November 14‚ 2011 Unilever in Brazil Case Write-up Background: Unilever is a $56 billion company that sells a wide variety of consumer goods. One of their most well-known products is powdered detergent. At the time this article was written‚ Unilever operated in over 150 countries worldwide. One of the countries that they have had particular success in was Brazil‚ where they controlled 81% of the market. The problem was that they were having trouble capturing the entire market‚ as the rest
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd: The Wheel Saga MM I Individual Assignment (Weightage: 5%) In April 2009 at the Goafest‚ one of India’s top DJs‚ set the dance floor ablaze by playing a remix of the Nirma jingle. Truth though is he would have been better off playing a remix of the Wheel jingle that was inspired by the 1960s‚ Shammi Kapoor hit song Dekho Dekho Dekho from An Evening in Paris. That commercial‚ set in motion a Wheel that would roll on over the decades to become
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Ref.No.: FM0001 Unilever Limited: Transforming the Finance ‘Function’ “Top performing businesses have top performing finance functions‚ but few finance functions are top performing.” – Scott Parker‚ Head of Financial Management‚ KPMG LLP (UK) In an era of globalisation‚ increasing economic pressures and stringent regulatory norms‚ the role of finance function is becoming much broader than ever before. With changing times the role of finance manager is becoming concentrated‚ moreover‚ Chief
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Currently a Unilever brand can be found in one out of every two households in the world. Yeti t is remarkable to see that the corporate image of a company whose brands are so well known‚ and whose operations are so widespread‚ is so indistinct. There were times between the 1960s and 1990 when Unilever appeared amorphous. It was not merely that the corporate name was not found on any brands or local companies. It was also the sheer spread of businesses it owned beyond packaged consumer products‚ including
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MCDONALD & COMPETITOR KFC Introducing McDonalds and Its Direct Competitor KFC McDonald’s and KFC are everybody’s favourite food trip destinations. When you like hamburgers‚ McDonald’s is always the top option. When you like fried chicken‚ KFC is always the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind. The reason for this is these companies claim of particular products that have became their trademark until now. The difference between McDonald’s and KFC is mainly the cuisine. Brief History Of Mcdonalds
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Unilever has undergone various organizational structure changes since its inception. It initially started with a decentralized structure from 1950- 1980.Decentralization gave the company an advantage as they had the flexibility to change according to local consumer demand. They appointed managers who were local to that place so that the company had a good understanding of local market. The local managers were responsible for everything from marketing‚ sales and distribution. But Decentralization
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Marcus is a natural competitor. This characteristic motivated him to study thoroughly before tests and to be perfect during them. It helped him to achieve top rankings multiple times in math competitions. He had to deal with enormous amounts of stress to maintain a top ranking‚ but his competitive spirit tends to make him less cooperative with others. To resolve this problem‚ he joined Boy Scout Troop 626. He is currently a patrol leader. He serves younger scouts‚ cooperates with other patrol leaders
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ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AT UNILEVER Unilever is a very old multinational with worldwide operations in the detergent and food industries. For decades‚ Unilever managed its worldwide detergents activities in an arm’s length manner. A subsidiary was set up in each major national market and allowed to operate largely autonomously‚ with each subsidiary carrying out the full range‚ of value creation activities‚ including manufacturing‚ marketing and R & D. The company had 17 autonomous national operations
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) OVERVIEW Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India’s largest fast moving consumer goods company‚ with leadership in Home & Personal Care Products and Foods & Beverages. HUL’s brands‚ spread across 20 distinct consumer categories‚ touch the lives of two out of three Indians. They endow the company with a scale of combined volumes of about 4 million tonnes and sales of Rs.10‚000 crores. The mission that inspires HUL’s 36‚000 employees‚ including about 1‚350 managers
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maintain and promote‚ the “Enterprise Culture”. They also emphasize on keeping track of the changing consumer needs‚ innovating to “wow” their customers‚ winning their hearts through excellent consumer networking. Finally it mentions the commitment Unilever has towards its social corporate responsibility. The company’s basic motto is: “Meeting the Everyday Needs of People Everywhere” The planning function involves working on strategies to achieve this goal. Narrowing down from this we
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