Unilever's Hygiene Group Creates Consulting Business

DiverseyLever, (Amsterdam) the professional cleaning and hygiene group of Unilever, is starting a new business, DiverseyLever Consulting.

To meet the growing need for a global, standardized approach to hygiene and food safety, the group offers consumer and brand protection through integrated management systems, which involve the combination of strategic consulting, risk assessment, benchmarking and providing hygiene solutions. Standards are maintained through independent auditing and certification. The business will service all sectors that require hygiene and food safety solutions.

DiverseyLever Consulting will deliver this integrated service in association with SGS (Societe Generale de Surveillance), an independent testing, inspection and certification organization. The other associates are Checkmate International, a UK's hygiene and food safety consultancy, and Zurich Financial Services, a leader in the financial services industry and a specialist in risk engineering.

The alliance will draw from DiverseyLever's existing alliance with Merck KGaA in the field of hygiene monitoring and diagnostics, together with Unilever's global resources, expertise and R&D capabilities.

DiverseyLever Consulting has its International Office at the World Trade Center, Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

For more information contact Dr. Graeme D Armstrong, DiverseyLever. Tel: +31-20-316 45 00.