Unilever Selects Legal Base of Rotterdam over London

Historically and inherently Anglo-Dutch, Unilever was formed from the merger of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers in 1930. Unilever is now looking to simplify its corporate structure and base its legal headquarters in Rotterdam, following a review of its dual-head structure triggered in 2017 by a $143bn takeover attempt by Kraft Heinz. Chief Executive Paul Polman said "This is not about Brexit".

UK's Colman's Leaving Norwich Base for Burton-on-Trent in the West Midlands and Germany

The move was triggered by Britvic moving production out of the city of Norwich. Colman's (owned by Unilever) shares the same site as Britvic.