Ice Cream

R&R Ice Cream boss James Lambert is reportedly looking for a bidder

Private equity firms seek majority stake in R&R Ice Cream

By Gary Scattergood

Informed sources say potential buyers for R&R Ice Cream put their first-round bids on the table this week – with the firm founded by US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rumoured to be in the running.

Lick that: UK ice cream sales have topped £1bn already this year

Scoop of the year: ice cream sales top £1bn

By Mike Stones

Britons have spent £1.1bn on ice cream, sorbet and frozen yogurt already this year, up from £910M five years ago, according to the latest research from Mintel.

Paul Harrold, operations manager, Kelly's of Cornwall

Ice cream man

By Rod Addy

Operations manager Paul Harrold shares his west country ice cream world with Rod Addy

Is R&R Ice Cream up for grabs?

R&R Ice Cream could be up for sale

By Mike Stones

Europe’s largest own-label ice cream manufacturer, R&R Ice Cream and its majority owner Oaktree Capital Management have both refused to confirm or deny press reports that the business is for sale.

R&R Ice Cream acquires German rival

R&R Ice Cream acquires German rival

By Freddie Dawson

Europe’s largest own-label ice cream manufacturer, R&R Ice Cream, has continued its expansion on the continent with the acquisition of German ice cream manufacturer Durigon Gelato.

Tasty expansion: Cornish ice cream firm Callestick is planning to expand its business

Cornish ice cream firm Callestick expands

By Rod Addy

Cornish ice cream manufacturer Callestick has achieved strong growth throughout the recession, driven particularly by positive performance in foodservice channels and an unseasonably warm autumn.

Hot stuff: the heatwave is boosting sales but challenging food chain logistics

Sunshine puts pressure on food suppliers

By Graham Holter

The freak September heatwave is providing a welcome boost for the food industry but placing impossible demands on some parts of the supply chain, it has been claimed.

FAB deal: R&R Ice Cream has acquired Pilpa; the ice cream division of French firm Maison Boncolac

R&R scoops up French ice cream unit to rival Unilever

By Mike Stones

Europe's largest own-label ice cream manufacturer, R&R Ice Cream (R&R) has acquired Pilpa, the ice cream division of French firm Maison Boncolac. The firm is now on track ot rival Unilever's European market dominance in the sector, said...

Eschewing the fat

Eschewing the fat

By Lynda Searby

Typically, ice cream is made up of water (55-64%), milk fat (10-16%), sugars (12-16%), non-fat milk-solids (9-12%), stabilisers and emulsifiers (0.5%) and flavours and colours (0.5%). At least, it used to be.

Former Loseley md Neil Burchell, outside the firm's Cwmbran site

Loseley Dairy Ice Cream set for liquidation

By Anne Bruce

Administrators expect to place Loseley Dairy Ice Cream into liquidation in the next couple of months, after selling off the company’s plant and assets.

Major ice cream players could threaten innovation, Key Note

Major ice cream players could threaten innovation, Key Note

By Lawrence Morley

The dominance of R&R Ice Cream and Unilever in the ice cream market looks set to continue and could threaten innovation, especially amongst new enterprises, according to a new report from research firm Key Note.

The ICA says ice cream is a luxury that is under appreciated

Scrap VAT on ice cream, ICA urges Osborne

By Ben Bouckley

Trade body the Ice Cream Alliance (ICA) has written to chancellor George Osborne asking him to exempt the UK’s £1.3bn ice cream industry from VAT.

Premium, own-label ice cream makers are struggling with high input prices and low margins

Frederick's Dairies admits Loseley interest

By Ben Bouckley

Frederick's Dairies says it could be interested in buying parts of South Wales ice cream firm Loseley, after a media report this week stated that private equity backer the Foresight Group had stopped funding the company.

Bakewell Tart and breast milk ice cream anyone?

FSA goes Gaga over breast milk ice cream...

By Ben Bouckley

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating whether a controversial ice cream made with donated breast milk, and sold in a London restaurant, breaches food safety regulations.

New technology offers viscous design promise

New technology offers viscous design promise

By Rick Pendrous

Bakeries and ice cream manufacturers are the first business sectors in the UK to start showing interest in a new technology that allows the printing of highly viscous food coatings on top of moving food substrates.

Moody’s: R&R Ice Cream well-placed to do more deals

Moody’s: R&R Ice Cream well-placed to do more deals

By Elaine Watson

Ice cream maker R&R is well placed to make further sizeable acquisitions if it continues to improve margins, particularly in its French operations, according to credit ratings firm Moody's.

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R&R to blaze acquisition trail as ice cream market consolidates

By Elaine Watson

R&R Ice Cream will play a central role in the consolidation of the European ice cream market over the next decade as smaller players struggle to compete in a market dominated by a handful of major supermarkets, its boss has predicted.

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New ice cream definition would boost reformulation work

By Elaine Watson

The UK definition of 'ice cream' must be brought in line with the rest of Europe if the Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants manufacturers to make meaningful progress on saturated fat reduction, according to a leading supplier.

Cream of the crop

Cream of the crop

By Lynda Searby

With reduced fat and added fruit and yoghurt, ice cream is getting better for you. Lynda Searby reports

Down and dirty

Down and dirty

By Elaine Watson

Over 12 years ago, Sam Wrist took a temporary job on the production line of an ice cream factory. Now he's general operations manager and ready to muck in

Cool, calm, but not collected

Cool, calm, but not collected

By John Dunn

When it comes to ice cream, consumers are fair-weather friends: when the sun goes in, it's left in the cold. But premium and healthy offerings may help ice cream to become more than just a summer fling, says John Dunn

Cold comfort

Cold comfort

Vegetable fats may not be your traditional dairy farm ingredients, but they are giving ice cream makers a lot of comfort, as Catherine Quinn reports

Star quality

Star quality

By Elaine Watson

You can't march into a factory and change its culture overnight, says the man responsible for transforming the fortunes of Unilever's Phoenix ice cream plant

Oaktree scoops up ice cream maker Richmond

Oaktree scoops up ice cream maker Richmond

By Rick Pendrous

In a sign of the continuing problems plaguing the frozen food sector, Richmond Foods, the UK’s largest ice cream manufacturer, is being taken over...