Hindustan Unilever Limited

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in India and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Monday announced a new phase of their partnership to strengthen an inclusive circular economy for plastics, with a target to support 50,000 Safai Mitras and waste management systems across 50 cities by 2028. Building on seven years of collaboration, the partnership will focus on four areas -- social inclusion, strengthening urban waste management systems, improving recycling efficiency, and knowledge transfer, a joint statement said. Under the social inclusion component, the programme will work towards formalising and improving livelihoods of 50,000 Safai Mitras, with a particular focus on women, it said. It will also support 50 cities and urban local bodies (ULBs) in developing efficient, decentralised and resilient end-to-end waste management systems, besides improving segregation at source and strengthening recovery and recycling practices across value chains, it said. The partnership is

Hindustan Unilever approached the Delhi High Court against Kwick Living (I) Private Limited over advertisements targeting Surf Excel and Vim, alleging product disparagement and trademark infringement

Hindustan Unilever's net profit declined on a high tax-credit base, while net sales rose 10 per cent and underlying volume growth stood at 5 per cent in Q1FY27

Underlying volume growth was 5 per cent, while EBITDA rose 8 per cent to ₹3,947 crore and its margin narrowed 40 basis points to 23 per cent year-on-year

The new Unilever Fragrance Hub in Mumbai combines consumer insights, science, and AI to accelerate fragrance innovation and strengthen India's role as a global R&D centre

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Net sales grew 2.1 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to ₹16,060 crore while underlying volume growth (UVG) was flat Y-o-Y

Support for the Nifty has moved up to 22,341, while resistance is placed in the range of 22,800-22,900

FMCG major HUL is enhancing its distribution model by directly supplying kirana stores, aiming to cut delivery times and ease credit constraints, thereby improving service and supply efficiency

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The company's board appointed a committee to evaluate the future of its ice cream business and also accorded its approval to explore potential structures and alternatives for the same.

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Earlier this week, Hindustan Unilever approved the sale of its water purification business to AO Smith India for an Enterprise Value (EV) of Rs 601 crore or $72 million.

Analysts expect some populist measures to address rural stress and lift sentiments at the margin, given the nature of the Lok Sabha polls verdict.

Technical outlook on FMCG stocks: Dabur and ITC look stronger on charts compared to its peers HUL, Marico and Godrej Consumer Products.

The premium portfolio growth across categories was healthy, but the mass portfolio was weak

Indian stock market on Thursday, April 25: The NSE Nifty ended atop the 22,550 levels, up 156 points; Kotak Bank and HUL, however, bucked the trend.

The fall came after the company announced a mixed set of March quarter (Q4FY24) results. Hindustan Unilever's profit dipped 1.6 per cent to Rs 2,558 crore, from Rs 2,600 crore a year ago

According to analysts, the company's revenue and profit for the quarter under review may remain little changed as demand trends remain muted

During Mehta's tenure at HUL, he oversaw a fivefold increase in the mcap of HUL to Rs 6.2 trillion, making it India's fifth-largest public company by mcap and the country's largest FMCG firm