Unilever Philippines
Unilever Philippines, Inc. is the Philippine subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch multinational company, Unilever. It is based in Paco, Manila. It is a manufacturer of laundry detergents and soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners, toothpastes, deodorants, skin care products, household cleaners, and toilet soaps with an annual sales of over 14 billion pesos. It employs over 1,000 people nationally.
Aside from Unilever Philippines, other Unilever subsidiaries in the country include Unilever RFM Ice Cream, Inc. (formerly, Selecta Walls, Inc.) and California Manufacturing Company (Unilever Bestfoods).
Unilever Philippines serves as part of Unilever Group N.V./plc to produce manufacture and supervise Unilever brands (like Surf, Close-Up, Clear, among others) to the Philippine market. To maintain the needs of mass production of most of the Unilever brands & products, they are also importing Unilever products from some neighboring countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and so on. Despite being based in Manila, its competitors, the Philippine subsidiaries of Procter & Gamble and Nestlé are based in Makati.