Consumer goods giant Unilever, the No. 108 most valuable company in the world, is scooping out its ice cream brands and splitting them from the rest of its multi-billion dollar business. In the process, 6% of its workforce could be cut.
According to a Tuesday Bloomberg report, the London-based company will likely create a new entity to house the company’s iconic ice cream division, including brands like Ben & Jerry’s, Cornetto, and Magnum.
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Though Unilever’s ice cream unit had sales of $8.6 billion or €7.9 billion last year, it was the lowest-performing category out
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