Unilever

British multinational consumer goods company
Organization multinational_corporation Q157062
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Unilever

Summary

Unilever is a multinational corporation[1]. Unilever ranks in the top 7% of multinational_corporation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,598 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Unilever was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition[3].
  • Unilever is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Unilever's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation[5].
  • Unilever's instance of is recorded as dual-listed company[6].
  • Unilever's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Unilever's instance of is recorded as trademark[8].
  • Unilever's instance of is recorded as business[9].
  • Unilever's founder is recorded as Samuel van den Bergh[10].
  • Unilever's founder is recorded as William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme[11].
  • Unilever's founder is recorded as James Darcy Lever[12].
  • Unilever followed United Africa Company[13].
  • Unilever followed Michael Nairn & Greenwich[14].
  • Unilever followed Margarine Unie[15].
  • Unilever's headquarters location is recorded as London[16].
  • Unilever's chief executive officer is recorded as Fernando Fernández[17].
  • Unilever's postal code is recorded as CH62 4ZD[18].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Moscow margarine factory[19].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Unilever Philippines[20].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Unilever Bangladesh Limited[21].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Unilever Nepal[22].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Hindustan Unilever[23].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Unilever Australasia[24].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Unilever Pakistan[25].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Unilever (Netherlands)[26].
  • Unilever's child organization or unit is recorded as Unilever (United States)[27].

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Founding

Founders include Samuel van den Bergh[10], William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme[11], and James Darcy Lever[12]. Recorded inception include 1929[28] and September 2, 1929[29]. Unilever's location of formation is recorded as London[30].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index[31], AEX index[32], and EURO STOXX 50[33]. Predecessors include United Africa Company[13], Michael Nairn & Greenwich[14], and Margarine Unie[15].

Leadership

Unilever's chief executive officer is recorded as Fernando Fernández[17]. Unilever's director / manager is recorded as Fernando Fernández[34].

Operations

Unilever's headquarters location is recorded as London[16]. Subsidiaries include Moscow margarine factory[19], a factory[35], in Russia[36], founded in 1930[37], headquartered in Moscow[38]; Unilever Philippines[20], a business[39], in Philippines[40], founded in 1927[41], headquartered in Paco[42]; Unilever Bangladesh Limited[21]; Unilever Nepal[22], a business[43], in Nepal[44]; Hindustan Unilever[23], a multi-level marketing company[45], in India[46], founded in 1933[47], headquartered in Mumbai[48]; and Unilever Australasia[24], a business[49], founded in 1899[50], headquartered in Sydney[51].

Industry

Industries include personal care product[52], food industry[53], fast-moving consumer goods[54], perfumery[55], manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products[56], and manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats[57].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[58], London Stock Exchange[59], Amsterdam Stock Exchange[60], and Indonesia Stock Exchange[61]. Products include food product[62], laundry detergent[63], cosmetics[64], fast-moving consumer goods[65], cleaning product[66], and eating[67].

Why It Matters

Unilever ranks in the top 7% of multinational_corporation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,598 views/month).[2] Unilever has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Unilever is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [69] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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