Unilever Withdraws Lawsuit against Hampton Creek
December 18 2014 - 6:04PM
Business Wire
Unilever United States today announced that it has withdrawn its
lawsuit against Hampton Creek over the labeling of its Just Mayo
product.
“Unilever has decided to withdraw its lawsuit against Hampton
Creek so that Hampton Creek can address its label directly with
industry groups and appropriate regulatory authorities,” said Mike
Faherty, Vice President for Foods, Unilever North America.
Faherty continued: “We applaud Hampton Creek’s commitment to
innovation and its inspired corporate purpose. We share a vision
with Hampton Creek of a more sustainable world. It is for these
reasons that we believe Hampton Creek will take the appropriate
steps in labeling its products going forward.”
About Unilever United States, Inc.
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home
and Personal Care products with sales in more than 190 countries.
Working to create a better future every day, we help people feel
good, look good and get more out of life. In the United States, the
portfolio includes brand icons such as: Axe, Ben & Jerry’s,
Breyers, Caress, Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy, Consort For Men,
Country Crock, Degree, Dove personal care products, Fruttare, Good
Humor, Hellmann’s, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!, Just for Me!,
Klondike, Knorr, Lever 2000, Lipton, Magnum, Motions, Nexxus,
Noxzema, Pond’s, Popsicle, Promise, Q-tips, Simple, St. Ives,
Suave, Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, TIGI, TONI&GUY Hair Meet
Wardrobe, TRESemmé and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names
are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of
Companies.
Our ambition is to double the size of our business, while
reducing our overall environmental footprint (including sourcing,
consumer use and disposal) and increasing our positive social
impact. We are committed to helping more than a billion people take
action to improve their health and well-being, sourcing all our
agricultural raw materials sustainably by 2020, and decoupling our
growth from our environmental impact. Supporting our three big
goals, we have defined seven pillars, underpinned by targets
encompassing social, environmental and economic areas. See more on
the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan at
http://www.unileverusa.com/sustainable-living/.
Unilever employs approximately 10,000 people in the United
States – generating nearly $9 billion in sales in 2013. For more
information, visit www.unileverusa.com.
Media:Unilever North America (Englewood Cliffs, NJ):Jaime
Stein, +1 201-894-7760MediaRelations.USA@unilever.com
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