Unilever to cut jobs and close factories; consumer goods firm to focus on core brands

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United Kingdom's consumer goods conglomerate Unilever PLC has announced plans to reduce its workforce and close factories as part of its restructuring plan. Unilever will cut 15,000 positions, close 100 factories and focus on its major brands in order to improve its financial performance.

Market information - general, Food & Kindred Products, Food Manufacturing, Plant shutdown, FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, Personnel administration, Human resource management, Food industry

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Unilever renames Jif to Cif in U.K. to simplify brand

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Unilever PLC is renaming Jif, its best-selling household cleanser, Cif. The brand, which is known as Cif in other countries, will retain its same packaging, price, and logo. This kind of brand streamlining will enable Unilever to cut marketing and production expenses.

Polishes and sanitation goods, Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing, Sanitation Products, Soap and cleaning agents industry, Cleaning agents industry, Sanitation products (Cleaning agents), Jif (Cleaning compound), Cif (Cleaning compound)

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U.K. tourism industry is readying a hard sell

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The tourism industry of Britain is preparing a marketing plan, called Great Value Britain, that will sell the U.K. as a bargain vacation destination. Great Value Britain will include hotel discounts of as much as 50% at major chains with properties in London and parts of the countryside affected by travel restrictions to deal with the foot-and-mouth epidemic.

Lodging & Tourist Services, Accommodation, HOTELS AND OTHER LODGING PLACES, Travel industry, Social policy, Hospitality industry, Foot-and-mouth disease, Foot and mouth disease

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