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Unilever To Spin Off Ice Cream Unit, Cut 7,500 Jobs

Unilever plans to spin off its ice cream unit, home to popular brands such as Magnum and Ben & Jerry's, into a standalone business.

Forno d’Asolo-Sammontana Merger Creates €1b Frozen Food Giant

BC Partners has sold Italian frozen pastry and bakery products maker Forno d'Asolo to Investindustrial and the Bagnoli family, owners of the Sammontana gel...

Unilever CEO Pursuing Strategic Shift With Peltz's Backing

Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher said billionaire activist and board member Nelson Peltz is "fully behind" a recently devised strategy to re-invigora...

Barry Callebaut Sales Volumes Rise Slightly During Q1

Barry Callebaut's sales volumes rose slightly in the three months to the end of November despite the challenging market environment of record-hig...

Investment Firm PAG To Acquire Frozen-Treats Maker Food Union Europe

Global alternative investment firm PAG Private Equity has agreed to acquire a majority controlling interest in Food Union Europe – a maker of ice-cre...

Unilever To 'Warm Up' Ice Cream Freezer Cabinets To Save Energy

Unilever has announced it is granting a free non-exclusive license to the ice cream industry for 12 reformulation patents, which will enable ice creams to...

Nestlé Begins Work On 'Companion Products' For Weight Loss Drugs

Nestlé said it has started work on products to 'companion' weight loss drugs like Novo Nordisk's game-changing Wegovy, hoping to cash in on their gr...

Ice Cream Prices Double In A Month As Argentina Battles Inflation

When Ernesto Acuna, a convenience store owner in Buenos Aires, received the new price list this week from his supplier of the snacks, condiments, sodas and...