Unilever [company] - Unilever

Japanese: ユニリーバ[会社] - ユニリーバ

The world's largest food and oil trust. It was established in 1929 by the merger of Margarine Uni, which had a monopoly on the margarine market in continental Europe, mainly in the Netherlands, and Lever Brothers, a British company that had grown into a giant in soap manufacturing since its founding in 1885. To avoid double taxation, the company has its headquarters in the UK and the Netherlands. It has the same executive composition and dividends. It has a prominent position in the world, operating in 90 countries around the world with edible oils and fats, detergents, feed, etc., and selling in 160 countries. In addition to margarine and edible oil, the food division also handles cheese, tea, ice cream, and frozen foods. In Japan, it established Toyonen Lever (which became Japan Lever, a subsidiary of Unilever in 1977), in 1964 with Toyonen Oil and others. In 1984, it acquired Brooke Bond. Sales for the fiscal year ending December 2011 were 46,467 million euros.
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Japanese:

世界最大の食品・油脂トラスト。オランダを中心にヨーロッパ大陸のマーガリン市場を独占的に支配していたマーガリーネ・ウニ社と，1885年創業以来セッケン製造で巨大化した英国のリーバ・ブラザース社が，1929年合併して成立。二重課税をさけるためなどから，英国とオランダに本社をもつ。役員の構成や配当などは同一。食用油脂，洗剤，飼料などで世界90ヵ国で事業を展開し，160ヵ国で販売されるなど卓越した地位をもつ。食品部門ではマーガリン，食用油の他，チーズ，紅茶，アイスクリーム，冷凍食品も扱う。日本では1964年豊年製油などと豊年リーバ（1977年ユニリーバの子会社日本リーバになる）を設立。1984年ブルック・ボンド会社を買収。2011年12月期売上高464億6700万ユーロ。
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