UNILEVER said on Thursday its first-quarter sales rose by a better than expected 4.4%, as one of the world's biggest consumer goods groups won back shoppers who had traded down to cheaper products.
Unilever, which makes products ranging from Dove soaps to Hellmann's mayonnaise, increased its sales volumes by 2.2%, its second quarter of growth after several of declining volumes. It raised prices by 2.2%.
