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After its ‘near-death experience’, where does Unilever go from here?

Joe Brennan: Behemoth has been struggling to grow its sales at same pace as rivals

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 15:35

Higher costs threaten Unilever exit from pandemic

Shares fall as CEO restores target for annual underlying growth of 3% to 5%

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 07:51

Cadbury owner faces EU antitrust inquiry

Regulators concerned Mondelez may have restricted competition across borders, leading to higher prices for consumers

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 10:46

Your business week: Philip Lane’s post-election insights

CSO data on Thursday rounds off year in which house prices have begun to calm

Sun Feb 09 2020 - 18:00

Leadership needs to neutralise innovation blockers – and here’s how

Scott Anthony’s research shows that the most innovative companies display five key behaviours

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 04:15

‘You have a lot of healthy bar brands out there but they don’t taste that great’

Interview of the Week: Brian O’Sullivan, CEO, Fulfil Nutrition

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 05:49

Kraft Heinz shares slump on new writedowns and falling sales

Food company discloses further $1.2 billion of write-downs as first-half profit falls by half

Thu Aug 08 2019 - 18:28

The week in business: Ryanair Q1 results and Hibernia Reit’s agm

Apple, Merck, Pfizer and Mastercard all due to report results

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 19:07

Rip Torn, Men in Black and Larry Sanders Show star, dies aged 88

Star was nominated for six Emmys for his role as Artie on The Larry Sanders Show

Wed Jul 10 2019 - 14:34

Buffett pledges further buybacks as faithful look for answers

Berkshire Hathaway repurchase scheme a small portion of company’s $114bn cash pile

Sun May 05 2019 - 18:05

Results from Trinity Biotech and McDonald's plus US Fed rate decision

Business This Week: Small Firms Association conference adopts an ‘innovate or expire’ approach to future business

Sun Apr 28 2019 - 16:28

Stocktake: Buffett’s best days are gone

Berkshire Hathaway CEO has struggled to beat the markets for some time now

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 05:45

Warren Buffett was too American to see through Kraft

Reliance on heritage brands such as Heinz and flavouring with advertising no longer a tempting menu

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 13:14

Ciarán Murray – an Icon of leadership in pharma sector

Ex-CEO of clinical trials firm honoured for impact on Irish industry

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 05:33

Dublin tourism briefing and Facebook results due

Your business this week: Irish unemployment figures, BoE rates decision and Starbucks results

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 12:52

The cream is over? Heinz may change name of 104-year-old condiment

Few customers actually use salad cream on salads, research finds

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 08:37

CRH lifts Iseq as European shares rattled by metal tariffs

Market report: Trump reportedly wants to block German luxury cars from US market

Thu May 31 2018 - 18:17

This Week: National Construction Summit and Tech Summit 2018

Results due from Apple, Merck, Pfizer, Aon and Tesla, McDonalds and Trinity Biotech

Sun Apr 29 2018 - 18:00

Norwegian Air posts first results since starting Dublin-US route

This Week: Checkout Conference 2018 to focus on planning for challenging times ahead

Mon Feb 12 2018 - 07:49

Ryanair’s wings clipped by cancellations debacle

This Week: Airline’s first-half results will reflect investor jitters. Also: AIB’s egm

Sun Oct 29 2017 - 18:00

Trump adviser takes steps to sell political consultancy business

Kellyanne Conway values 100 per cent stake in firm at between $1 million and $5 million

Mon Aug 14 2017 - 18:35

The key business events happening this week

Apple results; Irish unemployment indicator; and UCD seminar on algorithmic consumers

Sun Jul 30 2017 - 18:00

Apple within touching distance of the $800bn mark

Firm now worth more than Walmart, General Electric, Pfizer and Kraft Heinz combined

Wed May 10 2017 - 17:20

Apple results disappoint Wall Street

This week’s major business events: BP results; Irish unemployment rate

Sun Apr 30 2017 - 19:12

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner keep property assets while in White House

Current White House staff’s net worth is thought to be the richest in US history

Sat Apr 01 2017 - 09:41

Unilever rebuff shows Warren Buffett needs new recipe

Buffett, who sits on Kraft Heinz’s board, wants to keep his reputation for saintliness

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 14:49

The $143bn flop: How Warren Buffett and 3G lost Unilever

The story behind the failure of Kraft Heinz to win over the Anglo-Dutch giant

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 10:23

Top 1000: Why Dublin is the ‘Googliest’ part of Google

Five new CEOs of Top 1000 companies on driving performance, inspiring leadership and asking tricky interview questions

Fri May 20 2016 - 01:00

ISE tops global rankings for bond and investment fund listings

Equity trades up 26 per cent last year to 5.6m, Iseq index ends 2015 up 30%

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 11:59

Number of Irish shares traded in first nine months up 22 per cent

New figures show 1.4 million equity trades carried out on ISE in third quarter

Thu Oct 15 2015 - 11:00

Anheuser-Busch InBev explores takeover of rival SABMiller

Deal would create $275bn company responsible for one in every three beers globally

Thu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00

Cantillon: will 57 varieties survive Kraft merger?

Kraft Heinz, a new company formed by the merging of two food staples, has begun trading on New York Stock Exchange

Tue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00

Kraft Heinz trading off to a good start

Warren Buffett has $24 billion stake in company

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 16:01

Shrinkflation: when products get smaller but the prices don’t

Yorkies are less thick than they used to be, a box of Surf washing powder has become lighter, and a bar of Imperial Leather soap is 20 per cent smaller

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00