HUL recognised as top FMCG company in India

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HUL wins the top FMCG award at the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2015

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) was recognized as the top Indian company in the FMCG sector at the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2015.

Prasad Pradhan, Head Sustainable Business & Communications, Hindustan Unilever Limited, received the award on behalf of the company at a function in Mumbai on Wednesday, 13 May 2015. The award was presented by Mr. Bob Carrigan, President, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet.

HUL also won this award in 2014.

About the awards

The ‘Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2015’ seeks to recognise and felicitate corporate India’s leading companies across various sectors. The awards event is closely tied to the publication, India’s Top 500 Companies 2015. Therefore, the base universe of the companies considered for the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2015 is made of the top 500 companies of India featuring in the publication.

INTRODUCTION TO HUL

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India's largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 80 years in India and touches the lives of two out of three Indians.

HUL works to create a better future every day and helps people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others.

With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories such as soaps, detergents, shampoos, skin care, toothpastes, deodorants, cosmetics, tea, coffee, packaged foods, ice cream, and water purifiers, the Company is a part of the everyday life of millions of consumers across India. Its portfolio includes leading household brands such as Lux, Lifebuoy, Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel, Fair & Lovely, Pond’s, Vaseline, Lakmé, Dove, Clinic Plus, Sunsilk, Pepsodent, Closeup, Axe, Brooke Bond, Bru, Knorr, Kissan, Kwality Wall’s and Pureit.

The Company has over 16,000 employees and has an annual turnover of INR 30,170 crores (financial year 2014 – 15). HUL is a subsidiary of Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with strong local roots in more than 100 countries across the globe with annual sales of €48.4 billion in 2014. Unilever has 67.25% shareholding in HUL.