Hindustan Lever Limited
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| Public limited company | |
| Traded as | : BSE SENSEX Constituent |
| Industry | Consumer goods |
| Predecessor | Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company (1931-1956) Lever Brothers India Limited (1933-1956) United Traders Limited (1935-1956) Hindustan Lever Limited (1956-2007) |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
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Key people
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Harish Manwani (Non-executive Chairman), Sanjiv Mehta (CEO and MD) |
| Products | Foods, cleaning agents personal care products and water purifiers. |
| Revenue | ₹31,987 crore (US$5.0 billion) (2015-16) |
| ₹4,082 crore (US$640 million) (2015-16) | |
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Number of employees
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18,000 (2014) |
| Parent | Unilever |
| Website | www |
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is an Indian consumer goods company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a subsidiary of Unilever. HUL's products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents, personal care products and water purifiers. It is also among the biggest polluters in India.
HUL was established in 1933 as Lever Brothers and, in 1956, became known as Hindustan Lever Limited, as a result of a merger among Lever Brothers, Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Ltd. and United Traders Ltd. It employs over 16,000 workers, whilst also indirectly helping to facilitate the employment of over 65,000 people. The company was renamed in June 2007 as "Hindustan Unilever Limited".
HUL is the market leader in Indian consumer products with presence in over 20 consumer categories such as soaps, tea, detergents and shampoos amongst others with over 700 million Indian consumers using its products. Sixteen of HUL's brands featured in the ACNielsen Brand Equity list of 100 Most Trusted Brands Annual Survey (2014), carried out by Brand Equity, a supplement of The Economic Times.
The Hindustan Unilever Research Centre (HURC) was set up in 1966 in Mumbai, and Unilever Research India in Bangalore in 1997. Staff at these centres developed many innovations in products and manufacturing processes. In 2006, the company's research facilities were brought together at a single site in Bangalore.
Unilever launched Sustainable Living Plan in on 15 November 2010 at London, Rotterdam, New York and New Delhi simultaneously.
Hindustan Unilever's corporate headquarters are located at Andheri (E), Mumbai. The campus is spread over 12.5 acres of land and houses over 1,600 employees. Some of the facilities available for the employees include a convenience store, a food court, an occupational health centre, a gym, a sports & recreation centre and a day care centre.The Campus is designed by Mumbai based architecture firm Kapadia Associates.
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