19 Apr 2019 --- Transnational consumer goods company Unilever has announced its results for the first quarter of 2019, which show underlying sales growth of 3.1 percent led by its emerging market business which grew by 5 percent. Commenting on the results, Unilever CEO Alan Jope says: “We have delivered a solid start that keeps us on track for our full-year expectations. Growth was led by emerging markets and was balanced between volume and price.”