Kernel
Domestic Ultimate ParentPublic Company

Unilever South Africa

KERN ID 1190013908Unilever South Africa (Proprietary) Limitedunilever.co.za

Revenue

$600M

Employees

3,500

HQ

Durban, South Africa

Identity

Category
Company / Operating
Legal Name
Unilever South Africa (Proprietary) Limited

- Registration number 1939/012365/07 and registered office were published on the site's contact page. - A JSE Pricing Supplement named UNILEVER SOUTH AFRICA (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED as the issuer. - A B-BBEE certificate was issued to Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd with matching registration.

Legal Country
ZA
Immediate Parent
Unilever PLCGB
KERN ID3472193977

The Unilever Group subsidiaries list (Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2024) lists Unilever South Africa (Pty) Limited as a 100% subsidiary of the Unilever group (Unilever PLC). Source: unilever.com (Unilever Group subsidiaries 2024 PDF).

Ultimate Parent
Unilever
Legal NameUNILEVER PLC
TypeCompany / Operating
KERN ID3472193977
Hierarchy Position
Domestic Ultimate Parent

Firmographics

Revenue
$600.0M

- No independently verifiable South Africa legal-entity revenue was found in company filings or official disclosures. - The Unilever group turnover for 2025 was €50.5 billion, which was used for contextual purposes. - A top-down estimation assumed Unilever South Africa accounts for approximately 0.5%–1.5% of the group turnover, equating to roughly €252 million–€758 million (approximately $270 million–$815 million). - A bottom-up estimation, based on 1,500–4,000 employees and an FMCG revenue/employee benchmark of $150,000–$300,000, implied a range of approximately $225 million–$1.2 billion. - The reconciled range for the estimated revenue was USD $300 million–$900 million, with a midpoint estimate of $600 million.

Employees
3,500

- Official company website (Unilever South Africa - Our Company) - 2025/2026 - Confirms Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd exists; no SA payroll headcount published, requiring proxy-based estimate - Unilever Annual Report and Accounts - 2024 - Global workforce ≈120,000; multinational scale makes a multi-thousand South Africa workforce plausible - Third-party employer listing - undated - Claims "over 3,500 employees" for Unilever South Africa; used as primary proxy for local headcount - LinkedIn company data - 2026 snapshot - Reported headcount 60 and company-size bucket 201–500; LinkedIn treated as an undercount of payroll employees - Recency / material change - 2024–2026 - Company website active (©2026) and no public reports of major SA layoffs/divestments; estimate assumes operations largely intact - Uncertainties / caveats - 2026 - No official SA payroll figure; third-party claim may include contractors/affiliates; LinkedIn member counts underrepresent actual payroll; final number is a best-effort estimate

Operational HQ
Durban, South Africa

- The Unilever South Africa contact page lists the registered office address in La Lucia Ridge, Durban. - The entity is Unilever South Africa, indicating its operational scope is South Africa. - Regulatory information on the website confirms a South African registration number and office.

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UnileverUKGroupLimited· Operating SubsidiaryKERN ID 9045320511
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Unilever South Africa (Proprietary) Limited· Domestic Operating ParentKERN ID 1190013908
South Africa3,500$600.0M
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