Unilever Pakistan

Unilever Pakistan Limited, formerly Lever Brothers Pakistan Limited(Urdu: یونی لیور پاکستان), is a Pakistani fast-moving consumer goods company based in Karachi. It is a subsidiary of the British multinational company Unilever.

History

The town of Rahim Yar Khan was the site chosen for setting up a personal care factory.

In the mid 1960s, the company shifted its headquarters to Karachi from the Rahim Yar Khan site.

In December 1980, the company got listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

It has four factories operating in the country.

Brands

Food and drinks

• Lipton (tea)
• Wall's ice cream
• Pearl Dust (tea)
• Knorr soup, noodles & meal mixes
• Cornetto ice cream
• Magnum ice cream
• Brooke Bond (tea)
• Fruttare
• Wall's Kid's Range

Personal care

• Clear - Anti-dandruff shampoo
• Close Up - Toothpaste
• Glow & Lovely - (cosmetic products)
• Lifebuoy (shampoo)
• Lifebuoy soap - Soap & handwash
• Lux - Soap, hand & bodywash
• Pond's - Talcs & beauty creams
• Rexona - Deodorants and Anti-perspirants
• Sunsilk - Shampoo
• Dove (soap)
• Pepsodent (toothpaste)
• Toni & Guy

Home care

• Comfort - fabric softeners
• Rin - detergent
• Surf Excel - detergent and gentle wash.
• Domex
• Vim

Former Brands

In 2003, Unilever announced the strategic decision to sell off the Dalda brand in both India and Pakistan. In 2003, Bunge Limited acquired the Dalda brand from Hindustan Unilever Limited for reportedly under Rs 100 crore. On 30 March 2004, Unilever Pakistan accepted an offer of Rs. 1.33 billion for the sale of its Dalda brand and related business of edible oils and fats to the newly incorporated company Dalda Foods (Pvt.) Limited.

See also

• Wall's (ice cream)

References

External links

• Unilever Pakistan Limited Official website
• Unilever Official website (parent company)
• "Unilever Website - Introduction to Unilever Pakistan Limited". 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009.

1. List of Unilever brands
2. Unilever
3. Dalda
4. Lux (soap)
5. Rafhan
6. Knorr (brand)
7. Shazia Syed
8. Shaan Shahid
9. Surf Excel
10. Hindustan Unilever
11. Humaima Malick
12. Cornetto (frozen dessert)
13. Unilever House
14. Kashif Mehmood
15. Unilever Philippines
16. Dove (toiletries)
17. 2010 Pakistan floods
18. Magnum (ice cream)
19. Netherlands–Pakistan relations
20. Glow & Lovely