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Unilever rules out bid

05.11.09
Consumer goods giant Unilever today ruled itself out as a potential white knight for Cadbury, as the UK chocolate maker battles to fight off an unwanted £10 billion-plus takeover bid from Kraft of the US ... more

Unilever tipped to spring a surprise with Cadbury bid

16.10.09
Household-brands supremo Unilever could launch a surprise bid for Cadbury, trouncing America’s mighty Kraft and setting it on an ambitious new phase of growth... more

Unilever £1.2bn buy from Sara Lee

25.09.09
Unilever, the Dove soaps and Vaseline maker, adds Brylcreem and Radox bubble bath to its stable of brands in a £1.2 billion takeover of Sara Lee’s personal care business... more

Upturn shows in Unilever brands revival

06.08.09
Unilever, Britain’s biggest corporate barometer of consumer confidence, today gave a clear indication that the economy is on the turn as its famous brands returned to growth in the last quarter... more

Former soldier is P&G’s inside choice for the chief exec’s job

09.06.09
Procter & Gamble, the Gillette razors to Pampers nappies combine, is about to announce a long-term company man and former US parachute soldier, Robert McDonald, as its new chief executive ... more

Unilever is hurt by a move to 'own brand'

07.05.09
Shoppers trading down to supermarkets' own-brand labels in the recession are hurting consumer goods giant Unilever... more

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08.10.08
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Yes, this could be a real page-turner for HMV

09.09.08
Waterstone's had something of a coup last week, gaining the exclusive rights to launch the Sony eReader — the first true electronic book reader to make it to these shores... more

£1 billion man at the helm is tough-talking and charismatic

04.09.08
Paul Polman today became the £1 billion man at Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever... more

Nestlé's Polman to take over as Unilever boss

04.09.08
Consumer Unilever says Patrick Cescau is stepping down as chief executive at the end of the year to be replaced by Nestlé vice president Paul Polman... more

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