Ice cream and Tea Boosts Sales of the Unilever

Unilever announces that sales of ice cream and tea segment was discharged from 5.4% in the first quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, the food Division was the weakest, with stable performance, and the home and personal products rose by 3.4%. According to information disclosed, the company''s underlying sales grew by 2.9% in the first quarter, surpassing analysts '' expectations of 2% expansion and high of 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2016. The result, according to the company, was led by emerging markets, with the prices contributing positively to 3%, and the fall in volumes having a negative impact of 0.1%. Excluding the margarine business and the like, which is to be sold, the underlying group Unilever sales would have increased 3.4%.