1999
Press releases
- Unilever to acquire Indian tea gardens
- 23/12/1999:
Unilever has agreed to acquire a majority share of 65 per cent in the Indian tea business Rossell Industries Limited and will, together with its Indian subsidiary Hindustan Lever Limited, make a public offer in India for the remaining outstanding shares. The total consideration of the deal will be some £25 million (Fl. 87 million).
- Unilever to acquire French culinary products business for £460 million/Fl. 1.5 billion
- 24/11/1999:
Unilever is to acquire Amora Maille, one of Europe’s leading culinary products businesses, for FFr 4.7 billion (£460m/Euro 715m approx/Fl. 1.5 billion).
- Swimming with the tide
- 19/11/1999:
Unilever joins international experts at world water conference.
- Unilever acquires controlling interest in Colombian business
- 17/11/1999:
Unilever has acquired a 60% controlling interest in the family-owned Colombian home and personal care company, Varela SA (Varela), for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Unilever’s Colombian homecare business will be merged into the Varela operation.
- Unilever results: third quarter and first nine months 1999
- 05/11/1999:
Unilever today announced its third quarter and first nine months results for 1999. Full details can be found in the financial section of this site.
- Unilever and Cambridge University form partnership for science
- 28/10/1999:
One of the world's leading scientists, Professor Robert Glen, is to head a new research centre being created through a partnership between Unilever and the University of Cambridge in the UK.
- Unilever company sells UK cheese business
- 26/10/1999:
Unilever annouced today that its UK subsidiary, Van den Bergh Foods, has sold its hard cheese business to Yieldingtree Limited for an undisclosed sum.
- Unilever NV changes ex-dividend rate for interim dividend
- 29/09/1999:
Following consultation with the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the Board of Unilever N.V. has decided to bring forward the ex-dividend date for the 1999 interim dividend on ordinary shares and depositary receipts for shares from Monday November 15 to Monday November 8.
- Unilever investor relations seminar
- 21/09/1999:
This week Unilever is holding a series of three investor conferences in London, Rotterdam and New York in which it will present to analysts and institutional investors progress on its strategy, the opportunities for growth, and long term growth targets.
- Unilever climbs higher still up green survey rankings
- 03/09/1999:
Hamburg Environmental Institute places Unilever sixth among world’s top 50 companies for environmental proactivity
- Nelson Mandela gives his support to Unilever South Africa programme
- 02/09/1999:
Nelson Mandela receives winners of Unilever South Africa's education programme scholarships
- Unilever results: second quarter and first half year 1999
- 06/08/1999:
Unilever today announced its second quarter and first half year results for 1999. Full details can be found in the financial section of this site.
- Unilever Board retirement and executive changes
- 06/07/1999:
Unilever announced today that on 1 September 1999 Mr Charles B. Strauss will take over from Mr Robert M. Phillips as Business Group President Home and Personal Care (HPC) - North America.
- Unilever acquires Dominican Republic consumer business
- 02/07/1601:
Unilever has acquired the home and personal care (HPC) business and the ice cream distribution business of Sociedad Industrial Dominicana (SID) in the Dominican Republic, for an undisclosed sum.
- Unilever to pour £1.25 m into Tate Gallery
- 13/05/1999:
Modern art benefits as Unilever sponsors five year programme for Turbine Hall.
- Unilever results: year 1998
- 23/02/1999:
Unilever today announced its full year results for 1998. Full details can be found in the financial section of this site.
