Dutch Ramp Up Pressure on Unilever for €17 Billion Unit Listing

The Dutch government is lobbying Unilever Plc to list its €17 billion ($18.4 billion) ice-cream unit in the Netherlands, having been encouraged by comments made by the consumer goods giant’s CEO earlier this week.

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Micky Adriaansens has contacted and will soon meet Unilever’s Chief Executive Officer Hein Schumacher to discuss the company’s listing plans, according to a spokesperson for the ministry.

The Dutch government is ratcheting up pressure on the company to live up to a statement four years ago when Unilever said it would be minded to choose the Netherlands if it ever listed ...