PRESENTATION ON

HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED

BY: HEENA POOJA

VISHAL

Serving our consumers,today and tomorrow

Type : Public companyIndustry : Fast Moving Consumer Goods

(FMCG)Founded : 1933Headquarters : Mumbai, IndiaEmployees: Over 65,000 direct &indirect

employeesWebsite : www.hul.co.in

HISTORY

• HUL also called HLL was formed in 1933 as Lever Brothers India Limited and came into being in 1956 as Hindustan Lever Limited through a merger of Lever Brothers, Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Ltd. and United Traders Ltd.

• The Hindustan Lever Research Center (HLRC) was established in 1958, and now has facilities in Mumbai & Bangalore.

Present Stature

• Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India's largest fast moving consumer goods company, and estimates that two out of three Indians use its products. It has over 42 factories across India.

• HUL is also one of the country's largest exporters; it has been recognized as a Golden Super Star Trading House by the Government of India

• In 2007, Hindustan Unilever was rated as the most respected company in India for the past 25 years by Businessworld, one of India’s leading business magazines .

• HUL is the market leader in Indian consumer products with presence in over 20 consumer categories.

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Board of Directors

Mr. Harish Manwani,Chairman

Mr. Nitin Paranjpe,Managing Director and ChiefExecutive Officer

Mr. Sridhar Ramamurthy,Chief Financial Officer

Mr. D. S. Parekh,Independent Director

Mr. A. Narayan,Independent Director

Mr. S. Ramadorai,Independent Director

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar,Independent Director

Mr. Gopal Vittal,Executive Director,Home & Personal Care

Management Committee

Mr. Shrijeet Mishra,Executive Director,Foods

Ms. Leena Nair,Executive Director,Human Resources

Mr. Pradeep Banerjee,Executive Director,Supply Chain

Mr. Hemant Bakshi,Executive Director,Sales and Customer Development

Mr. Dev Bajpai,Executive Director,Legal and Company Secretary

MISSION

• The mission that inspires HUL's 36,000 employees, including about 1,350 managers, is to "add vitality to life". With 35 Power Brands, HUL meets everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

VISION:

Unilever products touch the lives of over 2 billion people every day – whether that's through feeling great because they've got shiny hair and a brilliant smile, keeping their homes fresh and clean, or by enjoying a great cup of tea, satisfying meal or healthy snack.

• The four pillars of vision that set out the long term direction for the company –

1 We work to create a better future every day.

2 We help people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others.

3 We will inspire people to take small everyday actions that can add up to a big difference for the world.

4 We will develop new ways of doing business with the aim of doubling the size of our company while reducing our environmental impact.

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STRATEGIES OF HUL:

The stated strategy of HUL is to grow their business competitively ,profitably and sustainably. The key pillars to achieving this are;

Winning with brands and innovation

Winning in the market place

Winning through continuous improvement

Winning with people

Winning withbrands and innovation

• Brands and innovation are at the heart of everything they do. They believe that their brands remain fresh, young and relevant if they are constantly innovating behind them and their Innovation is in terms of products, propositions, communication and even media deployment.

Winning inthe market place

• The biggest opportunity lies in growing the size of their market through innovations and activities that drive market development. Towards this end, we will further strengthen and broaden our relationship with our customers – working together on areas of mutual benefit such as consumer research, shopper behaviour and merchandising.

Winning throughcontinuous improvement

• Delivering competitive profitable and sustainable growth requires a philosophy of continuous improvement. This means being fast and flexible in the supply chain while keeping costs competitive.

Winning withpeople

• At HUL, people are the inherent strength. Attracting,

developing and retaining talent is central to our HR strategy. It is vital that they have the right talent and organization to match their growth ambition and also to keep pace with the changing business environment.

PRODUCTS OF HUL

Products

Home and personal care products

Food products Water purifiersKwality Walls Ice

cream

HOME AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

• Deodorant Hindustan Uni Lever Offer Rexona Deo. Rexona Was The First Deodorant To Be Launched In India .

• Mens Deo Hindustan Uni Lever Offer Axe Deo.

• Lakme Foundation Hindustan Unilever Limited Offers Lakme Foundation. It's A High Performance Foundation That Keeps You Looking Flawless.

• Make-Up Compact Hindustan Unilever Limited Offers

Crème Compact.

• Intense Shine Eyeliner Hindustan Unilever Limited Offers Intense Shine Eyeliner. Armed With A Potent Combination Of Foresight, Research And Constant Innovation.

• Dove Soap Hindustan Unilever Limited Offers Dove. Dove Soap, Which Was Launched By Unilever, Has Been Available In India Since 1995.

• Close Up The Company has relaunched Close-Up as Super Fresh Close-Up with an added attribute of containing an anti-bacterial agent along with an existent mouth wash.

• The Company has launched a new brand of toothpaste -- Aim.

• The Company has unveiled the country's first liquid detergent for daily washing needs Surf Excel Liquid detergent in the Indian Market.

• The Company launched the International Lux Skincare range, Sunscreen Formula.

• HLL has introduced Colour Fast Slims, a new range on lipsticks under its Aviance Beauty Solutions brand.

• Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) has launched Clinic Plus Protein Shampoo with a new formulation that contains a Protein Health Complex.

FOOD PRODUCTS

FOOD PRODUCTS

StaplesSpreads and

DressingsBeverages

Soups andMeal maker

Staples

• Annapurna

• Annapurna, first introduced in 1997, has been the provider of wholesome nutrition to millions of Indians. The brand currently operates in two of the largest, almost universally consumed, food categories of the country – Salt & Atta (wheat flour).

Spreads and Dressings

• Kissan

• The Kissan range consists of ketchup and other sauces, jams, squashes and ready-to-drink products.

• Kissan continues to be a pioneer in categories like Jams, Ketchup and Squashes.

Beverages

• Brooke Bond Taj Mahal

• Brooke Bond Taj Mahal - Connoisseur Himalayan

• Brooke Bond Taj Mahal - Connoisseur Single Estate•

Brooke Bond Cardamom & Bergamot Teabags

• Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Cinnamon, Cardamom, & Bergamot

• Brooke Bond Taj Mahal - Dessert Tea

• Brooke Bond Red Label

• Roses

• Lipton

• Bru

Soups and Meal maker

• Knorr It is Unilever’s largest brand worldwide and stands for

chefmanship and recipe expertise .

The brand is present across soups , bouillons , cubitos , meal kits and pastas around the world.

WATER PURIFIERS

Water Purifiers

This brand deals in 4 products:

Hindustan Unilever Pureit Marvella

Hindustan Unilever Pureit Marvella are India's 1st fully automatic water purifier . It has 4.5 litres of storage capacity, No electricity required.

Hindustan Unilever Pureit

It has 9 litres of storage capacity. This water purifier does not require electricity.

Hindustan Unilever Pureit Compact

It has 10 litres of storage capacity. This water purifier does not require electricity. It has auto switch off when battery is not replace.

Hindustan Unilever Pureit Autofill

It has 18 litres of storage capacity. It has Hydro sensor which turns the water supply on and off depending on the level of water in purifier. This water purifier does not require electricity.

KWALITY WALL’S ICE CREAM

• Kwality Wall's is a major producer and distributor of ice cream and other dessert products in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore.

• It is a company of Hindustan Lever Limited, the arm of Unilever in India, and is an extension of the Wall's ice cream brand of Great Britain.

• Kwality, the original Indian company, entered into an agreement with Lever, and has since been known by its current umbrella name.

JOINT VENTURES OF HUL

• With Lakme Lever Ltd. to undertake the manufacturing and distribution of colour cosmetics and other personal care products.

• S C Johnson & Son USA, for manufacture and sales of insecticides such as insect repellents, disinfectants and similar products in India.

• 1996 - Brooke Bond India Ltd. was amalgamated with the Company.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS OF HUL(in crores)

SalesTurnover 17,725.332

Net Profit 202.032

Total Assets 583.52

COMPETITORS OF HULSALES

TURNOVER (in crores)

NET PROFIT

(in crores)

TOTAL ASSETS

(in crores)

DABUR INDIA 2,874.60 433.15 859.35

GODREJ CONSUMER 1,267.88 248.12 839.87

COLGATE 1,770.82 290.22 330.70

GODREJ INDIA 880.97 19.33 1,570.31

MARICO 2,030.85 235.02 948.58

Pand G 904.46 179.76 440.02

EMAMI 1,006.86 165.40 878.42

GILLETTE INDIA 852.48 137.10 490.89

JYOTHY LABS 579.87 80.05 399.10

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS(Segmental Revenue)

2% 6%

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12%

4%

1% other

exports

soap anddetergents

personal products

beverages

food

ice cream

Total Expenditure

1% 7%

58%

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PERFORMANCE TRENDS

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CONTROVERSY

• Mercury pollution In 2001 a thermometer factory in Kodaikanal run by

Hindustan Unilever was accused of dumping glass contaminated with mercury in municipal dumps.

• Triclosan Several academic papers have pointed out the firm's

continued use of the antibacterial agent Triclosan ('Active B') in India when agent is under review by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

• Skin lightening creams The company was forced to withdraw television

advertisements for the product in 2007. Advertisements depicted depressed, dark-complexioned women, who had been ignored by employers and men, suddenly finding new boyfriends and glamorous careers after the cream had lightened their skin.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• In 2001, the company embarked on a programme called Eye Shakti to provide employment to the women so that they can become self independent.

• Shakti also includes health and hygiene education through the Shakti Vani Programme, which now covers 15 states in India with over 45,000 women entrepreneurs in 135,000 villages. By the end of 2010, Shakti aims to have 100,000 Shakti entrepreneurs covering 500,000 villages, touching the lives of over 600 million people.

• HUL is also running a rural health programme, Lifebuoy Swasthya Chetana. The programme endeavours to induce adoption of hygienic practices among rural Indians and aims to bring down the incidence of diarrhoea. So far it has reached 120 million people in over 50,000 villages.

• HUL has also responded to national calamities, for instance with relief and rehabilitation after the 2004 tsunami caused devastation in South India

• Involved in care for the HIV-positive