Unilever was created in 1930 through the merger of British company Lever Brothers and Dutch company Margarine Unie. Unilever operates in 190 countries and has over 400 brands serving more than 2 billion consumers worldwide. The document discusses Unilever's operations in home, personal care, and food products. It also discusses the potential for PureIt, a Bangladeshi bottled water brand, to introduce a sparkling water product to capture more market share by meeting an unfulfilled demand and leveraging PureIt's brand image and reputation for purity. Consumer research suggests freshness, clarity, and taste are most important attributes and the PureIt brand has strong appeal, though converting existing brand loyalists may be challenging.