4. Mission Unilever's mission is to add Vitality to life. They meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life Innovation In their scientific innovation to meet consumer needs they will respect the concerns of their consumers and of society. They will work on the basis of sound science applying rigorous standards of product safety .
5. Overview of Company Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) (BSE: HUL) is India's largest fast moving consumer goods company, touching the lives of two out of three Indians with over 20 distinct categories in home & personal care products and food & beverages. They endow the company with a scale of combined volumes of about 4 million tonnes and sales of over Rs. 13,000 crores]. HUL was formed by merging three subsidiaries of Unilever Ltd. in 1956. At present, Unilever Plc holds a 51.6% stake in the company. It owns 35 major Indian brands. In 2007, Hindustan Unilever was rated as the most respected company in India for the past 25 years by Businessworld , one of India’s leading business magazines . The rating was based on a compilation of the magazines annual survey of India’s Most Reputed Companies over the past 25 years.
6. Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers: 1) The Erstwhile Tata Oil Mills Company (TOMCO) in April 1, 1993. 2) Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited (BBLIL) in January 1, 1996. 3) Pond's (India) Limited (PIL) in 1998. Acquisitions: 1) Brooke Bond in 1984 2) Lipton in 1972 3) Pond's (India) Limited in 1986. 4) Lakme Limited 5) HUL formed a 50:50 joint venture with the US-based Kimberly Clark Corporation in 1994 6) In 2002, Modern Foods.
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18. Hindustan Unilever Limited Type Public company BSE:HUL Founded 1933 Headquarters Mumbai Key people Harish Manwani (Chairman), Nitin Paranje (CEO and Managing Director) Industry Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Products Home & Personal Care, Foods, Water Purifier Revenue Over Rs. 13,000 crores (calendar 2007) Employees Over 65,000 direct & indirect employees Parent Unilever Plc Website www.hul.co.in