Consumer goods giant Unilever posted slightly weaker-than-expected sales growth and pointed to a "slower start to 2025."

Unilever will separate its ice cream division through a demerger by listing the business in Amsterdam, London and New York. The owner of brands like Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s brands announced plans last year to separate its €8bn ice cream division but questions remained over exactly how it would be done.

Ben & Jerry's maker Unilever has chosen Amsterdam over London and New York as the primary listing for its ice cream business, it said on Thursday after announcing full-year earnings which underwhelmed investors.