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Unilever Chases Consumers by Focusing on Beauty Rather Than Food

The UK giant’s chief executive Fernando Fernandez hopes to scale beauty, personal care and wellbeing up to two-thirds of the firm’s sales.
Unilever offices in Rotterdam, Netherlands | Source: Shutterstock
The move, should it occur, could mark the end of Unilever’s nearly 100-year-old role competing with Big Food rivals like Kraft Heinz Co., Nestlé SA and PepsiCo Inc. (Shutterstock)

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