Unilever to Split Off its Ice Cream Unit

Retail
Written By Rick Watson

Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a presence in over 190 countries. The company operates across four key business divisions: beauty and personal care, home care, nutrition, and ice cream. Unilever's extensive portfolio includes well-known brands such as Dove, Lipton, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum, Hellmann's, and Knorr, among others.

Unilever plans to separate its Ice Cream business from its core holdings and operate four business groups: beauty and well-being, personal care, home care, and nutrition. Focus is an important part of business.

CNBC: Unilever to split off its ice cream unit including Ben & Jerry’s

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

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