The Latest Breaking News from Unilever

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As a major manufacturer of well known cleaning products, it is perhaps fitting that events at Unilever have started to resemble something of a corporate soap opera. In the last few weeks there has been increased pressure at the top, a failed merger attempt, backlash from investors, and an announcement…

Consumer goods business has come under increasing pressure from shareholders unhappy with its performance

The Marmite-to-Dove soap maker is planning to axe around 15% of senior management roles and 5% of more junior management jobs.

It employs 6,000 people in the UK and Ireland

Unilever products include Domestos bleach, Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Hellman’s mayonnaise. The announcement comes after it lost a takeover bid for GlaxoSmithKline - the maker of Aquafresh toothpaste and Panadol

Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s maker to reduce management roles, including in the UK

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The activist investor’s presence on Unilever’s share register increases pressure on embattled CEO Alan Jope