Business
Unilever PLC, the British half of the Anglo-Dutch food and household products company, announced that Chairman Sir Kenneth Durham will retire at the company’s annual meeting in May.
Dec. 4, 1985
Food
Starbucks will be selling Tazo Tea to Unilever PLC for $384 million, according to a press release.
Nov. 2, 2017
Dove, Suave and Bed Head are among the aerosol dry shampoos recalled after they were found to contain benzene, which can cause cancer.
Oct. 24, 2022
Electronic Data Systems Corp. reported that it signed a facilities management contract with the London-based firm.
Dec. 25, 1985
Unilever U.S., the American subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant, announced that it was buying Durkee Industrial Foods Corp. from Hanson PLC for $185 million.
Nov. 1, 1988
The Anglo-Dutch Unilever group said today that it will pay $1.55 billion for the cosmetics and toiletries businesses of U.S.
Feb. 10, 1989
RJR Nabisco Inc., moving forward with its plans to reduce debt from its record $25-billion buyout, said today it will shed five European food businesses with annual sales of more than $1 billion.
May 9, 1989
Stauffer, an unwanted division of Chesebrough-Pond’s Inc. since it was acquired by Unilever N.V. in 1986, was sold to Imperial Chemical Industries PLC for $1.69 billion.
June 6, 1987
It was a great American moment.
May 7, 2005
Cosmetics and toiletries maker Richardson-Vicks on Monday rejected an unsolicited, $1.24-billion merger offer from Unilever NV that was designed to give the giant European-based consumer products company a further foothold in the U.S. market.
Sept. 10, 1985