Food processing
Transformation of raw ingredients into a food like product
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| April 2025 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Banas Dairy for its significant contributions to the dairy sector. |
| 2025 | Kristjan Bragason takes on the role of acting General Secretary. |
| February 2025 | Announced that the ice cream unit would be listed on the Amsterdam stock market. |
| 2024 | Lyle's Golden Syrup updated its logo, replacing the original design with a lion's head and a single bee, while maintaining the original logo on Golden Syrup tins. |
| 2024 | Projected revenue increased to €60.761 billion, with net income expected to decrease to €6.369 billion and workforce slightly increasing to 128,000 employees. |
| December 2024 | Announced the sale of food brands Unox and Zwan to Zwanenberg Food Group, with the deal expected to be completed in 2026. |
| December 23 2024 | Cadbury lost its Royal Warrant after 170 years, no longer holding the designation under King Charles III. |
| October 10 2024 | Unilever's CEO Hein Schumacher announced the finalization of the sale of Unilever's entire Russian business, including four factories, to the Arnest Group, a Russian manufacturer of perfume, cosmetics, and household products. |
| July 2024 | Amul featured Maya Neelakantan, a ten-year-old guitar prodigy who auditioned for America's Got Talent season 19 in June 2024. |
| June 2024 | Signed an agreement to acquire CP Kelco, a provider of pectin and speciality gums, from J.M. Huber. |
| March 2024 | Announced plans to spin off its ice cream unit (including Magnum and Ben & Jerry's) into a standalone business, with the process starting in March 2024 and planned to be completed by the end of 2025. This announcement was part of a cost-savings programme that would cut 7,500 jobs. |
| 2023 | Hennessy VS x Nas collector's bottle released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of hip hop |
| 2023 | Revenue slightly decreased to €59.604 billion, with net income reducing to €7.140 billion and workforce significantly reduced to 127,000 employees. |
| December 2023 | Unilever announced the sale of Elida Beauty to Yellow Wood Partners, a private equity firm in the United States. |
| July 2023 | Hein Schumacher officially became CEO of Unilever, succeeding Alan Jope. |
| July 2023 | The Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention included Unilever in their list of 'war sponsors' for continuing operations in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War. |
| May 2023 | Muller recalled six Cadbury desserts due to potential listeria contamination as a precautionary measure. |
| January 2023 | Announced a corporate rebrand, including a new logo, typography, and brand narrative focused on science, solutions, and society, while maintaining the original Lyle's Golden Syrup packaging. |
| January 2023 | Unilever announced Hein Schumacher as its new CEO, with the transition to take effect in July 2023. |
| 2022 |
Dry-ice blasting
The dry ice pellet crushing method became widely accepted across various industries, with social media platforms helping to accelerate its adoption.
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| 2022 | Cadbury's royal warrant from Queen Elizabeth II ended. |
| 2022 | Channel 4 Dispatches programme 'Cadbury Exposed' revealed evidence of child labour in Cadbury's cocoa farming supply chain. Mondelez International, Cadbury's parent company, initially did not comment, then released a statement acknowledging the findings and promising to launch an investigation after the programme aired. |
| 2022 | Significant revenue growth to €60.073 billion, with net income increasing to €8.269 billion and workforce further reduced to 148,000 employees. |
| June 2022 | Completed acquisition of Quantum Hi-Tech, a prebiotic dietary fibre business in China. |
| June 2022 | Completed the sale of Ekaterra tea business to CVC Capital Partners. |
| June 2022 | Unilever sold its Ben & Jerry's division in Israel to American Quality Products, allowing continued sales in Israel and Palestinian territories, which Ben & Jerry's publicly disagreed with via a tweet. |
| June 2022 | A Reuters report revealed that Unilever lobbied governments in India and the Philippines to stop legislation banning single-use plastic sachets, despite previous commitments to stop using them. |
| May 2022 | Announced acquisition of Nutriati, an ingredient technology company developing chickpea protein and flour. |
| April 2022 | Completed the spin-off transaction of Primient, with 50% ownership transferred to KPS Capital Partners. |
| February 2022 | Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Unilever suspended all imports and exports to Russia, but continued trading through its Russian wing, leading to controversial profits of 9.2 billion rubles. |
| 2021 | Hennessy VS x Julien Colombier collector's bottle released |
| 2021 | Cadbury's Claremont factory produced a company-record amount of chocolate, making it the largest chocolate factory in the Southern Hemisphere. |
| 2021 | Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids on Cadbury India Ltd premises in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, filing an FIR against the company for alleged corruption related to excise benefits between 2009 and 2011. |
| 2021 | Ranked fourth in the Modified Starch category of FoodTalks' Global Food Thickener Companies list. |
| 2021 |
Cattle slaughter in India
Assam Assembly passed a bill prohibiting beef slaughter or sale within a 5-km radius of any temple, with special restrictions for areas predominantly inhabited by non-beef eating communities.
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| 2021 | Unilever's revenue increased to €52.444 billion, with net income rising to €6.621 billion, while workforce reduced to 149,000 employees. |
| November 2021 | Unilever agreed to sell most of its tea business under the Ekaterra division to CVC Capital Partners for €4.5 billion, with the deal excluding tea businesses in India, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Lipton Ice Tea joint-venture with PepsiCo. |
| October 2021 | Targeted start of production for the new potato processing unit, with machinery to be imported from Netherlands and civil work already underway. |
| August 2021 | Florida governor Ron DeSantis placed Unilever on a list of 'Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel' due to Ben & Jerry's decision to terminate business activities in Israeli-controlled territories. |
| July 2021 | Announced plans to spin off Tate & Lyle Primary Products into a new company called Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC (Primient), with 50% ownership retained. |
| July 2021 | Ben & Jerry's announced plans to end sales in Occupied Palestinian Territory, creating tension with Unilever's leadership over the decision. |
| April 2021 | Unilever established a new stand-alone beauty business called Elida Beauty, which will own and manage multiple personal care and beauty brands including Brut, Brylcreem, Timotei, and Pond's. |
| March 2021 | Banas Dairy inaugurated a buttermilk packaging plant with an investment of ₹10.30 crore, having a packaging capacity of two lakh litres of buttermilk. |
| January 2021 |
Cattle slaughter in India
The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020 became officially implemented, introducing stricter penalties of 3-7 years imprisonment and fines of 50,000 to 10 lakhs rupees for cattle slaughter violations.
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| 2020 | Awarded the 'Amul Green Award' for environmental conservation and preservation efforts. |
| 2020 |
Dry-ice blasting
A Florida-based entrepreneur and founder of the DryceNation community began sharing the new dry ice pellet crushing method, which was particularly well-received by the collector car industry.
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| 2020 | Conducted the Secret Santa campaign virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 |
Cattle slaughter in India
The Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act of 1964 was replaced by The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act.
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| 2020 | Revenue slightly decreased to €50.724 billion, with net income remaining stable at €5.581 billion and workforce increasing to 155,000 employees. |
| 2020 | Unilever joined 13 EU member states and over 60 companies in signing a pact to use recycled plastic for all plastic packaging and single-use plastic products by 2025. |
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