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Now that Nelson Peltz is a Unilever Board member what will he choose as his favourite Ben & Jerry’s flavour?

Founded in 1978 in Vermont, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream was sold to FMCG giant Unilever in 2000. Under Unilever’s stewardship the business has grown, and dig deep into the 2021 annual report, has sales over Euros 1 billion (US$1.13bn).  Export has been a large growth contributor. The brand is sold in over 35 countries, …

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Nestlé’s cash cow partnership with Starbucks: a dream made in heaven

As some of you may know, I’m a former Nestlé executive. I learnt a lot there, met many great people and parted on good terms several years ago.  Whilst I follow many companies in the consumer products industry, one I follow very closely is my former employer. Last week Nestlé produced very strong third quarter …

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