Unilever Sails Into FY 2017 Headwinds With ‘Connected 4’ Innovation Plan
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Anglo-Dutch firm expects challenging market conditions to continue worldwide, most heavily in the first half of fiscal 2017, but is counting on progress in its “Connected 4” transformation to help drive winning innovation in trending categories and local markets, among other improvements.
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