Fernando Fernandez
CEO & Director
Good morning, and good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. I’m Fernando, and I’m joined in the call by Srini. Today marks an important milestone in Unilever as we keep accelerating our strategy and sharpening our portfolio.
We are moving towards a pure-play HPC company focused on higher growth categories with a proven sector-leading growth profile. At the same time, we are unlocking value through a growth-led separation of foods, creating a scaled global flavor powerhouse together with McCormick, built on a strong strategic and cultural alignment.
This delivered 2 clear outcomes, a more focused Unilever and a new global leader in flavor. Let me double-click on this while I deliver 5 key messages. First, we are creating a EUR 39 billion HPC pure-play with leading positions in highly attractive categories, a stronger exposure to fast-growing geographies like the U.S. and India and greater participation in premium and digital channels.
From a category, segment, channel and geographical perspective, this is where faster growth and more attractive profit pools are. This is where our portfolio and capabilities give us a clear right to win. Second, a focused Home and Personal Care business can bring all company capabilities into one shared system from science-led innovation to demand creation to operations, improving global repeatability, speed and returns. Third, it strengthens our already superior growth profile.