Tag: Unilever PLC
Gatorade expands into new products including plain water
As Gatorade approaches its 60th birthday, the brand is staying spry, branching out into new categories from unflavored water to energy drink mixes.Sin [...]
Inflation vs. deflation: Retailers fear falling prices
A man with a paper bag of groceries looks surprised and upset at a receipt from a supermarket with high prices against the background of an escalator [...]
Post-Ozempic patients may eat more calories, Deutsche Bank survey finds
A customer shops in a Kroger grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesInvestors have cheered a new class of weight [...]
Smucker to buy Twinkie maker Hostess
Hostess Twinkies and CupCakes are displayed on a store shelf on May 17, 2021 in San Anselmo, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesJelly maker J.M. [...]
Mars candy looks to grow ice cream business with factory investment
Dove Ice Cream Bars are packaged at Mars' factory in Burr Ridge, Illinois.Source: MarsCandy giant Mars is trying to make a name for itself in a new ca [...]
Ben & Jerry’s workers in Vermont file for union election
Ben & Jerry's brand ice cream sits in a supermarket freezer. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBen and Jerry's workers at the ice cream company' [...]
Ciena, GameStop, Rent The Runway and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Ciena (CIEN) – The networking equipment maker's stock surged 19.1% after a substantial top an [...]
Big businesses trumpet ESG credentials. Scrutiny is on the rise
As the 2020s progress, discussions about climate change, the environment and issues related to equality and diversity are at the forefront of many peo [...]
Lowe’s chief marketing officer Marisa Thalberg leaves company in shakeup
Marisa Thalberg, executive vice president and chief brand and marketing officer.Source: Marisa ThalbergLowe's chief marketing officer Marisa Thalberg [...]
Stores, suppliers fight over price hikes as inflation squeezes shoppers
A woman shops in a supermarket as rising inflation affects consumer prices in Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2022.Lucy Nicholson | ReutersLong befo [...]
Premium products take priority as companies battle cost-of-living
"As we create more premium beverages, it becomes more difficult for customers to replicate it at home and we think that helps with the concept of trad [...]
Ben & Jerry’s sues parent company Unilever over sale of Israeli business
A tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, manufactured by Unilever Plc.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBen & Jerry's is suing parent company U [...]
Companies forced to weigh in on privacy, health care
Pro-choice activists are seen outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 15, 2022.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesThe challenges posed [...]
Ice cream freezers to get ‘warmed up’ in trial by Unilever
According to Unilever, the industry standard for freezer temperatures in many markets stands at minus 18 degrees Celsius (around 0 degrees Fahrenheit) [...]
Fertility benefits are the new work perk
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesWhen Priya and her husband discovered they were infertile, it cost them $20,000 and years of intrusive treatme [...]