Unilever
Unilever May Sell World’s Largest Tea Portfolio
Unilever announced in January that it may sell the world’s largest portfolio of tea brands. Read more
Unilever’s Slave-Free Tea
Unilever declared its tea supply chain to be slave-free following a vigorous public campaign by Traidcraft Exchange, a not-for-profit body promoting traceability. Read more
Lipton Opens New Factories
Unilever announced the opening of two high-volume factories, located in the New Industrial Area of Doha, a neighborhood that features advanced infrastructure and logistics. Read more
Unilever’s Successful Health Claim
Research studies are now able to show specific molecular cause-effect relationships instead of correlations that are suggestive but do not meet standards of scientific evidence. Read more
European panel backs Unilever tea claim
The European Food Safety Authority has awarded Unilever a positive opinion on its health claim that black tea improves people’s attention span. The EFSA endorsement is a first involving tea. Read more
Tazo Has Nine Lives
Tazo Tea, the mystical, quirky, somewhat eccentric legend created by Steven Smith, lives on as a Unilever brand acquired from Starbucks in November for $384 million. Read more
Improving Farmers’ Lives
The Kenya Tea Development Agency Management Services, Unilever, and IDH recently concluded a collaborative initiative to improve the livelihood of thousands of small-scale tea farmers. Read more
Lipton T.O Brewer
Unilever is scaling up production of its T.O by Lipton capsule tea brewer. The brewer is available in France where it has enjoyed enthusiastic consumer response. Read more
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