What does "let" mean in this context? Do they get a vote?
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Shiti headline... yeah unilever is a trash company but they really have no choice here.
Should existed and they would avoid a shiti headline tho
So much for playing both sides lol
https://www.unilever.com/brands/
In case you want to avoid them.
Better way to peruse their owned brands. It's a fuckload of stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands
They own 7th Generation? Wow, that's a bait and switch. https://www.unilever.com/brands/home-care/seventh-generation/ Vaseline was a surprise as well.
Wow, that’s weird. A huge brand library, yet apparently I only ever used just one brand from that list, Persil, and it’s not even operated primarily by them. Good to know :)
For me its fucking mayo, guess im getting Staters brand.
Avoiding Unilever in NL is unfortunately impossible. They make literally everything
Not Ben & Jerry’s :(
Ben & Jerry's
LMFAO
Did they have have the option to not let them be conscripted?
They probably had the option to fire them if they did
Why is unilever still in Russia to begin with?
Money.
Wow, they had a choice and that's what they're choosing?
But you don’t understand! It’s not straightforward!
They totally care about the employees there. It’s definitely not about the profit they made that had them paying 33m in taxes to Russia last year.
I’m sure they offered to relocate the employees and not you know, just leave them working in the country to get conscripted.
Not on conscription. The only way to avoid it would be to stop operating in Russia entirely (which, being a giant corporation, they won't).
With the absolute shitshow that the Ruble is I don't see how staying in the country and doing business could be profitable.
With Wagner's exile to Belarus, Unilever could be Putin's next PMC if their employees do well enough on the battlefield. Maybe that's where they think the real profit will start coming in /s
But Putin says 80 rubles are a dollar. You'll have to take his word tho, trading them is impossible.
Strange Google says that it's either 11 rubles to the dollar or one ruble is .11¢ depending on when you look.
It's because you cannot sell rubles for dollars because nobody outside the black market accepts them. You can buy them tho, so Russian banks can put any price they want to get the big money from some idiots who want to try some war profiteering. It also generates the illusion that the sanctions against Russia are not working, which is food for the propaganda machine.
I worked at a couponing business for awhile and learned that Unilever, Procter & Gamble, and Colgate-Palmolive own almost everything on the shelves in US groceries and pharmacies.
Additional fun fact: idk what the arrangement is now, but my aunt worked at a Kelloggs (incidentally not owned by one of the three above afaik) factory in the 80’s and after filling the branded boxes they’d fill the store brand boxes with the same stuff. Very likely you’re still supporting some of these companies buying store brands.
I think it's funny when people act like the store brands are way worse than name brand, as you said it usually comes from the exact same factory. It's just a false sense of choice so stores can look like they've got options
Where did all the coupons go? I never see them anymore. I even checked the Sunday paper.
P&G recently stopped their print insert so you have to go online and unileaver only sends one out occasionally now. Keep an eye out for smartsource and Save (formerly red plum). Some weeks are skipped, there’s a schedule here.
Never had the patience for couponing myself, but the company I worked for (summer job) was one that would buy papers in bulk, clip and sort the coupons, and mail them to you for a per coupon fee. I just looked and the company is still up and running.
Thanks! Coupons really help in this economy. Surprised I haven’t seen more of them.
Absolutely! Potatoes are still up 300% compared to pre-pandemic at my grocery😭
You can also look at manufacturer websites for printable coupons along with taking advantage of coupons built into grocery store apps. I think a lot of them are moving digital.
