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Unilever announced today that it is integrating its North American Ice Cream Business into the company’s existing US and Canadian operating units. This strategic move enables the company to leverage the full resources and expertise of the combined organization and drive competitive advantage for its Ice Cream business in the US and Canada. Specifics of the integration are a result of a comprehensive study that Unilever announced on August 2, 2007. Under the company’s One Unilever agenda, this integration is consistent with the move to one operating company per geography and Unilever’s goal to maximize go-to-market opportunities. It is also the next logical step in the evolution of the business, following the successful integration of the Foods and Home and Personal Care teams in the fall of 2005. As a result of the integration, Unilever will close its Green Bay, Wis., and Oakville, Ont., offices and relocate the Ice Cream Business to its US headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and to its Canadian Headquarters in Toronto. The integration affects some 275 employees working in Green Bay and Oakville. Operations and jobs at the ice cream manufacturing plants are not affected. Ben & Jerry’s will continue to be run out of Vermont. “Ice Cream is one of the most important categories in Unilever’s global portfolio and our North American Ice Cream team has done an incredible job over the last 10 years building our business,” said Michael B. Polk, President of Unilever Americas. “Our decision to integrate this team into Unilever’s US and Canadian operations will further strengthen the business’ competitiveness by leveraging the power and scale of Unilever’s large US and Canadian organizations. Additionally, this change will enable us to more easily access ice cream insight and experience from around the world by more directly linking our brand innovation agenda to our global Ice Cream capability. We realize that change is not easy and we are committed to working closely with our people to help them with this transition.” About Unilever Unilever [NYSE: UL, UN], one of the world’s largest consumer products companies, aims to add vitality to life by meeting everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care. Each day, around the world, consumers make 160 million decisions to purchase Unilever products. The company has a portfolio of brands that make people feel good, look good and get more out of life. In the United States these brands include recognized names such as: Axe, “all,” Ben & Jerry’s, Bertolli, Breyers, Caress, Country Crock, Degree, Dove personal care products, Good Humor, Hellmann’s, Klondike, Knorr, Lipton, Popsicle, Promise, Q-Tips, Skippy, Slim-Fast, Snuggle, Suave, Sunsilk and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies. Dedicated to serving consumers and the communities where we live, work and play, Unilever in the United States employs approximately 13,000 people in more than 60 office and manufacturing sites in 24 states and Puerto Rico – generating nearly $10 billion in sales in 2006.
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