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Unilever and UK government launch global campaign to tackle spread of coronavirus
The campaign will reach up to a billion people worldwide, raising awareness and changing behaviour, to make sure people are regularly washing their hands with soap and disinfecting surfaces.
Bottling up problems
On my most recent trip to the supermarket, I couldn’t help but notice discarded bottles, wrappers and all sorts of detritus on the way to, and within the bounds of, the shops.
Consumer brands responsible for half a million tonnes of plastic pollution
International relief and development agency Tearfund finds emissions produced from the open burning of Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever’s plastic packaging is a major contribution to the climate emergency.
Unilever innovation competition awards students £5,000
Team Zinda Tea won out after beating competitors when presented with four real-life challenges by Unilever’s ice cream and tea research and development experts.
Unilever’s Knorr aims to have 50% of its product portfolio plant-based by 2025
Knorr’s investment in a Future 50 Foods report has lead to increase the number of Knorr products with Future 50 Foods by 25% and have 50% of its product portfolio plant-based, both by 2025.
Tea’s time up at Unilever
‘Subdued demand’ for brands such as PG Tips and Lipton Tea sees Unilever concentrate on growth areas.
Mondi supports Unilever with its ambitious recycling journey
Unilever has adopted a recyclable polypropylene mono-material solution in Turkey for its Knorr dry soup powder range.
Burger King adds Rebel Whopper in UK
Burger King has introduced the Rebel Whopper to its restaurants across the UK. The burger is a permanent addition to the menu at the business’ 500+ restaurants and will bolster the company’s meat-free selection.
Unilever plans to halve use of new plastics
Unilever, which owns brands such as Surf and PG Tips, plans to halve the amount of new plastic it uses in a bid to appeal to younger shoppers.
Unilever sees consistent growth in first half
Unilever’s results for the first half of 2019 show underlying sales growth of 3.3%, led by its emerging market business which grew 6.2%.
B-Better water launches in SIG’s combidome
B-Better, a water start-up brand from Unilever’s Future Platform, is launching a range of water beverages in SIG’s combidome carton bottle
Solero trials wrapper-less packaging
Unilever has launched a trial of the first wrapper-less ice-cream multipack for its Solero Organic Peach, using 35% less plastic compared to the original Solero Organic pack.