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Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has acquired Wild, the refillable natural deodorant brand, in a deal believed to value the company at around £230 million. It is widely reported the transaction has earned its co-founders, Charlie Bowes-Lyon and Freddy Ward, a combined sum close to £100 million, though financial terms have not been officially disclosed.

Citi has trimmed its near-term forecasts for Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), warning that the consumer goods giant faces a sluggish first half, but it maintains the long-term investment case remains intact. The US bank now expects first-quarter organic sales growth (OSG) of 2.5%, down 40 basis points, citing weak demand in developed markets and a subdued pricing environment in South-East Asia.

Unilever said on Thursday it will sell its plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher to Netherlands-based Vivera.

Ben & Jerry's accused its parent company, Unilever, of ousting its CEO, court documents show. Ben & Jerry's suit against Unilever, which is ongoing, accused it in a new filing of silencing activism.

Ben & Jerry's said its parent, Unilever, decided to oust the ice cream maker's chief executive, Dave Stever, escalating a battle over the subsidiary's independence on social policy issues.

Ben and Jerry's claims its chief executive has been sacked amid a longstanding row with its UK parent firm over the ice cream maker's political activism.

The company behind Tide, Pampers and Old Spice pulls ahead by doubling down on its biggest everyday brands.

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