Hindustan Unilever Head Office
Unilever House,
B.D. Sawant Marg, Chakala,
Andheri East, Mumbai – 400 099
India
Hindustan Unilever Customer Contact
Phone: 1800228080 / 18001022221 (toll free)
Email: lever.care@unilever.com
By Post: PO Box No 1470, Mumbai 400099
About Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Hindustan Unilever Ltd was formed in the year 1956, following the merger of Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company, Lever Brothers India Ltd and United Traders Ltd. Today, Hindustan Unilever is a leading consumer goods company in India, employing over 17,000 people nationwide. The company’s brands in laundry, soaps, hair care, home care, deodrants and skin care are the NO 1 in India. In 2010-11, the company had a turnover of Rs 19,400 crores.
Part of the €44.3 billion Unilever Group, Hindustan Unilever has direct retail coverage of over 6.4 million retail outlets. The consumer goods company has over 35 brands spanning 20 categories. Some of the categories include soaps, detergents, shampoos, skin care, toothpastes, deodorants, cosmetics, tea, coffee, ice cream, and more. HUL’s Lifebuoy soap is one of the largest selling soap brands in India. As of 2011, HUL had production plants in Cochin, Dharwad, Hosur, Mangalore, Mysore, Pondicherry, Barotiwala, Etah, Haridwar, Orai, Rajpura, Tunsukia, Haldia, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Goa.
Some of Hindustan Lever’s top brands across India include Brooke Bond 3 Roses, Annapurna, Red Label, Brooke Bond Taj Mahal, Bru, Kissan, Knorr, Kwality Wall’s, Lipton, Modern, Active Wheel, Cif, Domex, Comfort, Rin, Sunlight, Surf Excel, Vim, Axe, Ayush, Clear, Clinic Plus, Fair & Lovely, Hamam, Lakme, Lifebuoy, Liril, Lux, Pepsodent, Pears, Pond’s, Rexona, Sunsilk, Vaseline and Pureit (home water purifier). Pureit covers over 4.5 million households across India.
In 2010, HUL won the CNBC awaaz Consumer Awards for ‘Green Company of the year’, ‘Marketer of the year’, ‘Most Preferred Personal Care Company’, ‘Most Preferred Home Care Company’, and ‘Value for Money Brand of the year’. Also, HUL was recognised as the ‘No. 1 Best Employer for 2011 in India’ by Outlook Business – Aon Hewitt.
