Our business and impacts

Every day millions of people around the world use Unilever products to meet their daily needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care.

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world's leading consumer goods companies with a strong portfolio of trusted foods, home and personal care brands. 13 of our brands achieve annual sales of €1 billion or more – Axe/Lynx, Blue Band, Dove, Flora/Becel, Heartbrand ice creams, Hellmann's, Knorr, Lipton, Lux, Omo, Rexona, Sunsilk and Surf. Our top 25 brands account for over 70% of sales.

We have operations in around 100 countries and our products are on sale in about 50 more.

With consumers, customers, suppliers and shareholders on every continent, we describe ourselves as a 'multi-local multinational'. An important part of the local communities in which we operate, we bring our international expertise to the service of people everywhere.

The Americas

  • Operating profit (millions): €2 945

  • Turnover (millions): €13 199

  • Purchases of goods and services (millions): €9 391

  • Employees (year end): 42 000

  • Manufacturing sites: 71

Woman working at a manufacturing site

Western Europe

  • Operating profit (millions): €2 521

  • Turnover (millions): €12 853

  • Purchases of goods and services (millions): €8 510

  • Employees (year end): 30 000

  • Manufacturing sites: 68

Factory worker on Dove production line

Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe

  • Operating profit (millions):  €1 701

  • Turnover (millions): €14 471

  • Purchases of goods and services (millions): €11 445

  • Employees (year end): 102 000

  • Manufacturing sites: 134

Two female Unilever employees

Savoury, dressings & spreads

  • Turnover (millions): €14 232

  • Underlying sales growth: 7.6%

Savoury, dressings and spreads

Ice cream & beverages

  • Turnover (millions): €7 694

  • Underlying sales growth: 5.9%

Ice cream and beverages

Personal care

  • Turnover (millions): €11 383

  • Underlying sales growth: 6.6%

Personal care

Home care

  • Turnover (millions): €7 214

  • Underlying sales growth: 9.8%

Home care