margarine

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Margarine and soap magnates like Britain's William Lever looked to Europe's colonies in Africa for larger quantities of fresher, edible palm oil.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2021

Unilever wants to unify on Nov. 22, ending 90 years as a hybrid since Britain’s soap-making Lever Brothers merged with Margarine Unie in the Netherlands.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2020

The company's unusual current structure comes from the merger 90 years ago of soap maker Lever Brothers and Dutch spreads maker Margarine Unie.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2020

Unilever’s current structure has been in place since Lever Bros., an English soap maker, and Margarine Unie, a Dutch margarine producer, agreed to join forces in 1929.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2018

Cheskin told his client to call their product Imperial Margarine, so they could put an impressive-looking crown on the package.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell