date:Jul 27, 2012
rather than appreciating that Unilever has become Nestle-like in the delivery of strong and consistent results, in line with its own guidance.
Real surprise
Darren Shirley, analyst at the UKs Shore Capital, told FoodNavigator: The only real surprise is that [Unilever] has come out ahead of expectations. Thats really positive.
However, he referred to Unilevers own admission that a big driver for the companys strong value sales growth had been increased product prices. It is ahead of expectati