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Unilever’s Growth Held Back by Weakness in Ice Cream and Tea
Underlying sales growth for Unilever in the third quarter stood at 2.9%.
17 Oct 2019, 03:26 PM IST
(Bloomberg) --
(Bloomberg) --
Unilever’s growth fell just short of estimates last quarter on disappointing sales of ice cream in Europe and black tea across the developed world.
- The 2.9% third-quarter gain in underlying sales growth at the owner of Lipton tea and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream compared with a 3% consensus analyst forecast.
Key Insights
- Europe was the only region where underlying sales growth stalled. The continent struggled against tough comparisons after hot weather in 2018 boosted ice cream sales.
- In the third quarter, Unilever’s sales fell by 0.1% in developed markets, highlighting the challenge the world’s biggest brands face as shoppers increasingly favor locally made labels with more artisanal cachet.
- Unilever’s growth over nine months lagged slightly behind the performance of rival Nestle SA, which also reported results on Thursday.
Market Reaction
- The shares gained 1.3% early Thursday in Amsterdam. They’re up about 15% so far this year.
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- For more on Unilever’s numbers, click here.
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To contact the reporter on this story: Thomas Buckley in London at tbuckley25@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Eric Pfanner at epfanner1@bloomberg.net, John Lauerman
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