Hindustan Unilever

Financial focus: Beauty business updates with Estée Lauder, LG H&H, HUL and more

25-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

In this round-up of the business and financial updates in the APAC cosmetics industry, we highlight the business and financial updates from Estée Lauder Companies, LG Household & Health Care, Hindustan Unilever, and more.

‘That’s how we’ll get growth’: Success of beauty premiumisation key to success – Hindustan Unilever CEO

09-May-2023 By Amanda Lim

The premiumisation of its beauty and personal care portfolio will be key to driving growth of the business, says the CEO of Unilever’s India subsidiary.

Stepping up: HUL’s beauty and personal care innovations offset slump of winter skin care

13-Feb-2023 By Amanda Lim

Unilever subsidiary Hindustan Unilever (HUL) says that its beauty and personal care business has grown thanks to new product launches, which helped to mitigate the slump of its winter skin care line-up.

Brand story: APAC updates from Sephora, Shiseido, J&J and more

11-Nov-2022 By Amanda Lim

We round up our most-read stories on the big-name beauty brands in the region, featuring news updates from Amorepacific, Hindustan Unilever, L’Oréal and more.

Colour back in play: HUL reports make-up performance almost back up to pre-pandemic levels

26-Oct-2022 By Amanda Lim

Indian consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is seeing the colour cosmetics category steadily recovering to 2019 pre-pandemic levels as India loosens COVID-19 restrictions.

‘From a lens of strategy’: Hindustan Unilever chairman explains the FMCG giant’s measured approach to beauty M&As

08-Feb-2022 By Amanda Lim

Indian consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever says it is taking a cautious approach to any possible beauty acquisitions that could potentially put its position as the beauty and personal care market leader at risk.

Brand story: The recent APAC developments from the biggest names in beauty

30-Nov-2021 By Amanda Lim

We round up our most-read stories on the activities of the big-name beauty brands in the region, featuring news updates from Estée Lauder, LG Household & Health Care, Hindustan Unilever and more.

Hindustan Unilever ramping up ‘innovation intensity’ with premium brands Simple, Love Beauty and Planet

01-Nov-2021 By Amanda Lim

Hindustan Unilever has teased an “aggressive plan” with more new innovations in from its premium beauty portfolio, which consist of brands such as Simple, Love Beauty and Planet and Baby Dove.

Hindustan Unilever rebukes claims it raised soap prices to profit from COVID-19 crisis

31-Mar-2020 By Amanda Lim

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has clarified ‘misleading reports’ that it increased prices of its soaps amid India’s looming battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Hindustan Unilever prepares Citra for India launch

24-May-2017 By Natasha Spencer

Consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever (HUL) reveals it is getting set to bring its skin care brand, Citra, to India.

Indian Unilever personal care head elevated to global role

09-Mar-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Personal care consumer goods giant Unilever recently announced the appointment of its vice present and executive director in India, Samir Singh, to a global executive vice president role.

Unilever introduces 'Talent Week' to stay on top of 'cutting-edge methodologies'

24-Jun-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

Unilever North Asia held a 'talent learning week' for thousands of employees in Shanghai as part of a strategy to encourage cutting-edge methodologies in 'the real business world'.

Hindustan Unilever outlines five-point plan to make the company ‘future-ready’

03-Jul-2014 By Lucy Whitehouse

The chairman of personal care giant Hindustan Unilever has outlined five areas of focus where the brand will make moves to make itself ‘future ready’, with the key industry player stating that change is now ‘the new normal’.

Hindustan Unilever reports big increase in sales and profits for Q2

29-Oct-2013

Hindustan Unilever, the Indian operating arm of Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever, reported a big sales increase and an even bigger hike in net income on the back of strong personal care sales.

Unilever ups investment in India as emerging markets take full focus

07-May-2013 By Andrew MCDOUGALL

India has long been a target for many cosmetics and personal care players and it is no different for consumer goods firm Unilever ,which has further invested in its subsidiary in the region.