Garbage Intelligence: The Unilever vs. P&G Espionage Scandal

In 2001, a shocking revelation rocked the corporate world: Procter & Gamble had hired external contractors to perform "e;competitive intelligence"e; on their arch-rival, Unilever. The mission? Sifting through dumpsters outside Unilever's Chicago offices to recover shredded documents about new hair care products. This was not a back-alley heist, but a systematic operation approved by corporate depa...