Unilever raises prices by over 4% as bosses say cost inflation here to stay

Beauty performed particularly strongly in the period (Unilever) Unilever , the consumer goods giant behind everything from Dove to Hellmann's and Marmite , has raised prices by more than 4% in recent months – the fastest rate since early 2012 – as soaring costs for everything from shipping and trucking to palm oil hit home . The multinational reported underlying sales growth of 2.5% and turnover of €13.5 billion for the third quarter, reflecting a 4.1% rise in prices and a 1.5% fall in volumes. The growth was ahead of expectations and boosted by strong sales in the US, China…