Unilever Sells Motions, Just for Me, Consort, Groom & Clean, and the TCB Brand in Africa to Strength of Nature

LONDON & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Unilever today announced that it has sold the Motions, Just for Me,
Consort, and Groom & Clean brands, and also the TCB brand in Africa, to
Strength of Nature, for an undisclosed amount. TCB is currently sold in
a limited number of African countries.

Kees Kruythoff, President of Unilever North America, said: “We remain
committed to the ethnic hair care and men’s grooming categories. We
believe that the Motions, Just for Me, Consort and Groom & Clean brands,
and the TCB brand in Africa will be able to realize their full potential
with Strength of Nature. We will continue to focus on the specific needs
of both multicultural and male consumers with our global brands.”

Mario de la Guardia, Strength of Nature CEO, added: “We are very excited
to add these brands to Strength of Nature’s growing portfolio, and to
further expand our international business with the acquisition of the
African rights for TCB. These are trusted brands, each with a strong
legacy and high awareness, reinforcing Strength of Nature’s commitment
to providing affordable and quality hair care products to our consumers.
Each provides an excellent foundation for renewed growth and expanded
innovation, and we look forward to building these brands.”

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About Unilever:

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and
Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2
billion consumers a day. It has 172,000 employees and generated sales of
€48.4 billion in 2014. Over half (57%) of the company’s footprint is in
developing and emerging markets. Unilever has more than 400 brands found
in homes around the world, including Persil, Dove, Knorr, Domestos,
Hellmann’s, Lipton, Wall’s, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry’s, Marmite, Magnum and
Lynx.

Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) commits to:

• Decoupling growth from environmental impact.
• Helping more than a billion people take action to improve their health
  and well-being.
• Enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by 2020.

Unilever was ranked number one in its sector in the 2014 Dow Jones
Sustainability Index. In the FTSE4Good Index, it achieved the highest
environmental score of 5. It led the list of Global Corporate
Sustainability Leaders in the 2014 GlobeScan/SustainAbility annual
survey for the fourth year running, and in 2015 was ranked the most
sustainable food and beverage company in Oxfam’s Behind the Brands
Scorecard.

Unilever has been named in LinkedIn’s Top 3 most sought-after employers
across all sectors.

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About Strength of Nature

Strength of Nature is one of the fastest growing companies in the
multi-cultural hair care category, driven by its strong commitment to
consumer understanding and product innovation. Strength of Nature’s
mission is to deliver high quality, innovative hair care products to
multi-cultural men and women at fair and affordable prices.

Strength of Nature markets a number of leading brands including
Profectiv MegaGrowth, African Pride, Dream Kids, Beautiful Textures,
Elasta QP, Soft & Beautiful, Soft & Beautiful Botanicals, Proline and
TCB.

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or
Unilever
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