LONDON: Unilever reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales, driven by gains in its home and personal care units, and stood by its full-year outlook.
The results provide evidence that the Anglo-Dutch maker of Dove soap, Lipton tea and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is recovering from a weak 2014, when its business was hammered by slowing emerging markets and currency devaluations. Still, it warned that consumer demand remained weak.
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