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Weekly Recap: Unilever’s Plans to Exit Food Tops the List

Review our list of leading headlines for week ended April 4, 2026.

Unilever’s plans to merge its food operations with McCormick & Company and focus solely on beauty, home and personal care, was the most-read headline for the week ended April 4, 2026.   By casting off its food operations, which includes high-profile brands like Hellman’s mayo and Knorr soup mix, Unilever will become a pureplay HPC company with revenues of €39 billion. Another benefit: more focus. Following the separation, Unilever said it would have a “scaled R&D backbone to a...

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