Unilever

Unilever PLC () is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company headquartered in London, England. It was founded in 1930 following the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever Brothers.

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Unilever is a company and funder established in 1929. Its legal name is UNILEVER PLC. The organization is active and operates within the United Kingdom. Specific locations associated with the entity include London and Liverpool.

The company is recognized in the Ftse 100 collection. It has approximately 304,000 employees.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, ROR, GLEIF, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Company.name: Unilever PLC
Company.logo: Unilever.svg
Company.logo_size: 120px
Company.logo_caption: Unilever's logo used since May 2004
Company.image: Unilever House Mars 2014 01.jpg
Company.image_size: 250px
Company.image_caption: Unilever House in London
Company.type: Public
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.industry: Consumer goods
Company.brands: List of Unilever brands
Company.revenue: €50.503 billion (2025)
Company.operating_income: €9.037 billion (2025)
Company.net_income: €10.011 billion (2025)
Company.assets: €70.471 billion (2025)
Company.equity: €17.587 billion (2025)
Company.num_employees: 125,000 (2026)
Company.location: Unilever House

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Company

Jurisdiction: GB
Headquarters: LIVERPOOL, GB

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Company, Funder
Founded: 1929
Location: London, United Kingdom
Status: Active

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GRID grid.418707.d · ISNI 0000 0004 0598 4264

Wikidata facts

Instance of: business
Part of: EURO STOXX 50
Official name: Unilever N.V.
Country: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Headquarters: Rotterdam
CEO: Fernando Fernández
Industry: dairy industry
Employees: 155000
Revenue: 60073000000
Stock exchange: Indonesia Stock Exchange
Follows: Margarine Unie
Official website: unilever.com
Image: Unilever House Mars 2014 01.jpg

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owner of: Colman's
Commons category: Unilever
topic's main category: Category:Unilever
product or material produced: perfumery
inception: 1929-09-02
topic has template: Template:Unilever
IPv4 routing prefix: 159.244.0.0/16
director / manager: Fernando Fernández
location of formation: London
net profit: 7642000000
social media followers: 27500
has works in the collection: Het Scheepvaartmuseum
postal code: CH62 4ZD
partnership with: International Fund for Agricultural Development
official jobs URL: careers.unilever.com

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Encyclopedic overview

39 sections

Contents

History
1930–1940
1941–1960
1961–1980
1981–2000
2001–2010
2011–2020
Since 2021
Corporate operations
Legal structure
Senior management
Gallery of global assets
Financial data
Operations
Brands
Brands
Advertising
Logo
Dove
Axe/Lynx
Social media advertising
Corporate sponsorship
Competition
Controversies
Price-fixing
Hampton Creek lawsuit
Pressuring media to promote skin whiteners
Violence against striking workers
Mercury contamination
Palm oil
Plastic pollution
Rainforest Alliance
Salmonella contamination
Trade in the occupied Palestinian Territories
Trade in Russia amid the Russo-Ukrainian War
See also
References
Further reading
External links

The company's products include baby food, beauty products, bottled water, breakfast cereals, cleaning agents, condiments, dairy products, energy drinks, healthcare and hygiene products, ice cream, instant coffee, instant noodles, pet food, pharmaceuticals, soft drinks, tea, and toothpaste. It is the largest producer of soap in the world, and its products are available in over 190 countries.

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