Dove is a personal care brand owned by the British consumer goods company Unilever.[1] Dove products are sold in more than 150 countries and are offered for women, men, babies, adolescents and children.
The brand’s logo is a silhouette profile of the brand’s namesake bird. American chemist Vincent Lamberti was granted the original patents related to the manufacturing of Dove in the 1950s, while he worked for Lever Brothers.[2]
History
The brand’s original product, the Dove Beauty Bar, was developed by Lever Brothers in the 1950s for the American market.[3] It was launched in the United States in 1957.[4] Not long after, the product was also introduced to Canada.[5] Unilever also briefly test marketed Dove in Europe in the mid-1960s.[5] However, Unilever did not proceed to launch the brand in Europe at that time.[6]
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