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| Company type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food processing |
| Predecessor | R&R Ice Cream |
| Founded | 1985 (as Richmond Ice Cream) 2016 (as Froneri) |
| Founder | James Lambert |
| Headquarters | North Yorkshire, |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Luis Cantarell (Chairman) Phil Griffin (CEO) |
| Products | Ice cream |
| Owners |
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| Subsidiaries | Peters Ice Cream Tip Top Kelly's of Cornwall Dreyer's |
| Website | www |
Froneri is a global ice cream manufacturer with its headquarters in Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire, England.[1] It is the largest producer of ice cream in Europe by volume, and the second-largest in the world, after Unilever.[citation needed]
Froneri was established in 2016 as a joint venture between Nestlé and PAI Partners to combine the two companies' ice cream activities.[2] PAI Partners had previously acquired R&R Ice Cream in 2013.[3] R&R was originally founded as Richmond Ice Cream in 1985.[3] Froneri expanded by initiating consolidation in the European ice cream market. It then took control over Nestlé's USA's ice cream division in 2020.[4]
The company has a turnover of £750 million, and employs 15,000 people.[5] The main production site is located at Leeming Bar, and employs 665 people in the largest ice cream factory in Europe.[3][6] Smaller production sites are located in Skelmersdale and Bodmin, Cornwall.[3]
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