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Unilever
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 PROFILE
Unilever moves countless products worldwide. One of the world's top makers of packaged consumer goods, Unilever produces deodorants, fragrances, frozen foods, margarine, soap, and tea. Brand names include Ben & Jerry's, Country Crock, Lever 2000, Lipton, Q-Tips, Slim-Fast, and Wisk. Unilever's 2000 purchase of Bestfoods (Hellmann's, Skippy) made it one of the world's top three food firms (after Nestlé and Kraft). Unilever is whittling its brands down to 400 (from 1,600) and is also splitting its operations into two global units, separating food and nonfood products. The company is a joint venture of Unilever PLC (UK) and Unilever N.V. (the Netherlands), which trade separately but have one board of directors.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: Unilever, iVillage Team in Beauty Venture
Date Announced: 02.15.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 200
Description: Consumer products and cosmetics company and women's Web portal to co-create online beauty site.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 43,635.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (8.2)%
Employees: 255,000
Revenue per employee: $171,120.78

 KEY PEOPLE
• Antony Burgmans
    CEO
• Patrick J. Cescau
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
PO Box 68, Unilever House, Blackfriars
London EC4P 4BQ, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-7822-5252
Fax: 44-20-7822-5951
Online: Web Site

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