Unilever ( Euronext : UNA, ULVR, NYSE : AN ) is a multinational company Anglo — Dutch created in 1930 as a result of the merger of Margarine Unie , a Dutch company margarine, and Lever Brothers , British manufacturer of soaps such as Dove . Unilever’s largest competitors are Procter & Gamble , Nestle , Kraft Foods , Mars , Johnson & Johnson , BLUE K SA, Reckitt Benckiser and Henkel . More