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Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and spin off its ice cream business, which includes Ben & Jerry's
Read full article: Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and spin off its ice cream business, which includes Ben & Jerry'sUnilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerryโs ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, says it's cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits.
FDA issues recall of certain dry shampoos, potential presence of cancer causing chemical
Read full article: FDA issues recall of certain dry shampoos, potential presence of cancer causing chemicalUnilever, the owner of brands like Dove, Nexxus, and Suave, has issued a voluntary recall of dry shampoo products due to potentially elevated levels of benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer.
Judge rules against Ben & Jerry's in fight over Israel sales
Read full article: Judge rules against Ben & Jerry's in fight over Israel salesA federal judge has rejected a request by Vermont ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's to block a plan by its corporate parent to have an intermediary sell its products in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
Sorrow in Choco Taco town after summer treat is discontinued
Read full article: Sorrow in Choco Taco town after summer treat is discontinuedThose trying to beat the heat with some nice cold ice cream during the summer no longer have the Choco Taco to turn to, as Klondike has announced itโs discontinuing the treat.
Ben & Jerry's ice cream fight in Israel heats up
Read full article: Ben & Jerry's ice cream fight in Israel heats upThe Vermont-based ice cream maker Ben & Jerryโs is suing its corporate parent Unilever over a plan that would allow its product to be sold in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
Sale puts Ben & Jerry's ice cream back in West Bank, kind of
Read full article: Sale puts Ben & Jerry's ice cream back in West Bank, kind ofUnilever says it has reached a new business arrangement in Israel that will effectively end Ben & Jerryโs policy of not selling ice cream in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
Unilever won't top $68B bid for GSK consumer healthcare unit
Read full article: Unilever won't top $68B bid for GSK consumer healthcare unitUnilever, the maker of Vaseline skin care products and Dove soap, says it wonโt increase a 50 billion-pound ($68.2 billion) offer for GlaxoSmithKlineโs consumer healthcare unit that was rejected last week.
GSK rejects $68b Unilever bid for consumer healthcare unit
Read full article: GSK rejects $68b Unilever bid for consumer healthcare unitThe pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline says it has rejected an unsolicited 50 billion-pound ($68.4 billion) bid from Unilever for its consumer healthcare goods unit.
Doggie desserts: Ben & Jerry's enters the pet food business
Read full article: Doggie desserts: Ben & Jerry's enters the pet food businessThis photo provided by Ben & Jerrys shows Ben & Jerrys dog treats. So does Ben & Jerry's. They're made from the same ingredients Ben & Jerryโs uses in its non-dairy human desserts. Ben & Jerryโs is the latest food company to pivot to pets, sensing opportunity as more Americans acquire furry friends. Three years later, Smucker acquired Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, which makes Nutrish brand pet food.
Unilever to slash new plastic use by nearly 400,000 tons per year
Read full article: Unilever to slash new plastic use by nearly 400,000 tons per year(CNN) - Consumer goods giant Unilever has committed to halving its use of new plastic by 2025. Other consumer goods producers including Procter & Gamble, Nestl, PepsiCo, Danone and Mondelz International have also signed on to Loop. The push by consumer goods makers to reduce their use of plastic comes amid mounting pressure from governments for them to act. The company previously committed to making all of its plastic packaging fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. It wants recycled plastic to make up at least 25% of its packaging by the same year.