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CFOs want to spend more, but access to capital is the challenge, per the CFO Alliance sentiment report.
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Financial Performance
Kraft Heinz Sales Fall for 8th Quarter in a Row
The company's profits were boosted by higher pricing but analysts are skeptical it can increase sales as consumers shy away from processed foods.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 3, 2018
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Strategy
Unilever Sells Spreads Business to KKR for $8B
The business has been in decline as consumers turn to natural fats such as butter but KKR believes it has "a firm foundation for future growth."
By
Matthew Heller
| December 18, 2017
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Financial Performance
‘Nimble’ Rivals Take Bite out of Unilever Sales
The company's underlying sales rose only 2.6% in Q3 amid competition from upstarts such as Halo Top ice cream.
By
Matthew Heller
| October 20, 2017
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M&A
How Dollar Shave Club Bested a Consumer Giant
At the Chief Financial Officer Leadership Forum in Los Angeles on May 9, the CFO of Dollar Shave Club explains the company’s meteoric growth.
By
Vincent Ryan
| April 27, 2017
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Strategy
Unilever Revamps in Wake of Rejecting Kraft
The company is buying back shares and taking other steps to placate investors after its rebuff of Kraft's $143 billion takeover bid.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 6, 2017
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Strategy
Kraft Heinz Offers $143B to Acquire Unilever
The deal would be the third-biggest takeover in history but Unilever said Kraft's offer “profoundly undervalues the company."
By
Matthew Heller
| February 17, 2017
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Working Capital
How Delaying Payments Can Help Suppliers
Supply chain finance instruments such as reverse factoring helped make it possible for Unilever to extend payment terms without punishing suppliers.
By
Spyros Lekkakos
| August 12, 2016
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Unilever Acquires Dollar Shave Club
Unilever gains a potent database of male buying habits, as well as a powerful internet direct-sales model, for $1 billion.
By
Christopher Hosford
| July 20, 2016
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Tax
Square-Off: What Kind of Corporate Tax Is Best?
Our three debaters tackle the fundamental issues regarding how the federal government taxes companies.
By
David Katz
| July 13, 2016
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Risk
Will Reverse Factoring Cause the Next Financial Bubble?
Reverse factoring can raise the risk profile of supply chains to dangerous levels, and could even cause a systematic financial failure.
By
Alejandro Serrano and Spyros Lekkakos
| January 23, 2015
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Risk & Compliance
Bringing Discipline to Your Sustainability Initiatives
Many companies have more sustainability initiatives than they can possibly manage. Here’s how to get them under control.
By
Sheila Bonini and Steven Swartz
| August 22, 2014
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Leadership
On the Eve of Disruption
Before an innovative new entrant upends your market and steals your customers, find a way to do it yourself.
By
Keith Button
| May 21, 2014
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Growth Companies
Emerging Markets: Emerge, Splurge, Purge
Western firms have piled into emerging markets in the past 20 years. Now comes the reckoning.
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Economist Staff
| March 7, 2014
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Staffing
Capitalizing on R&D
Some companies are finding new uses for internally developed technologies they have sitting on the shelf.
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Marielle Segarra
| July 2, 2013
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