Tag: Unilever

Flue2Chem: Unilever partners in UK collaboration to explore sustainable sources of carbon in household cleaning products

Stuart Mitchell

For the first time in the UK, 17 stakeholders – including businesses, universities, and industry experts supported by the UK Government – have united to explore using an alternative source of carbon to virgin fossil fuels for the manufacturing of everyday products, including laundry and cleaning products. Culminating in the launch of report findings at an event attended in Westminster on 17 June 2025, Flue2Chem looks to tackle one of the toughest challenges in achieving net-zero goals across multiple sectors. The challenge Currently, over 5% of global carbon derived from…

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Unilever uncovers link between skin microbiome and mental wellbeing for the first time

Stuart Mitchell

New research conducted by Unilever scientists in partnership with the Microbiome Innovation Centre and the Brain & Behaviour Lab, University of Liverpool, has unveiled a fascinating potential link between the skin microbiome and mental wellbeing for the first time. The study offers unique insights that could transform our understanding of skincare and psychological wellbeing. While significant attention has been given to the impact of the gut microbiome on mental health, Unilever’s new study, published today in the British Journal of Dermatology, is the first to uncover the skin microbiome’s role…

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Unilever to sell The Vegetarian Butcher to Vivera

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever has recently announced that it has received a binding offer from Vivera to acquire The Vegetarian Butcher. The brand was bought by Unilever in 2018 from founder Jaap Korteweg and has since then delivered strong double-digit growth on average, expanded to a presence in more than 55 markets worldwide – both in retail and in foodservice. As we stated at our 2024 Investor Event, Unilever is looking to sharpen its portfolio for long-term growth and scalability, focusing on fewer, bigger brands. The chilled and frozen products of The Vegetarian…

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Unilever expands commitment in women’s sport with UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 sponsorship

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever and The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have named brands from Unilever’s Foods and Personal Care Business Groups as Official Sponsors of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. Some of Unilever’s best-known Foods and Personal Care brands, from Hellmann’s and Knorr to Dove and Rexona (also known as Sure) named as Official Sponsors of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. Partnership builds on Unilever’s previous sponsorship of the UEFA EURO 2024, in which it activated across 16 brands, 24 markets, and over 126,000 stores. The tournament is anticipated to be the most…

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New partnership to investigate alternative raw materials in cleansing products

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever and Nufarm, a global agriculture innovator, have announced a strategic partnership which enables the technical development and future commercialisation of a ‘crop of the future’. The project aims to cultivate crops with significant biomass to produce sustainable oils. The oil will be a source of fatty acids – a core base ingredient for Unilever’s laundry detergents and beauty and personal care products. Typically, plant oils like sunflower and canola oil are produced in the seeds and fruits; the breakthrough of this technology is that the ‘biomass oil’ (an oil…

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