Proctor and Gamble Brands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Procter_%26_Gamble_brands
Dishwashing
Dawn dishwashing liquid
Fairy washing-up liquid
Joy dishwashing liquid (outside the United States)
Gain dishwashing liquid
Ivory dishwashing liquid
Cascade dishwasher detergent
Menstrual hygiene
Always pads and menstrual hygiene products
Tampax tampons
Whisper menstrual hygiene products
Haircare
Ascend hair care products
Aussie haircare (shampoos/conditioners/styling aids)
Braun hair care and grooming products
Frederic Fekkai hair care products sold
Head & Shoulders shampoo
Herbal Essences hair care products (formerly part of Clairol)
Nicky Clarke hair products
Pantene hair care products (purchased from Hoffmann-La Roche in 1985)
Vidal Sassoon haircare products (purchased in 1984 from Vidal Sassoon)
Healthcare products
Align probiotics
Crest toothpaste[4]
Femibion (acquired from Merck Group)
Fixodent denture adhesive
Iliac/Nasivin (acquired from Merck Group)
Metamucil laxative/fiber supplement (acquired G. D. Searle & Company in 1985)
Neurobion (acquired from Merck Group)
New Chapter dietary supplements[8]
Oral-B toothbrushes and other oral hygiene products
Pepto-Bismol over-the-counter drug for minor digestive system upset (acquired as part of Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals in 1982)
Prilosec OTC (licensed from AstraZeneca)
Sangobion (acquired from Merck Group)
Scope mouthwash
Seven Seas (acquired from Merck Group)
Vicks cough and cold products
Household
9 Elements cleaning products
Ace stain remover liquid
Bounce fabric-softener sheet for dryers[9]
Fairy (known as Dreft in the Netherlands and Yes in Sweden and Norway) dishwashing liquid, toilet soap, household soap, laundry detergent and dishwasher detergent
Febreze odor control[6]
Flash cleaning products
Jar dishwashing liquid and dishwasher detergent
Mif (Russian: Миф) dishwashing liquid and dishwasher detergent
Mr. Clean household cleaners
Pampers disposable diapers
Puffs tissues
Luvs disposable diapers
Safeguard antibacterial soap
Swiffer cleaning products
Microban cleaning products
Laundry detergents
Ariel laundry detergent
Bold laundry detergent
Bonux laundry detergent
Cheer laundry detergent
Daz detergent
Downy fabric softener[6]
Dreft laundry detergent
Era laundry detergent
Fairy Non-Bio laundry detergent
Gain laundry detergent, scent booster, fabric softener, dryer sheets.
Ola laundry soap
PMC laundry soap
Tide laundry detergent
Lenor fabric softener and cleaning products
Mif (Russian: Миф) laundry detergent
Skin care
Fresco bar soap
Ivory bar[10]
Old Spice deodorants, anti perspirants, body wash, bar soap, aftershave, skin care and hair care products
Secret antiperspirants and deodorants
Unilever Brands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands
Food and drink
Condiments and extracts
Amora – French mayonnaise and dressings (France, Belgium and Morocco)
Aromat – seasoning (South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland)
Best Foods – mayonnaise, sandwich spreads, peanut butter and salad dressings
Bovril – beef extract
Calvé – sauces, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, peanut butter
Colman's – mustard, condiments, packet sauces, OK Fruity Sauce
Conimex – Asian spices (Netherlands)
Continental – side dishes (Australia/New Zealand)
Chirat - pickled vegetables (pickled onions, pickled cucumbers, pickled mixes), sauces (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets, glass jars and glass bottles), vinegars and salad dressings (Kressi), olives, mustard (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets), capers and corn on the cob, mayonnaise (top down in the squeeze bottles, tubes, sachets), tomato ketchup (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets) (Switzerland)
Fanacoa – mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup (Argentina and for export to Latin America)
Fruc – ketchup, mayonnaise and condiments
Hellmann's – mayonnaise, ketchups, mustard, sauces, salad dressings
Jawara – hot sauce (Indonesia)
Knorr (Knorr-Suiza in Argentina, Royco in Indonesia and Kenya, Continental in Australia, outside Japan) – sauces, stock cubes, ready-meals, meal kits, ready-soups, frozen food range
Kecap Bango – sweet soy sauce in Indonesia
Kissan – ketchups, squashes and jams (India and Pakistan)
Kuner - mayonnaise (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets, glass jars, tubes), sauces (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets, glass jar) (Austria)
Lady's Choice – mayonnaise, peanut butter and sandwich spreads (Philippines, Malaysia)
Lao Cai – seasoning
Salsa Lizano – Costa Rican condiment
Maille – French mustard
Marmite – yeast extract spread (except in Australia and New Zealand, called Our Mate)
Robertson's – spices/seasoning (South Africa)
Royco – stock cubes, non-MSG stock (Indonesia, Kenya)
Sir Kensington's – ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, ranch, vinaigrettes (US, Canada)
Slott's – mustard (Sweden)
Tortex – ketchup (Poland)
Turun sinappi – mustard (Finland/Sweden)
Unox – soups, smoked sausages
Desserts
