An unmatched Brand Portfolio

Vitality is a word which tries to describe the energy of life. This energy is the base of our life in private and in general. It is the core Unilever's mission is to add of us and it is also the meaning of our Vitality to life. We existence. When people are looking meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene, searching into themselves , they are and for their core, for their meaning personal care with brands that help people feel of life, for their vitality.

good, look good and get more out of life.

HUL logo brings together 25 different icons representing Unilever and its brands, the idea of vitality, and the benefits HUL bring to consumers and the world company operate in.

To meet consumer needs through a business which has Profitable growth Sustainable growth Creates long terms value for share holders, people and business partners. Special focus on health and hygeine education, women empowerment and water management

HUL believes that to succeed requires the highest standards of corporate behaviour towards employees, consumers and the societies and world in which we live.

Mr. D Sundaram CFO and Vice Chairman

Mr. Nitin Paranjpe CEO and Managing Director

Mr Harish Manwani Non-Executive Chairman President Asia, Africa, Central & easten Europe(Unilever)

Mr. Dhaval Buch Exe. Director Supply Chain

Mrs. Leena Nair Exe. Director HR

Mr Shreejit Mishra Exe. Director Foods

Mr. Sanjeev Kakkar Exe. Director Sales & customer Development Mr Ashok Gupta Exe. Director Legal Mr Gopal Vittal Exe. Director HPC

Personal Wash

Lux Lifebuoy Liril Hamam Breeze Dove Pears Rexona

Fabric Wash

Surf Excel Rin Wheel Sunslik Naturals Clinic

Hair Care

Oral Care

Pepsodent Closeup

House Hold Care

Vim

Skin Care

Fair & Lovely Ponds Vaseline Aviance

Tea
Brooke Lipton

Bond

Coffee
Brooke

Bond Bru

Foods
Kissan Annapurna

Knorr

Ice Cream
Kwality

Walls

Some Major Competitors

Cavinkare Ltd Procter & Gamble Marico group Nestle Dabur

1888 Made in England by Lever Brothers. 1895- Lifebuoy, Pears, Lux and Vim 1918- Vanaspati 1937- Dalda

1931- Unilever set up its first Indian subsidiary Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company- followed by Lever Brothers India Limited (1933) & United Traders Limited (1935). These 3 merged to form- HUL in Nov 1956.

Brooke Bond
The erstwhile Brooke Bonds presence in India dates back to 1900. By 1903- Red Label tea in the country. 1912- Brooke Bond & Co. India Limited was formed 1984-Brooke Bond joined the Unilever fold through an International Acquisition.

LIPTON TEA
1898-Liptons links with India were forged 1972- Unilever acquired Lipton. 1977- Lipton Tea (India) Limited was incorporated.

PONDS
1947-Ponds (India) Limited had been present in India 1986- joined the Unilever fold through an International Acquisition of Chesebrough Ponds USA

Mergers & Acquisitions

1993- the erstwhile Tata Oil Mills Company (TOMCO) merged with HUL. 1996- HUL & Lakme Limited (Tata Co) formed a 50:50 joint venture-Lakme Unilever Limited 1998- Lakme Limited sold its brands to HUL & divested its 50% stake in the joint venture to the company.

Joint-Venture
1994- HUL formed a 50:50 JV with the US-based Kimberly Clark Corporation . Kimberly Clark Lever Ltd-markets Huggies Diapers & Kotex Sanitary Pads. HUL set up a subsidiary in NepalUnilever Nepal Limited (UNL).

Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances

1992- Brooke Bond acquired Kothari General Foods-Instant Coffee. 1993- Kissan Business from the UB Group 1993- Dollops Ice-cream Business from Cadbury India.

Backward Integration
Tea Estates and Doom Dooma Two plantation companies of Unilever were merged with Brooke Bond. 1994- Brooke Bond India & Lipton India merged to form Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited (BBLIL). 1995- BBLIL entered Strategic Alliance with Kwality Ice-cream Group.

1996- BBLIL merged with HUL 2000- Govt decided to award 74% equity in Modern Foods to HUL. 2002- HUL acquired the govts remaining stake in Modern Foods.

2003-HUL acquired the Cooked Shrimp and Pasteurised Crabmeat business Amalgam Group of companies .

NEW BUSINESS INITIATIVES

2001- Project Shakti Targets small villages populated by less than 5000 individuals. It is a win-win initiative. 45,000 shakti entrepreneurs covering over 100,000 villages across 15 states & reaching over 3 million homes.

2002- HUL made its foray into Ayurvedic Health and Beauty Centre category with the Ayush Product range & Ayush Therapy Centres. 2003- Hindustan Unilever Network, Direct to Home. 2004- launch of Pureit water purifier .

2007- formally changed to Hindustan Unilever Limited- after receiving the approval of share holders during the 74th AGM on 2007. Brooke Bond & Surf Excel breached the Rs 1,000 crore sale mark, 2008- Wheel crossed the Rs 2,000 crore sales.

2008- HUL Completed 75 years of Corporate existence in India.