UK-based R&R Ice Cream is planning to acquire the ice cream division of Maison Boncolac, part of French dairy co-operative Alliance Agro Alimentaire, or 3A Coop.
A spokesperson for R&R, a pan-European own-label ice cream manufacturer, told just-food that “discussions are at an advanced stage” while 3A was unavailable for comment.
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“The acquisition will strengthen our position in the French own-label market and we’re also excited by the potential to improve and grow our branded portfolio,” R&R CEO James Lambert, said.
Maison Boncolac currently produces 23m litres of ice cream annually compared with R&R’s 450m litres. The sale will allow Maison Boncolac to concentrate fully on growing its frozen appetisers and patisserie businesses where it already has significant market positions, R&R added.
Last year, R&R acquired Rolland, France’s third-largest ice cream manufacturer. The group now has eight factories in Germany, France, Poland and the UK and generates a turnover approaching EUR500m (US$715.9m).
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