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12 Jan 2024

Collaborating to address flavour challenges

By Staff Writer

IFF partners with Unilever and Wageningen University & research to address flavour challenges. New research aims to improve consumer eating experience for plant-based meat alternatives. IFF (NYSE: IFF) a global leader in food and beverage, home and personal care and health has embarked on a collaborative research initiative with Unilever and Wageningen University & Research...

17 Oct 2023

Unilever and CAVI Brands join forces to revolutionise skincare in SA

By Staff Writer

As the global owner of the Dermalogica brand, Unilever has embarked on a joint venture with CAVI Brands, the shareholder of the existing South African Dermalogica business, The Dermal Institute of South Africa (Dermalogica SA), to transform the local skincare industry. The newly formed entity is set to continue deliver cutting-edge products and solutions to...

14 Oct 2022

Clicks encourages healthy hygiene habits on Global Handwashing Day

By Staff Writer

The Clicks Helping Hand Trust has partnered with Unilever and Lifebuoy to donate 1 340 hygiene hampers valued at R200 000 as well as a JoJo tank to Nal’uxolo Primary School in Samora Machel ahead of Global Handwashing Day 2022. Annually, Global Handwashing Day is commemorated on 15 October and is a worldwide initiative focused on...

28 May 2021

Knorr study finds that 46% of South Africans eat meat daily

By Staff Writer

A key finding of Knorr’s study on ‘Understanding the eating habits of the SA population’ is that the majority of South African’s enjoy meat on their plate and consider healthy food to be accessible but expensive. Knorr released findings from its 2021 study, compiled by market measurement firm NielsenIQ, during the annual Plate of the...

22 Sep 2020

Unilever and Evonik collaboration ensures a green and clean future

By Staff Writer

Unilever’s goal to eliminate the use of fossil fuels in all its cleaning brands by 2030 is being enabled by its collaboration with Evonik, a market innovator for green biosurfactants. Clean Future is a ground-breaking innovation programme designed by Unilever’s Home Care division that seeks to fundamentally change the way in which some of the...

25 Mar 2020

Unilever celebrates 20 years of clean water stewardship with hand sanitiser donation

By Staff Writer

As an extension of its commitment to provide water for people across South Africa Unilever, through Lifebuoy, has now donated alcohol-based hand sanitizers to those who need it most during the COVID-19 outbreak.

10 Jan 2020

Mondi produced recyclable mono-material solution for Knorr in Turkey

By Staff Writer

Mondi collaborated with Unilever to deliver an innovative new polypropylene (PP) mono-material solution in Turkey for its Knorr dry soup powder range.

05 Mar 2018

Unilever discloses fragrance ingredients online

By Staff Writer

Unilever progresses with its transparency initiative by disclosing fragrance ingredients online in Europe.

05 Mar 2018

New premises for Unilever Food Solutions’ kitchen

By Staff Writer

Unilever Food Solutions has opened a new training kitchen at a culinary school in Kempton Park, at the rockface of the industry it services. Remco Bol, MD of Unilever Food Solutions, says, ‘We have set standards in place for our UFS team to be experimental and collaborative and break down silos within the organisation, and...

22 Jan 2018

Play the Smart Water Saving Game and help drought stricken Western Cape

By Staff Writer

Specialist mobile and digital marketing enabler, Digitata Insights, has partnered with laundry brand Sunlight on a water saving awareness campaign that will result in the practical outcome of the delivery of 120,000 litres of potable water to the drought stricken Western Cape.

10 Oct 2016

Shield expands with Germ Defence line

By Staff Writer

Shield, South Africa’s number one selling deodorant brand by Unilever, has launched Shield Germ Defence. This new anti-perspirant promises 10 times more protection and claims to eliminate over 90 percent of odour causing germs.

18 Jan 2016

Unilever plants around 200 000 trees to combat climate change

By Staff Writer

As world leaders met in Paris to forge an agreement to limit global warming and its catastrophic impacts on development and economic growth, countries such as South Africa were already experiencing droughts, heatwaves and unseasonably cold weather. Recognising the crucial role played by trees in absorbing greenhouse gases that fuel global warming, Unilever South Africa...