Friday, September 4, 2026

Ice Cream

29--ICE CREAM:

MAGNUM ICE CREAM CO, SPUN OFF BY UNILEVER IN 2025:
Breyers (owned by Kraft from 1976-1993, Unilever 1993-2025)
Ben & Jerry's (bought by Unilever from founders in 2000)
Klondike bar bought 1993
Reese's (co-owned with Hersheys)
Talenti
Good Humor bought by Lipton in 1961 (Lipton bought by Unilever 1928 and 1972)
Gold Bond/Creamsicle/Popsicle bought 1989 by Unilever

MARS:
Snickers
Kind
Twix
Dove bar, bought 1986
M&M's

FRONERI: (FORMERLY OWNED BY NESTLE, now 50% Nestle, and Pai Partners, and others)
Oreo
Skinny Cow
Drumstick (bought by Nestle 1991)
Edy's/Dreyer's (bought by Nestle 2002)
Haagen Dazs (owned by Pillsbury 1983-2001, General Mills and Nestle 1999-2019)

NESTLE:
Disney Mickey Mouse

FERRERO:
Halo Top
Blue Bunny
100 Grand Bar
Nutella

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TARGET STORE BRANDS:
Favorite Day

WALMART STORE BRAND:
Great Value

RALPHS' STORE BRANDS:
Private Selection

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TARGET INDEPENDENT BRANDS:
My Mochi: Lakeview Capital
Tillamook: owned by a dairy co-op
Baskin Robbins: Roark
Culture Cup: Alec's Ice Cream
Protein Pints: Reiss & Meadows
Doughlicious: Kathryn Bricken
Chipwich: Crave Better Foods
Johnny Pops: Brust & Wray
Van Leeuwen: Van Leeuwen family
Jeni's: Jeni Bauer

WALMART INDEPENDENT BRANDS:
Fat Boy: Midocean Partners
Biscoff: Lotus
Little Debbie Nutty Bars: McKee Foods and Hudsonville Ice Cream

RALPHS' INDEPENDENT BRANDS:
Thrifty: Hilrod Holdings
It's-It: Shamieh family
Alden's Organic: Oregon Ice Cream co.
Van Leeuwen: Leeuwen family
Jeni's: Jeni Britton
Fatboy: MidOcean Partners
Nightingale: Pollack and Meers
Baskin Robbins: Roark Capital
Harmony Valley: VanderHorst
Helados Mexico: Tropicale Foods
Nick's Swedish Style: LVB Foods

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