Unilever
British multinational consumer goods company
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Summary
Unilever is a multinational corporation[1]. Unilever ranks in the top 7% of multinational corporation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,447 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Digital Preservation Coalition[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: dual-listed company[5], public company[6], trademark[7], business[8]
- Founder: Samuel van den Bergh[9], William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme[10], James Darcy Lever[11]
- Follows: United Africa Company[12], Michael Nairn & Greenwich[13], Margarine Unie[14]
- Headquarters location: London[15]
- Chief executive officer: Fernando Fernández[16]
- Postal code: CH62 4ZD[17]
- Child organization or unit: Moscow margarine factory[18], Unilever Philippines[19], Unilever Bangladesh Limited[20], Unilever Nepal[21], Hindustan Unilever[22], Unilever Australasia[23], Unilever Pakistan[24], Unilever (Netherlands)[25], Unilever (United States)[26], Unilever (Germany)[27], Ben & Jerry's[28], Lipton[29], Bovril[30], 4P Rube Göttingen[31]
- Part of: FTSE 100 Index[32], AEX index[33], EURO STOXX 50[34]
- Commons category: Unilever[35]
- Stock exchange: New York Stock Exchange[36], London Stock Exchange[37], Amsterdam Stock Exchange[38], Indonesia Stock Exchange[39]
- Industry: personal care product[40], food industry[41], fast-moving consumer goods[42], perfumery[43], manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products[44], manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats[45], manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations[46], manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products[47], dairy industry[48]
- Inception: 1929[49], September 2, 1929[50]
- Location of formation: London[51]
- Official website: https://unilever.com[52]
- Topic's main category: Category:Unilever[53]
- Director / manager: Fernando Fernández[54]
- Product or material produced: food product[55], laundry detergent[56], cosmetics[57], fast-moving consumer goods[58], cleaning product[59], eating[60], perfumery[61]
- Employees: 148,000[62], 304,000[63], 5000[64], 8000[65]
Why It Matters
Unilever has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Unilever is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]