The Heartbrand logo
Unilever is the world's biggest ice cream manufacturer.[2] Most of the company's ice cream business falls under its "Heartbrand" brand umbrella, so called because of the brand's heart-shaped logo.[2][3][4]
Ben & Jerry's – ice cream
Breyers – ice cream
Calippo – juicy ice lollies
Darko (Дарко) – ice cream
Fudgsicle – ice pops
Grom – gelato
Heartbrand – ice cream (umbrella brand)
Klondike – ice cream sandwiches
Payco – ice cream (Puerto Rico)
Popsicle – frozen treats
Seru – low-cost ice cream (Indonesia)
Talenti – gelato
Weis – frozen fruit desserts, ice cream
Wall's - ice cream
Yasso, Premium Frozen Greek Yoghurt
Other foods
Annapurna – salt and wheat flour (India)
Knorr (Knorr-Suiza in Argentina, Royco in Indonesia and Kenya, Continental in Australia) – sauces, stock cubes, ready-meals, meal kits, ready-soups, frozen food range
Kuner - mayonnaise (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets, glass jars, tubes), sauces (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets, glass bottles) (Austria)
Hellmann's – mayonnaise, ketchups, mustard, sauces, salad dressings
Maizena – cornstarch
Mãe Terra – Brazilian natural and organic food business
Chirat - pickled vegetables (pickled onions, pickled cucumbers, pickled mixes), sauces (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets, glass jars and glass bottles), vinegars and salad dressings (Kressi), olives, mustard (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets), capers and corn on the cob, mayonnaise (top down in the squeeze bottles, tubes, sachets), tomato ketchup (top down in the squeeze bottles, sachets) (Switzerland)
Pfanni – German potato mixes (Germany)
Pot Noodle – cup noodle
Sealtest – milk products
The Vegetarian Butcher – Vegetarian and Vegan products
Telma – breakfast cereal (Israel)
Unilever Food Solutions – professional markets (food service)
Beverages
Bru – instant coffee (India)
Buavita – fruit juice (Indonesia, acquired from Ultrajaya)
Horlicks – malted milk powder (India only, acquired from GlaxoSmithKline)
Jif – lemon and lime juice
Lipton - tea (USA)[5]
Lipton Ice tea
T2 Ice tea
Sariwangi - tea (Indonesia)
Home care
All – laundry detergent (except the United States)
Ala – laundry detergent (Argentina and North/Northeast Brazil)
Baba (East Europe)
Biotex – laundry detergent
Breeze – laundry detergent (Philippines [discontinued in 2002 and reintroduced in 2013], Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand)
Brilhante – laundry detergent (Brazil)
Cif – cleaning products (Jif in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East; Viss in Germany)
Coccolino – softener (Hungary, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Romania) (Yumoş in Turkey)
Comfort – fabric softener
Coral / Korall – laundry detergent
Dimension (Southeast Asia, South Asia, Middle East, North America, South America)
Domestos (Vim in Bangladesh, Canada, India, Pakistan and Vietnam; Domex in the Philippines, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) – bleach (Australia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom)
Deja – laundry detergent (Ecuador)
Lysoform – home care (Italy)
Minerva – laundry and dishwasher detergents (Brazil)
Molto – fabric softener (Indonesia)
Neutral – laundry detergent
Omo (Australia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Africa, Norway, Brazil, Turkey and Chile) – laundry detergent
Persil – this brand name is primarily operated by Henkel, but Unilever owns the rights to use the Persil name in Malaysia, Singapore, Ireland, the United Kingdom, France and New Zealand. It sells its own premium detergents under this brand, based on the Omo formula. They are not the same formulation as Henkel's Persil products, although they may occupy the same market position.
Quix – dishwashing liquid (Chile)
Rin – laundry detergent (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan)
Rinso (except the United States)
Robijn – softener
Skip – laundry detergent
Sunlight (discontinued in the Philippines in 1998 as laundry detergent and reintroduced in 2015 as dishwashing liquid)
Super Pell – floor cleaning fluid (Indonesia)
Surf – laundry detergent (worldwide) and fabric conditioner (Philippines only) (DERO in Romania and Vietnam)
Surf Excel – laundry detergent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka)
Viso – laundry detergent (Vietnam and Indonesia)
Vixal – porcelain cleaner (Indonesia)
Wheel - detergent (India, Bangladesh)
Wipol – carbolic floor cleaner (Indonesia)
Beauty, well-being and personal care
Andrelon
Aviance - Beauty products
Axe – deodorant, shower gel, body spray (Lynx in the UK, Ireland and Australia)
Ayush (India)
Badedas – shower gels (Elida Beauty)
Block & White – whitening lotion (Philippines)
Brisk – hair-styling products for men (Southeast Asia, North America)
Brut Deodorant, After Shave, Deodorant, Shower Gel (Elida Beauty) (except North America)
Brylcreem – hair-styling products for men (Elida Beauty)
Caress – soap
Citra – women's hand and body lotion, beauty soap, and scrubs (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Middle East)
