Calippo 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, Calippo was owned by Unilever to 2025.[1]
Calippo is a push-up ice lolly in a cardboard tube, launched in 1981, eaten by pushing the ice up from the base rather than by holding a stick. The format made it practical for children to eat without dripping and it is sold across Europe, Asia and Oceania.
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 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom.
291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Calippo 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.
The parent company of Calippo is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Calippo British or Dutch?
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Calippo originated in the United Kingdom in 1981, but it is owned today by The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Calippo is a British-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Since when has The Magnum Ice Cream Company owned Calippo?
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company has owned Calippo since 8 December 2025.
Who owned Calippo before The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Before The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Calippo was owned by Unilever until 2025.
Is Calippo still owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Calippo is still owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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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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