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Unilever To Acquire Sara Lee Brands

The $1.88 billion deal includes Sara Lee's personal care business.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Unilever, apparently, likes Sara Lee…a lot. The company will acquire Sara Lee’s personal care brands, including Sanex, Radox and Duschdas, for $1.88 billion. The brands had sales of about $1.1 billion last year. Unilever said there is “significant potential” to build the newly acquired brands in developing and emerging markets, which generate approximately 15% of personal care’s annual sales for Sara Lee. Sara Lee’s personal care brands generated annual sal...

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