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Unilever To Slim Down Further With Ice Cream Separation

 
• By Eileen Francis

Unilever's ‘Fewer Things Better’ Growth Action Plan is in motion as the London-based company announces plans to separate out its Ice Cream division to accelerate growth and achieve cost savings of around €800m over the next three years.

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Unilever PLC is implementing its Growth Action Plan (GAP) and making good on “fewer things, better” commitments by separating out its Ice Cream division to concentrate on the beauty, personal-care, nutrition and home-care product categories.

“The board believes that Unilever should be increasingly focused on a portfolio of unmissably superior brands with strong positions in...

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