New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Hindustan Unilever's performance is a blueprint for parent company Unilever to replicate in its emerging markets worldwide, global chief executive Fernando Fernandez said.

"India is a blueprint of what we are doing in emerging markets," he said at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference in Boston on Tuesday (Wednesday India time). "Emerging markets [account for] 62% of Unilever's revenue, and we believe they will be a key driver of our performance in the future," he said.

HUL is the second-largest arm of Unilever after the company decided to separate its international foods business. In March, Unilever decided to merge its food business with spice maker McCormick, creating a company worth around $65 billion...