Unilever - Saudi Arabia

About Unilever - Saudi Arabia

Unilever, one of the world's leading FMCG companies, is known to be amongst the world's most admired employers and has a rich and colorful history spanning more than 70 years. It was formed in 1930 when the Dutch margarine company Margarine Unie merged with British soapmaker Lever Brothers. Since 1930, the two companies have operated as one, linked by a series of agreements and shareholders that participate in the prosperity of the whole business. Unilever's corporate centers are London and Rotterdam Unilever is one of the largest FMCG multinationals, with operating companies in close to 100 countries, our products are sold in 150 countries, global sales of nearly £29.2 billion (US$ 50 billion), profits close to US$ 5.5 billion, with over 248,000 employees, we spend £3.5 billion a year marketing our brands, and every day 150 million people choose our brands to feed their families and to clean their homes. We invested around €1.2 billion in technology and innovation in 2000 - about 2.5% of our turnover. Some 73 of our factories have reached the international environmental management system standard ISO 14001. For more information about our company, please visit www.unilever.com UNILEVER ARABIA Unilever Arabia covers the GCC countries & Yemen. Although established in 1991, it has been present with its products in this region since 1951. Today we employ around 1,100 employees, with 160 managers across the GCC & Yemen. Most of our products are produced locally through 3 factories, 2 Home & Personal Care factories in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and a world class Lipton Tea packaging factory in Jebel Ali, UAE. Our products include: Lipton, Lux, Signal 2, Dove, Sunsilk, Close-up, Comfort, and OMO.

Vision

Unilever has a simple but clear purpose – to make sustainable living commonplace. We believe this is the best long-term way for our business to grow.