Unilever is a merger of Dutch margarine company and British soap company. Now it ranks among the top 500 Fortune companies and is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world. Moreover, the output of ice cream, frozen food, tea beverage and margarine produced by Unilever ranks first in the world, and it is also the second largest manufacturer of washing products in the world.
Unilever, formerly known as Unilever Brothers, invested and opened Lux brand soap and Umbrella brand soap produced by China Soap Co., Ltd. in China and Shanghai, which were of good quality and sold well in China at that time, and many people rushed to buy them. At that time, Lux soap was also considered by young people as a symbol of openness and fashion.
Over the years, Unilever has continuously brought many international brands into the China market, and at the same time, it has also vigorously cultivated local brands in China. 1999 acquired Beijing "Jinghua Tea" and Shanghai "Mandenlin". Unilever combined international science and technology with local vitality, and established Unilever China R&D Center in Shanghai.