First quarter highlights at Unilever show sales growth of 2.8% to $13.6 billion (€12.8 billion) with emerging markets up by 5.4%, according to the company. Personal care sales rose 2.7% to $5.1 billion, while home care increased 3.1% to $2.7 billion. “We have had a good start to the year, helped by favorable currency movements but also an improvement in underlying sales,” explained CEO Paul Polman. “This is despite a continued challenging trading environment in many parts of the world. The ac...