Universal Leaf Philippines, Inc. is a company with an all-out commitment to service excellence and product quality. It expects all of its employees to make the same commitment. Excellence, in general ,means a state of being outstanding, superior, or high class. But excellence in Universal Leaf Philippines, Inc. is more specific. It is defined as the habit of attaining higher levels of customer satisfaction, corporate profitability and employee satisfaction in productivity and product quality.

Universal Leaf Philippines, Inc.,an affiliate of Universal Corporation based in Richmond Virginia,  is a multinational corporation engaged in growing, processing and marketing of tobacco. Its operation focuses in Regions I & II of the Philippines with branches in Pasig, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, and La Union as its head office and home of its manufacturing plant. ULPI leads the Philippine tobacco industry in growing and developing flue-cured, dark-air-cured, and burley types of tobacco, providing its local and foreign customers products of global standards and quality.

Being the largest employer in the Region, ULPI provides employment to 2,000 - 5,000 families. Its workforce is led by both local and foreign professionals adept in business and people management. As member of the Universal family, ULPI lives its commitment in operating its business with honesty, fairness, and integrity.