Clear (Linic in Portugal, Ultrex in Greece) – anti-dandruff, scalp care shampoo and conditioner (China, Southeast Asia, Australia, Romania, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa, Hungary, United States, Canada, Latin America)
Clinic – dandruff shampoo
Cream Silk – conditioner (Philippines)
Close-Up – toothpaste
Dawn (S.A) - lotion products
Dermalogica (USA) - skincare and spa products - acquired in 2015
Dollar Shave Club – razors and other personal grooming products direct to consumer by mail (United States)[7]
Dove – skin care, hair care, and deodorant
Dove Spa
Dr. Kaufmann – sulfur soap (Philippines)
Dusch Das – shower gels and deodorants (Germany)
Eskinol – women's facial wash and cleanser (Philippines)
Fissan – foot powder (Philippines) / baby skin care products (South Africa)(Elida Beauty)
FDS – skin care range
Gessy (Brazil) – soap
Glow & Lovely – skin lightening product (available in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Timor Leste)
Good Morning – soap (Egypt)
Hijab Fresh – body lotion for hijab wearers (Indonesia)
Impulse – deodorant and body spray (Elida Beauty)
Indhulekha –Shampoo and oil
Korea Glow – skin care range (Indonesia)
Lakmé – cosmetics
Lever 2000 – soap (Elida Beauty)
Lifebuoy – rubbing alcohol (Philippines)/soap
Living Proof: Prestige Hair Care Brand
Linic – dandruff shampoo (Portugal)
Love Beauty & Planet - vegan hair and body care
Lux – women's soap, shower gel, and lotions (Caress in the United States)
Master – men's facial wash and cleanser (Philippines)
Matey – children's bubble bath (Elida Beauty)
Mentadent – toothpaste[8][9] (except for North America)
Mist – soap (Egypt)
Nameera – halal skincare range (Indonesia)
Neutral – Hygiene products
Noxzema – skincare range
Organics – shampoo and conditioner (Elida Beauty)
Pears Transparent Soap
Pepsodent – dental (outside of the United States) (P/S in Vietnam)
Pond's - beauty lotion, anti-ageing, beauty cleansing foam, lightning toner and lightening cream (Elida Beauty)
Prodent – toothpaste
Pure Line (Middle East)
Q-Tips – cotton swab (Elida Beauty)
Radox – shower gels and bubble bath
Regenerate – toothpaste
Rexona (Degree in the United States & Canada; Sure in the United Kingdom, Ireland and India; Shield in South Africa; Direct in Kovotania; Rexena in Japan) – deodorant
Sahaja – cleaning products for Muslims (Indonesia)
Schmidt's Naturals – deodorants and soaps
Seventh Generation – home and personal care products including bobble
Signal – toothpaste
Simple – skin and body care range
SR – toothpaste
St Ives – hand and body care (Elida Beauty)
Sun – dishwasher detergent
Sunsilk (Sedal in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, Seda in Brazil, Elidor in Turkey; Hazeline in China) – shampoo and conditioner (discontinued in the United States and Canada in 2007)
Tatcha – Luxury skincare brand acquired on 10 June 2019 for close to $500 million
Thermasilk – shampoo and conditioner
Tholl – skin care
TIGI – shampoo and conditioner professional haircare products for all. (Elida Beauty) [10][11]
Timotei – shampoo and conditioner (Elida Beauty)
Toni & Guy – hair care range,(Elida Beauty)
TRESemmé – hair care range (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States)
Vaseline – body lotion, shower gel, deodorant (Vasenol in Portugal, Brazil, Italy, Spain and Mexico)
Vibrance – shampoo and conditioner
Vim (Middle East)
Vinólia – soap (Brazil)
Vitakeratin – hair treatment (Philippines)
White Beauty – skin lightening cream
Williams – men's care (Elida Beauty)
VO5 – hair care/styling (except the United States) (Elida Beauty)
Xedex
zendium – toothpaste
Zhonghua – toothpaste (China)
Zwitsal – baby care range (Netherlands and Indonesia)[12]
As if they have a choice (other than pulling out of Russia completely of course).
The article does not say what they could do to prevent conscription, or if they can do anything in the first place.
Besides, them not pulling out is really not as consequential as it might seem. The Russian government has taken over many of the brands that have pulled out with the consequence that even more of the earnings of the factories in question go to the government. So, while I agree that them staying shows greed, it would not change shit if they left.
I am unaware of Russian laws. What if the people doesn't want to fight for the army? Will they get punished?
Conscription is mandatory and punishment is prison sentence of up to 10 years.
Good lord. It would be fun to live in Russia. /s
"would"?
And US for profit shithole prison camps are 5 star hotels compared to Russian ones. Let's just say that a good proportion of Russian prisoners have HIV. At the same time they don't ask nicely when they forcefully pass it around.
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I'm ashamed to say I was one of those people until I saw Danbert Nobacon perform live, which lead me to enjoy the real chumbawamba
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The BBC is also letting Unilever’s Russian employees be conscripted.
Damn, Capitalism sure does suck.
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