LONDON (Reuters) – Unilever is preparing a 6 billion pound ($ 7.44 billion) sale of some of its food brands, British newspapers reported on Saturday, without citing sources.
The Anglo-Dutch company is planning to sell Flora margarine and Stork butter brands, the Sunday Times said. The Sunday Telegraph, which also cited a 6 billion pounds figure, said unnamed parties were preparing to buy the brands.
The maker of Knorr soups, Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream rebuffed a surprise $ 143 billion takeover offer from Kraft Heinz last month.
The company has launched a business review to consider returning cash to shareholders, making medium-sized acquisitions and more aggressive cost cuts, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Andy Bruce; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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