Features of Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Features of Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Type
Public company
Traded as
BSE: 500696
BSE SENSEX Constituent
Industry Consumer goods
Founded 1932
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people Harish Manwani (Chairman),Nitin Paranjpe (CEO and MD)
Products Foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products
Revenue 22116 crore (US$3.4 billion) (2011–2012)
Net income 2691 crore (US$410 million) (2011–2012)
Employees 16,500 (2011)
Parent
Unilever Plc (67%)
Website www.hul.co.in
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India's largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 75 years in India.
HUL works to create a better future every day and helps people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others.
With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories such as soaps, detergents, shampoos, skin care, toothpastes, deodorants, cosmetics, tea, coffee, packaged foods, ice cream, and water purifiers, the Company is a part of the everyday life of millions of consumers across India. Its portfolio includes leading household brands such as Lux, Lifebuoy, Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel, Fair & Lovely, Pond’s, Vaseline, Lakmé, Dove, Clinic Plus, Sunsilk, Pepsodent, Closeup, Axe, Brooke Bond, Bru, Knorr, Kissan, Kwality Wall’s and Pureit.
HUL was established in 1933 as Lever Brothers India Limited and, in 1956, became known as Hindustan Lever Limited, as a result of a merger between Lever Brothers, Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Ltd. and United Traders Ltd. It is headquartered in Mumbai, India and employs over 16,500 workers, whilst also indirectly helping to facilitate the employment of over 65,000 people. The company was renamed in June 2007 as “Hindustan Unilever Limited”.
Lever Brothers first commenced operations in India in the summer of 1888, when crates full of Sunlight soap bars, embossed with the words "Made in England by Lever Brothers" were
Type
Public company
Traded as
BSE: 500696
BSE SENSEX Constituent
Industry Consumer goods
Founded 1932
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people Harish Manwani (Chairman),Nitin Paranjpe (CEO and MD)
Products Foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products
Revenue 22116 crore (US$3.4 billion) (2011–2012)
Net income 2691 crore (US$410 million) (2011–2012)
Employees 16,500 (2011)
Parent
Unilever Plc (67%)
Website www.hul.co.in
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India's largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 75 years in India.
HUL works to create a better future every day and helps people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others.
With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories such as soaps, detergents, shampoos, skin care, toothpastes, deodorants, cosmetics, tea, coffee, packaged foods, ice cream, and water purifiers, the Company is a part of the everyday life of millions of consumers across India. Its portfolio includes leading household brands such as Lux, Lifebuoy, Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel, Fair & Lovely, Pond’s, Vaseline, Lakmé, Dove, Clinic Plus, Sunsilk, Pepsodent, Closeup, Axe, Brooke Bond, Bru, Knorr, Kissan, Kwality Wall’s and Pureit.
HUL was established in 1933 as Lever Brothers India Limited and, in 1956, became known as Hindustan Lever Limited, as a result of a merger between Lever Brothers, Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Ltd. and United Traders Ltd. It is headquartered in Mumbai, India and employs over 16,500 workers, whilst also indirectly helping to facilitate the employment of over 65,000 people. The company was renamed in June 2007 as “Hindustan Unilever Limited”.
Lever Brothers first commenced operations in India in the summer of 1888, when crates full of Sunlight soap bars, embossed with the words "Made in England by Lever Brothers" were