Did you know that Unilever (NYSE: UL) is using nano-technology to make foods taste better and household products work more effectively? The company describes ice cream not as dessert, but as a "complex multi-phase structure consisting of ice crystals, air bubbles and fat particles dispersed in a continuous phase consisting of unfrozen sugar solution." Try asking for that on a cone! UL is the world leader in ice cream, spreads, teas, dressings, meal replacement, skin care, and deodorants. UL's shareholder-friendly management has a strong record of returning cash to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.