Mike Haines, senior press officer at Unilever told just-drinks.com: "We
acquired the Bestfoods business in October last year. But when we made the offer
for the business back in June last year, we said that we felt with the integration
of Bestfoods into the Unilever food business we would be able to obtain a number
of synergies.
USA: Unilever to axe a further 8,000 jobs
Unilever has announced that an estimated 8,000 jobs are to be axed over the next two years, mostly in Europe and the North US. Mike Haines, senior press officer at Unilever told just-drinks.com: "We acquired the Bestfoods business in October last year. But when we made the offer for the business back in June last year, we said that we felt with the integration of Bestfoods into the Unilever food business we would be able to obtain a number of synergies.