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Ragú® Taps Actress And Mom Molly Ringwald - And Moms Everywhere - For Their Recipe For Getting Their Kids Off To A Good Start
03/09/10:

Families Vie for Chance to Win $5,000 Scholarship, Plus Compete in a Cook-off Challenge to Air on National TV

Annual Report on Form 20-F
03/05/10:

Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC announced today that each filed today, March 5, 2010, its Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Hellmann's® Launches Light Recipe With Cage-Free Eggs
02/24/10:

As part of its ongoing commitment to “Real Food” using simple ingredients, Hellmann’s® announced that its Light Mayonnaise recipe in North America will feature 100% certified cage-free eggs in the United States.

Ben & Jerry’s Goes Globally Nuts for Fair Trade
02/18/10:

Full Expansion to Fair Trade Ingredients to be Completed by 2013

Consumer Media Consumption Will Splinter In 2015, Says New Report From Unilever, Mindshare, ESPN
02/17/10:

Cross-Industry Team Reveals Future of Media Research Findings

Unilever Completes Sale of Shedd’s Country Crock® Chilled Side-Dish Business
02/05/10:

Unilever today announced that it has completed the sale of its Shedd’s Country Crock® branded chilled side-dish business in the US

Now Men Can be Truly Comfortable in Their Skin
02/01/10:

Global Launch of New DOVE® Men+Care Brand’s First Line for Men

Unilever Agrees to Sell Shedd’s Country Crock® Chilled Side-Dish Business
01/18/10:

Unilever today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Hormel Foods Corporation to sell its Shedd’s Country Crock® branded chilled side-dish business in the US.

Unilever Donates $500,000 to United Nations World Food Programme For Relief Aid to Haiti Earthquake Victims
01/14/10:

Unilever today announced a $500,000 monetary donation to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12, through its global partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

Feeding America Announces $375,000 Donation from Unilever
12/22/09:

Feeding America, a network of more than 200 food banks and the nation’s largest hunger relief organization, today announced that Unilever will donate $375,000.

Unilever Conducts Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Slim-Fast® Ready-to-Drink Products in Cans Due to Possible Health Risk
12/03/09:

Unilever United States, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink (RTD) products in cans, due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus, a micro-organism, which may cause diarrhea and possibly nausea and/or vomiting.

Unilever Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites
11/20/09:

Unilever United States, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is voluntarily recalling certain Shedd’s Country Crock® chilled side-dish products because they may contain undeclared sulfites.

Unilever to Move Chicago Office To North America Headquarters in New Jersey
11/10/09:

Unilever announced today that it is combining its Chicago-based antiperspirants, deodorant and hair care group with its skin care business, to create a Personal Care (PC) business unit based at the company’s North America headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. 

Unilever to Phase-Out the Smart Choices Program Logo While Awaiting FDA Guidance on Future Labeling
10/26/09:

Unilever to Phase-Out the Smart Choices Program Logo While Awaiting FDA Guidance on Future Labeling

Unilever Issues Allergy Alert on Wheat in a Limited Number of Tubs of Breyers Ice Cream
10/22/09:

Unilever United States, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is voluntarily recalling a limited number of tubs of Breyers® ice cream because it was mispackaged and may contain undeclared wheat.

Unilever’s Lipton Tea Facility in Suffolk, Virginia Achieves Zero-Landfill Goal
09/22/09:

City of Suffolk and Southeastern Public Service Authority Applaud Significant Accomplishment by Country’s Largest Tea Processing Facility

Unilever Leads Dow Jones Sustainability for 11th Consecutive Year
09/09/09:

Unilever Has Been Named Sustainability Leader in the Food & Beverage sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)

Unilever and P.F. Chang's China Bistro Announce ExclusiveLicensing Agreement
08/17/09:

New Line of Premium Frozen Asian Entrées in Development

Unilever Products Qualify for Smart Choices Program™ -- Several Iconic Unilever Brands to Carry New Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling Logo Developed by Food Coalition
08/05/09:

Several Iconic Unilever Brands to Carry New Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling Logo Developed by Food Coalition

Unilever To Remove Hydrogenated Oils Across Entire Soft Spreads Portfolio In U.S. By Early 2010
07/27/09:

Unilever To Remove Hydrogenated Oils Across Entire Soft Spreads Portfolio In U.S. By Early 2010. Quality Improvement across Four Iconic National Brands Eliminates Artificial Trans Fats while Maintaining Taste and Low Saturated Fat Content