Unilever PLC (UNA)

Overview

Unilever PLC is a global fast-moving consumer goods company with a broad reach across Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Founded in 1860 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, it operates through five main segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. These segments encompass a wide range of products including hair care, skin care, oral care, deodorants, home cleaning products, nutrition supplements, and ice cream. Unilever is known for its commitment to providing high-quality, everyday products designed to meet the needs and preferences of consumers worldwide. With a vast portfolio of popular brands, Unilever has established a strong presence in the global market, characterizing itself as a leader in the fast-moving consumer goods industry.

Products and Services

Beauty & Wellbeing: This segment offers hair care products (shampoo, conditioner, styling aids), skin care items (moisturizers for face, hand, and body), and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products, including vitamins, minerals, and supplements.

Personal Care: Involves skin cleansing products like soaps and showers, various deodorants, and oral care products, including toothpaste, toothbrushes, and mouthwash, catering to everyday personal hygiene needs.

Home Care: Focuses on fabric care products such as washing powders and liquids, rinse conditioners, fabric enhancers, and a range of home and hygiene products, ensuring a clean and comfortable living environment.

Nutrition: Offers dressings like mayonnaise and ketchup, scratch cooking aids (soups, bouillons, seasonings), plant-based meats, beverages, and functional nutrition products (Horlicks, Boost), along with tea products, aiming to enhance dietary options and nutrition intake.

Ice Cream: Provides a wide array of ice cream products including in-home and out-of-home selections, catering to diverse tastes and preferences through flavors and formats, under internationally recognized brands.

The company's extensive product lineup is available under notable brands such as AXE, Ben & Jerry's, Cif, Clear, Closeup, Comfort, Cornetto, Dermalogica, Domestos, Dove, Dove Men+Care, Hellmann's, Horlicks, Knorr, LUX, Lifebuoy, Liquid I.V., Magnum, Nutrafol, OMO, Paula's Choice, Pepsodent, Pond's, Rexona, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Surf, TRESemmé, Vaseline, Wall's, Breyers, and Yasso, illustrating Unilever's diversified portfolio and its capability to cater to a wide range of consumer needs and preferences around the globe.