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Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has agreed the sale of two of its oldest brands, Dutch brand Unox and Belgium's Zwan, to the Zwanenberg Food Group. A part of the Unilever portfolio for almost 100 years, the Anglo-Dutch group said the sale was to sharpen up its food portfolio and focus on fewer and bigger brands.

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Unilever is looking to sell several food brands that have combined sales of around 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion), Chief Executive Officer Hein Schumacher told Dutch financial daily FD in an interview published on Monday.

Given its better prospects, we believe that Unilever (NYSE: UL) is currently a better pick than its sector peer, Procter & Gamble stock (NYSE: PG). UL stock trades at 19x forward earnings, versus 26x for PG stock.

CEO Hein Schumacher said India is the best opportunity for Unilever over the next couple of years and will be the key for all its group businesses.

Retail sales figures will dominate headlines on a quieter Friday, while attention will also be on Unilever and any plans for a float of its ice cream arm. Consensus expectations are for a 0.3% drop in retail sales over the course of October, following a 0.3% uptick in September.

Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) could confirm on Friday that it will spin out its ice cream arm via an initial public offer. The Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's owner is holding an investor day on November 22 in London, where the group's CEO and CFO will deliver presentations to major investors and analysts, along with the bosses of its global business units - with the "notable exception" of Ice Cream, anal...