Archives for August 7, 2014

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Something fishy? No, it’s just sunscreen

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

After eating a nice piece of fish, few of us would think of using the leftovers as the basis for an effective sunscreen but that is the basis of some new research coming out of Portugal.

Unilever prepared to cut Europe jobs

By Lucy Whitehouse

With developed markets now a stagnant landscape for consumer goods sales, multinational Unilever has said it is prepared to cut more jobs in Europe if conditions fail to improve.

Nivea and Eucerin organic sales up as Beiersdorf continues growth

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

While emerging markets stuttered for Beiersdorf, as they have for all the main players, the Nivea, Eucerin and La Prairie skin care brands saw a lift in sales for the first half of the year, boosting the consumer business segment.