cash-and-shares offer for AVI to create a South African food
and consumer goods heavyweight able to expand into Africa.
Consumer goods company Tiger Brands said on Monday it was considering
offering... More...>> |
| 11/14/2008 | 1:15PM | TFNF | SOS Cuetara 9-month net profit up 21.7 percent
MADRID, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Spanish food group SOS Cuetara reported a 21.7
percent rise in nine-month net profit to 15.3 million euros ($19.4 million) on
Friday.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
rose 9.2 percent to 75.5 million euros on sales up 5.65 percent at 1.078... More...>> |
| 11/14/2008 | 10:36AM | TFNF | UPDATE 2-Unilever abandons Phytopharm weight-loss product
By Ben Deighton
LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Consumer goods giant Unilever dealt a blow to
British drugs-from-plants firm Phytopharm on Friday by abandoning plans to
develop its Hoodia product as a functional food to help people lose weight.
The deal represented about half of the company's overall... More...>> |
| 11/14/2008 | 9:21AM | TFNF | UPDATE 1-Unilever abandons Phytopharm weight-loss product
LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Consumer goods giant Unilever dealt a blow to
British drugs-from-plants firm Phytopharm on Friday by abandoning plans to
develop its Hoodia product as a functional food to help people lose weight.
Results from a recent clinical study using Hoodia extract in a
drink-based product... More...>> |
| 11/11/2008 | 12:36PM | TFNF | First "sustainable" palm oil on way to Rotterdam
By Catherine Hornby
ROTTERDAM, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The first shipment of palm oil which is
certified as "sustainable" by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is
due to reach Rotterdam next week, as critics still question whether the label is
justified.
Under fire for its role in rainforest... More...>> |
| 11/11/2008 | 11:10AM | TFNF | New Issue-Unilever prices 400 mln SFR 2011 bond
Nov 11 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a
bond priced on Tuesday.
Borrower Unilever
Issue Amount 400 million Swiss francs
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| 11/07/2008 | 11:45AM | UKREG | Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 7547H
Unilever PLC
07 November 2008
Annex DTR3
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of the issuer 2. State whether... More...>> |
| 11/06/2008 | 12:06PM | TFNF | Rorsted looks to refresh Henkel to reach new goals
By David Jones
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Henkel's new Danish Chief Executive Kasper Rorsted
on Thursday set out aggressive new targets to help the German consumer goods
group catch up with the profit margins of rivals Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser.
The maker of Persil detergents, Loctite glues and... More...>> |
| 11/06/2008 | 6:30AM | UKREG | Director Declaration
RNS Number : 5988H
Unilever PLC
06 November 2008
Unilever PLC
Director Declaration
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13, Unilever PLC confirms that there is no information to disclose for Mr Paul Polman who was
appointed as an Executive Director with effect from 29 October 2008... More...>> |
| 11/03/2008 | 5:58AM | TFNF | Ex-divs to take 8 points off FTSE 100 on Nov 5
LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies
will go ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no
longer qualify for the latest dividend payout.
According to Reuters calculations, at current market prices
the effect would be to take 8 points off the index.
COMPANY... More...>> |
| 10/31/2008 | 1:57AM | TFNF | PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Oct 31
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Financial Times
HOUSE PRICES DROP 14.6 PERCENT IN A YEAR
According to the latest Nationwide house price index, house prices
experienced the 12th consecutive monthly decline in October, falling by 1.4
percent. House prices are now at a level that is 14.6 percent below their... More...>> |
| 10/31/2008 | 1:57AM | TFNF | PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Oct 31
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Financial Times
HOUSE PRICES DROP 14.6 PERCENT IN A YEAR
According to the latest Nationwide house price index, house prices
experienced the 12th consecutive monthly decline in October, falling by 1.4
percent. House prices are now at a level that is 14.6 percent below their... More...>> |
| 10/30/2008 | 9:27AM | TFNF | CORRECTED-BRIEF-Unilever - Q3 underlying sales growth 8.3 percent
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Unilever PLC:
* Underlying sales growth of 7.4% in the first nine months with 8.3% in the
third quarter
* Q3 EPS 0.59 euros
* Underlying improvement in operating margin of 0.3 percentage points in
both the first nine months and the quarter
* Expect to deliver... More...>> |
| 10/30/2008 | 7:19AM | TFNF | UPDATE 3-Unilever Q3 sales and raised outlook boost shares
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Consumer goods giant Unilever posted a 8.3
percent rise in third-quarter underlying sales on Thursday, at the top end of
forecasts, and upgraded its 2008 outlook to see sales growth "well in excess" of
its target.
The strong quarterly sales growth at Anglo-Dutch Unilever... More...>> |
| 10/30/2008 | 4:38AM | TFNF | UPDATE 2-Unilever Q3 sales up, raises outlook
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Consumer goods giant Unilever posted a 8.3
percent rise in third-quarter underlying sales on Thursday, at the top end of
forecasts, and upgraded its 2008 outlook to see sales growth "well in excess" of
its target.
The quarterly sales growth at Anglo-Dutch Unilever, the maker of... More...>> |
| 10/30/2008 | 3:32AM | TFNF | UPDATE 1-Unilever Q3 underlying sales rise 8.3 pct
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Consumer goods giant Unilever posted a 8.3
percent rise in third-quarter underlying sales on Thursday, at the top end of
forecasts, and upgraded its 2008 outlook to see sales growth "well in excess" of
its target of 3 to 5 percent.
The quarterly sales growth at Anglo-Dutch... More...>> |
| 10/30/2008 | 3:27AM | TFNF | BRIEF-Unilever - Q3 underlying sales growth 7.4 percent
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Unilever PLC:
* Underlying sales growth of 7.4% in the first nine months with 8.3% in the
third quarter
* Q3 EPS 0.59 euros
* Underlying improvement in operating margin of 0.3 percentage points in
both
the first nine months and the quarter
* Expect... More...>> |