# Unilever

> Unilever is one of the world's largest fast-moving consumer goods companies, selling personal care, home care, beauty and wellbeing, and nutrition products in more than 190 countries. Roughly 3.4 billion people use a Unilever product on any given day, from Dove soap and Rexona deodorant to Hellmann's mayonnaise and Knorr stock cubes. After spinning off its ice cream arm (Magnum, Ben & Jerry's, Cornetto) into a separately listed company in December 2025, Unilever now concentrates on a focused set of roughly 30 'power brands' that drive the bulk of its turnover and profit.

- **Founded:** 1929
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** William Hesketh Lever (Co-founder (Lever Brothers)), James Darcy Lever (Co-founder (Lever Brothers)), Antonius Johannes Jurgens (Co-founder (Margarine Unie)), Samuel van den Bergh (Co-founder (Margarine Unie))
- **Team size:** Approximately 120,000-128,000 employees before the ice cream demerger (the spin-off moved part of the workforce to The Magnum Ice Cream Company).
- **Products:** Dove, Hellmann's, Knorr, Rexona / Sure / Degree, Vaseline
- **Notable:** Grew from a 1929 soap-and-margarine merger into a business selling in 190+ countries., Built a portfolio of billion-euro brands including Dove, Hellmann's, Knorr, Rexona and Vaseline., Completed the demerger of its ice cream division into The Magnum Ice Cream Company in December 2025 - creating the world's largest standalone ice cream business.

## Products & services

- **Dove** — Skin cleansing and personal care brand built on the 'Real Beauty' platform; one of Unilever's largest power brands.
- **Hellmann's** — Mayonnaise and condiments brand and a leading Nutrition power brand, known for anti-food-waste marketing.
- **Knorr** — Cooking products - stocks, bouillon, sauces and meal kits - sold in most of Unilever's markets.
- **Rexona / Sure / Degree** — Global deodorant and antiperspirant family within Personal Care.
- **Vaseline** — Petroleum-jelly-based skincare brand within Beauty & Wellbeing.
- **Lifebuoy** — Hygiene soap brand with large-scale handwashing and public-health programmes in emerging markets.
- **Comfort / Domestos / Cif** — Home Care fabric conditioners, toilet cleaners and surface cleaners.
- **Prestige Beauty (Paula's Choice, Dermalogica, Hourglass, Living Proof)** — Premium skincare and beauty acquisitions sold through specialty and digital channels.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 1929 soap-and-margarine merger into a business selling in 190+ countries.
- Built a portfolio of billion-euro brands including Dove, Hellmann's, Knorr, Rexona and Vaseline.
- Completed the demerger of its ice cream division into The Magnum Ice Cream Company in December 2025 - creating the world's largest standalone ice cream business.
- Reaches an estimated 3.4 billion people with its products daily.
- Long-running recognition as a sustainability and corporate-responsibility benchmark in the FMCG sector.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Unilever reported full-year 2025 results, with improved underlying sales growth across the year and continuing operations turnover of roughly €50.5bn.
- **2025-12** — Completed the demerger of the ice cream business; The Magnum Ice Cream Company (Magnum, Ben & Jerry's, Cornetto) began trading as an independent listed company on 6 December.
- **2025-03** — Fernando Fernandez became CEO, succeeding Hein Schumacher, and accelerated the Growth Action Plan focused on power brands, premiumisation and digital commerce.
- **2024-03** — Unilever announced plans to separate its ice cream division and a productivity programme affecting around 7,500 roles.

## Links

- Website: https://www.unilever.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unilever
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Unilever
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/unilever
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unilever
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unilever

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Last updated: 2026-08-11