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Unilever To Sell Elida Beauty To Yellow Wood

Consumer goods giant Unilever is to sell Elida Beauty, its non-core beauty and personal care division, to U.S. private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners.

P&G To Record Up To $2.5bn In Gillette Writedown, Operations Rejig

Procter & Gamble said it would record up to $2.5 billion (€2.3 billion) in charges over two fiscal years as it writes down the value of its Gillet...

Tiger Brands Sees No Respite From High Food Prices Yet For Consumers

Tiger Brands, South Africa's biggest food producer, is taking action to stay competitive in the face of high input costs that have still not come...

Price Rises Slow, But Packaged Goods Makers Struggle To Win Shoppers Back

Packaged goods makers including Unilever and Nestlé disappointed investors with weak third-quarter sales volumes, but that could change in the...

Kimberly-Clark Boosts Profit Target For Third Time As Price Hikes Pay Off

Kimberly-Clark lifted its annual profit forecast for the third time this year after its quarterly profit beat estimates, backed by higher prices and resili...

Coca-Cola Bets On Steady Demand, Higher Pricing To Lift Forecasts

Coca-Cola Co raised its annual sales and profit forecasts for a second time this year, riding on resilient demand from consumers for its sodas, juices...

Procter & Gamble Tops Quarterly Profit Estimates On Pricing Boost, Resilient Demand

Procter & Gamble's quarterly sales and profit topped market expectations, helped by steady demand for its personal care products and cleaning supplies...

PepsiCo Bets On Price Hikes To Raise Annual Profit Forecast Again

PepsiCo raised its annual profit forecast for a third time this year, as the company banks on the multiple price increases it undertook across its major ma...