EU: Ice cream drags on Unilever Europe sales - Bernstein
By Michelle Russell | 21 May 2012
Consumer goods giant Unilever saw a "sharp" drop in European food sales in April, despite the group delivering "good" results in 2011, Bernstein analysts have said.
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Consumer goods giant Unilever saw a "sharp" drop in European food sales in April, despite the group delivering "good" results in 2011, Bernstein analysts have said.
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