Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs globally and splitt off ice-cream division

Magnum to Marmite consumer goods group plans productivity programme to save £684m

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Unilever is to cut 7,500 jobs globally as part of an overhaul aimed at saving about €800m (£684m) over the next three years.

The consumer goods company, whose brands range from Marmite to Dove soap and Lynx deodorant, employs 128,000 people worldwide, including 6,000 in the UK.