A series of strikes by workers at the consumer goods giant Unilever will start on Wednesday at several sites in a row over pensions.

There has been no official word on which companies are interested in buying Ben & Jerry's, but reports, unconfirmed by the companies, have included the giant Unilever and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.

Lever Brothers, the American soap and detergent company owned by the global consumer-products giant Unilever, is refocusing its attentions on creativity in advertising.

Companies The consumer-products giant Unilever agreed to buy Faberge for $1.55 billion in cash, raising its investment in the American market in the last two years by almost $5 billion.

And how the household goods giant Unilever is striving to get things right for its customers in Africa.

Soaps to detergents giant Unilever lost 28p to 1081p after disappointing third-quarter figures which pushed the nine-month result from £1.3bn to £1.4bn.

Thousands of workers at consumer goods giant Unilever are starting 11 days of strike action over changes to their pension scheme.

Lintas, originally the house agency of the giant Unilever, was acquired by Interpublic in two stages beginning in 1979.

A series of strikes by workers at consumer goods giant Unilever will start today, with picket lines mounted at several sites in a worsening row over pensions.

PERSIL to Sunsilk consumer brands giant Unilever is boosting its European businesses with two multi-million pound deals.