Unilever_Pakistan
Unilever Pakistan
Regional subsidiary of the British multinational company
Unilever Pakistan Limited, formerly Lever Brothers Pakistan Limited (Urdu: یونی لیور پاکستان), is a Pakistani fast-moving consumer goods company based in Karachi. It is a subsidiary of the British multinational company Unilever.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| PSX: UPFL | |
| Industry | Fast-moving consumer goods |
| Founded | 1946; 78 years ago (1946) |
| Headquarters | , Pakistan |
Key people | Kamran Yousaf Mirza (Chairman) Amir R. Paracha (Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director)[1] |
| Products | Home and personal Care Food and beverages |
| Revenue |  Rs. 2830 crore (US$98 million) (2022) |
| Rs. 793 crore (US$27 million) (2022) | |
| Total assets |
Rs. 2061 crore (US$71 million) (2022) |
| Total equity |
Rs. 751 crore (US$26 million) (2022) |
Number of employees | 20,000 (2024) |
| Parent | Unilever |
| Website | unilever |
Unilever Pakistan Limited was founded as Lever Brothers Pakistan Limited in 1948.[2] The town of Rahim Yar Khan was the site chosen for setting up a personal care factory. In the mid 1960s, the company shifted its headquarters to Karachi from the Rahim Yar Khan site.[3]
In December 1980, Unilever was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.[4]
In 1989, Unilever merged with Lipton in 1989 and later with Brooke Bond in 1997.[2] Two years later, in May 1999, it expanded into ice cream manufacturing by amalgamating with Polka.[2]
In 2008, Unilever closed its Lipton tea factory in Karachi and instead contracted out packaging of branded tea to a local company that employs people on a temporary basis.[5]
It has four factories operating in the country.[4]
Food and drinks
Personal care
- Clear - Anti-dandruff shampoo
- Close Up - Toothpaste
- Glow & Lovely - (cosmetic products)[3]
- Lifebuoy (shampoo)
- Lifebuoy soap - Soap & handwash
- Lux - Soap, hand & bodywash
- Pond's - Talcs & beauty creams
- Rexona - Deodorants and Anti-perspirants
- Sunsilk - Shampoo
- Dove (soap)[3]
- Pepsodent (toothpaste)
- Toni & Guy
Home care
- Comfort - fabric softeners
- Rin - detergent[3]
- Surf Excel - detergent and gentle wash.[3]
- Domex
- Vim
In 2003, Unilever announced the strategic decision to sell off the Dalda brand in both India and Pakistan.[6] In 2003, Bunge Limited acquired the Dalda brand from Hindustan Unilever Limited for reportedly under Rs 100 crore.[7] 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.[8]
- "Unilever Pakistan announces change in leadership with new CEO's appointment". www.thenews.com.pk.
- Profile of Unilever Pakistan Business Recorder, Published 30 November 2011, Retrieved 13 June 2021
- "Seven years after delisting, Unilever Pakistan is investing heavily in growth". Profit by Pakistan Today. 10 January 2021.
- "Shareholders give Unilever a dressing down". SOMO. 14 May 2009.
- "Seven years after delisting, Unilever Pakistan is investing heavily in growth". Profit by Pakistan Today. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- Viveat Susan Pinto (5 March 2015). "40 years ago...And now: How Dalda built, and lost, its monopoly (Dalda was established in an advertising blitzkrieg but later ran into trouble)". Business Standard (newspaper). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- Dilawar Hussain (5 January 2008). "Dalda grabs Tullo in edible oil business". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- Unilever Pakistan Limited Official website
- Unilever Official website (parent company)
- "Unilever Website - Introduction to Unilever Pakistan Limited". 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009.