Unilever shifts buyers to Switzerland
29 August 2012
Unilever is to merge its European procurement and production operations to a single base in Switzerland as part of a plan to save €700 million (£482 million) across the company.
Unilever’s procurement arm is currently spread across several countries. The company plans that the new centre will be operating by the first half of 2006.
A Unilever UK spokesman told SM: “It is part of a long process we have been working on for the past three to four years to simplify our structure. Essentially, we see the benefits of shared buying power,...