Unilever boosted by emerging markets in third quarter

Unilever, the consumer products firm behind brands such as Flora, Marmite and Persil, saw underlying sales growth beat expectations in the third quarter, helped by a strong performance in the emerging markets.

Unilever, the consumer products firm behind brands such as Flora, Marmite and Persil, saw underlying sales growth beat expectations in the third quarter, helped by a strong performance in the emerging markets.

Turonver increased to €13.4bn during the period, up by 10.3% on the €12.1bn registered in the third quarter of 2011, with a positive impact of 4.1% from foreign exchange and 0.1% from mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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