Divestiture • Food

R&R Ice Cream Acquires Nestlé South Africa s Ice Cream

On March 12, 2015, R&R Ice Cream acquired food company Nestlé South Africa s Ice Cream from Nestlé

Acquisition Context
  • This is R&R Ice Cream’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is R&R Ice Cream’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 12, 2015
Target Nestlé South Africa s Ice Cream
Sector Food
Buyer(s) R&R Ice Cream
Sellers(s) Nestlé
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Nestlé South Africa s Ice Cream

Bryanston, United Kingdom
Nestlé South Africa's Ice Cream manufactures Ice Cream.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

R&R Ice Cream

Northallerton, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1932
Sector Food
Employees2,787
DESCRIPTION

R&R Ice Cream Plc is a producer and supplier of own-label ice cream with a strong branded portfolio including Nestlé, Skinny Cow, YooMoo frozen yogurt, Kelly's of Cornwall and Disney.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Food 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2015 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-27 Peters Ice Cream

Victoria, Australia

Peters is an iconic Australian brand. The business has been manufacturing ice cream products in Australia since 1907. Peters holds market leadership positions in both the grocery and route channels, and its products cater to all segments of the market with household brands including Drumstick, Peters Original, Connoisseur and Maxibon.

Buy AU$450M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Nestlé

Vevey, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1866
Sector Food
Employees251,786
Revenue 91.7B CHF (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Nestlé is a large food, beverage, and consumer products company. The Company has more than 2000 brands in its portfolio and operates globally. Nestlé was established in 1866 and is based in Vevey, Switzerland.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 12 of 20
Sector: Food 7 of 11
Type: Divestiture 9 of 17
Country: United Kingdom 2 of 2
Year: 2015 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-08 La Cocinera

Vevey, Switzerland

La Cocinera provides frozen foods.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-15 Davigel SAS

Dieppe, France

Davigel SAS is a manufacturer and distributor of meat products such as Ham, Sausages, Veal and lamb meat, and ready meals. The company was founded in 1963 and is based in Dieppe, France.

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