margarine

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A sale would mark the biggest portfolio shake-up for Unilever since it was created nearly a century ago through the merger of Dutch group Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

By 1900, a new industry was gobbling up all kinds of oils: Margarine was invented in 1869 by the French chemist Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès as a cheap alternative to butter.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2021

The company's unusual current structure comes from the merger 90 years ago of soap maker Lever Brothers and Dutch spreads maker Margarine Unie.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2020

Unilever’s Anglo-Dutch structure dates back to 1929 when British soap maker Lever Brothers combined with Dutch margarine company Margarine Unie.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2018

Cheskin told his client to call their product Imperial Margarine, so they could put an impressive-looking crown on the package.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell