Unilever management divided into two

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Unilever has dividing its management structure into two operating units. The move is part of the firm's efforts to speed up decision making and tighten marketing strategy control.

Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing, Soaps, Detergents & Toiletries, Consumer goods industry

Too many cooks: despite revamp, unwieldy Unilever falls behind rivals

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The organizational structure and market standing of consumer products giant Unilever Group is discussed. What are referred to as the company's two separate identities since it was formed from the merger of Britain's Lever Brothers Co. and Margarine Unie of the Netherlands 74 years ago is highlighted.

United States, Acquisitions & mergers, Sales, profits & dividends, Market share, FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, Executive changes & profiles, Toilet preparations, Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing, Soaps & Detergents, Officials and employees, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Food industry, Company acquisition/merger, Company sales and earnings, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, Company earnings/profit, Company business management, Company market share, Lever Brothers Co., Company organization, Food and beverage production/distribution software

Unilever cuts over 1,000 of its brands in overhaul

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Unilever PLC announced that it is downsizing more than 1,000 brands as it implements a major overhaul of its product lines. Unilever, the producer of Lipton tea and Dove cleansing goods, did not say which brands would be trimmed. The company said that the move is an effort to lower costs, increase sales, and simplifying its supply chain. Unilever is planning to concentrate on 400 of its 1,600 brands.

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Downsizing more than 1,000 brands as it implements major overhaul of product lines

Diversified Companies, Strategy & planning, Abstract