Unilever
WEF recognises business impact of Unilever’s supply chain tech investments
03 Apr 2026
Unilever’s digital supply chain transformation has driven growth, increased resilience and earned new WEF Global Lighthouse Network designations.
How Unilever’s science is shaping the future of consumer goods
02 Apr 2026
How Unilever is using AI and advanced technology to design biology-led sensorial products that go beyond functional and deliver desire, performance and growth.
Unilever announces the combination of Unilever Foods with McCormick to create a global flavour powerhouse with a superior growth profile
01 Apr 2026
Unilever announces the combination of Unilever Foods with McCormick to create a global flavour powerhouse with a superior growth profile
Marketing in a changing world: relevance as a growth engine
25 Mar 2026
Unilever CMO Leandro Barreto on building brand relevance through creator-led content, social-first marketing and cultural engagement in a fragmented media world
Google Cloud partnership pioneers next generation of consumer goods technologies
17 Feb 2026
Unilever and Google Cloud partner to pioneer next generation of consumer goods technologies
What’s behind Unilever’s 2025 full-year results?
16 Feb 2026
Unilever’s 2025 full-year results: the brands, categories and innovations driving our underlying sales and volume growth.
Sharper focus and disciplined execution driving competitive performance
12 Feb 2026
Unilever announces its full-year results for 2025. View the details.
Unilever sells its Home Care business in Colombia and Ecuador
28 Jan 2026
Unilever announces the sale of its Home Care business in Colombia and Ecuador to Alicorp. The transaction includes brands such as Fab, 3D, Aromatel, and Deja.
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From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
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Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
