Unilever Pakistan Limited, formerly Lever Brothers Pakistan Limited( ur, ), is a Pakistani

fast-moving consumer goods Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), also known as consumer packaged goods (CPG), are products that are sold quickly and at a relatively low cost. Examples include non-durable household goods such as packaged foods, beverages, toiletries, ca ...

company based in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

. It is a subsidiary of the British multinational company.

History

The town of

Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan () is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 9th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is the capital of the Rahim Yar Khan District and Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into ni ...

was the site chosen for setting up a personal care factory. In the mid 1960s, the company shifted its headquarters to

from the

site. In December 1980, the company got listed on the

Karachi Stock Exchange The Karachi Stock Exchange ( ur, or PSX-KSE) was a stock exchange located in Karachi, Pakistan. Since 1947, it has been located at the Stock Exchange Building on I. I. Chundrigar Road. It has now been consolidated in the Pakistan Stock Exchang ...

. It has four factories operating in the country.

Brands

Food and drinks

Lipton Lipton is a British brand of tea, owned by Ekaterra. Lipton was also a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, later sold to Argyll Foods, after which the company sold only tea. The company is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Lipton, wh ...

(tea) * Wall's ice cream * Pearl Dust (tea) * Knorr soup, noodles & meal mixes * Cornetto ice cream * Magnum ice cream *

Brooke Bond Brooke Bond is a brand of tea owned by Ekaterra, formerly an independent tea-trading and manufacturing company in the United Kingdom, known for its PG Tips brand and its Brooke Bond tea cards. History Brooke Bond & Company was founded by A ...

(tea) * Fruttare * Wall's Kid's Range

Personal care

* Clear - ''Anti-dandruff shampoo'' * Close Up - ''Toothpaste'' * Fair & Lovely - ''(cosmetic products)'' * Lifebuoy (shampoo) * Lifebuoy soap - ''Soap & handwash'' *

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- ''Soap, hand & bodywash'' *

Pond's Pond's is an American brand of beauty and health care products, currently owned by Unilever. History Pond's Cream was invented in the United States as a patent medicine by pharmacist Theron T. Pond (1800–1852) of Utica, New York, in 1846. M ...

- ''Talcs & beauty creams'' *

Rexona Rexona is an Australian deodorant and antiperspirant brand, owned by British conglomerate Unilever. While marketed under the Rexona name in most countries, it is known as Rexena ( ja, レセナ; ko, 레세나) in Japan and South Korea, ...

- ''Deoderants and Anti-perspirants'' *

Sunsilk Sunsilk is a British hair care brand produced by the company Unilever. The brand was introduced in 1954 in the UK and available in most countries globally. It is a hair care brand in Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, an ...

- ''Shampoo'' *

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(soap) *

Pepsodent Pepsodent is an American brand of toothpaste with the minty flavor derived from sassafras. The brand was purchased by Unilever in 1942 and is still owned by the company outside of the United States and Canada. In 2003, Unilever sold the rights t ...

(toothpaste) * Toni & Guy

Home care

* Comfort - ''fabric softeners'' * Rin - ''detergent'' *

Surf Excel Surf Excel is a Unilever brand that is currently as the counterpart brand of OMO detergent in the India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இ� ...

- ''detergent and gentle wash.''Profile of Unilever Pakistan
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Former Brands

In 2003,

Unilever Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy dri ...

announced the strategic decision to sell off the Dalda brand in both

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. In 2003,

Bunge Limited Bunge Limited is an American agribusiness and food company, incorporated in Bermuda, and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. As well as being an international soybean exporter, it is also involved in food processing, grain tr ...

acquired the Dalda brand from

Hindustan Unilever Limited Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is a consumer goods company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a subsidiary of Unilever, a British company. Its products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents, personal care products, water pur ...

for reportedly under Rs 100 crore. On 30 March 2004, Unilever Pakistan accepted an offer of Rs. 1.33 billion for the sale of its Dalda brand and related business of edible oils and fats to the newly incorporated company Dalda Foods (Pvt.) Limited.

References

External links

Unilever Pakistan Limited Official website

Unilever Official website (parent company)
* Unilever companies Food manufacturers of Pakistan Pakistani subsidiaries of foreign companies Manufacturing companies based in Karachi 1980s initial public offerings Pakistani companies established in 1948 Privately held companies of Pakistan {{Pakistan-company-stub