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| | | Address: | PO Box 68, Unilever House, 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4P 4BQ United Kingdom | | Web Site: | www.unilever.com | | Index: | STOXX600 | FTSE100 | |
Market Place(s)
: | Brussels | Frankfurt | Amsterdam | London | Virt-x | New York | |
Number Of Shares
: | 1,283,458,000 | | Sector: | Agro-food | | Industry: | Food Industry | | Sub-Industry: | Miscellaneous (Food Industries) |
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| | Unilever Plc : all sorts of consumer goods Unilever is a global group, specializing in consumer goods. It consists of the Dutch company, Unilever NV and the British Unilever Plc and Although the two organizations have separate structures and markets, they share the same management and follow the same expansion strategy. That is why the term 'Duolever' is used to describe them. Unilever is the multinational 'must' on supermarket shelves, from food products and drinks to cosmetics to cleaning and personal hygiene products. It distributes its products all over the world, especially in Europe, the USA, South America and Asia. Amongst them are well known brands that are much appreciated by the public, such as Dove and Ponds (soaps), Cif, Domestos (home care), Signal (toothpaste), Findus (frozen meals), Knorr (soups)or Lipton (teas). |
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| ISIN: | GB00B10RZP78 | | Reuters Code: | ULVR.L | |
Local Code
: | ULVR | | Auditor: | PriceWaterhouseCoopers | | Number of employees: | 174,000 ( 31/12/2007 ) 189,000 ( 31/12/2006 ) |
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| Chairman: | Michael Treschow | | Chief Executive Officer: | Patrick Cescau | | Chief Financial Officer: | James A Lawrence | | Data as of 16/05/2008. |
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| Annual report: | 05/02/2010 | | Shareholder ’s meeting: | 13/05/2009 | | Profits 1st half-year: | 07/05/2009 |
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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Net Operating revenues*
| 40,187 | 39,642 | 39,672 | 40,366 | 42,942 | |
Net Profit*
| 3,888 | 4,745 | 3,766 | 1,876 | 2,762 | | * in million(s) of
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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Earnings per share*
| 1.35 | 1.65 | 3.88 | 1.92 | 2.82 | | * in
pence |
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| Oils, dairy products and pastries: | 35% | | Cosmetics and hygiene: | 28% | | Frozen food and Beverages: | 19% | | Cleaning products: | 18% | | Sector Data as of 31/12/2007 |
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| SALES PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA | |
| Geographic areas | | Europe: | 38% | | Americas: | 33% | | Rest of the World: | 29% | | Areas data as of 31/12/2007 | | Profile as of 16/05/2008.
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