Breyers is owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company (the Netherlands, AEX: MAGNUM), which was separated from Unilever on 8 December 2025.[1][2] Before The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Breyers was owned by Unilever to 2025.[1]
Breyers was founded in Philadelphia in 1866, when William Breyer began selling ice cream from a horse-drawn wagon under a Purity Pledge promising only cream, sugar, fruit and flavouring. It is one of the largest ice cream brands in the United States, though its reformulation of some lines as frozen dairy dessert rather than ice cream drew consumer criticism.
What The Magnum Ice Cream Company's annual report says about Breyers
Sentences about Breyers from The Magnum Ice Cream Company's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Management Report Management Report Financial Statements Further Information Breyers Wall's Ben & Jerry's William Breyer began producing ice cream in line with the Breyers Purity Pledge' in Philadelphia in 1866 promoting "pure, high-quality and natural ingredients".
Our focus on market-making format innovation continued, with the launch of the Breyers S'mores range across tubs, sticks and sandwiches as well as the introduction of Ben & Jerry's Scoop-apalooza, a party-sized format.
How often The Magnum Ice Cream Company names Breyers in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is a publicly listed company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2025. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as AEX: MAGNUM, LSE: MAGN and NYSE: MICC.
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is the ice cream business demerged from Unilever and listed on Euronext Amsterdam, the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange on 8 December 2025. It describes itself as the world's largest ice cream company, with turnover of €7.9 billion in 2025 and around 16,500 employees. Unilever retained a 19.9% stake at admission.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States.
478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Breyers among them.
Unilever separated its ice cream business as The Magnum Ice Cream Company, whose shares were admitted to trading on Euronext Amsterdam, the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange on 8 December 2025. Unilever shareholders received shares in the new company as a demerger dividend, and Unilever retained a 19.9% stake at admission.
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to Breyers.
Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: Undeclared allergens and mislabeled product. Rocky Road Ice was packaged with Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream labeled tub and a Rocky Road Ice Cream lid. Tub said "may contain tree…
Recalling firm: Unilever Manufacturing (US), Inc.
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Breyers?
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The parent company of Breyers is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Breyers American or Dutch?
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Breyers originated in the United States in 1866, but it is owned today by The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Breyers is an American-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Since when has The Magnum Ice Cream Company owned Breyers?
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company has owned Breyers since 8 December 2025.
Who owned Breyers before The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Before The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Breyers was owned by Unilever until 2025.
Is Breyers still owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Breyers is still owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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