Magnum, a food brand, 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, Magnum was owned by Unilever from 1989 to 2025.[1]
Magnum is a chocolate-coated ice cream bar launched in 1989, designed as an indulgent adult product at a time when ice cream on a stick was aimed at children. It grew into the largest brand in the business and gave its name to The Magnum Ice Cream Company when Unilever demerged the division in December 2025.
What The Magnum Ice Cream Company's annual report says about Magnum
Sentences about Magnum from The Magnum Ice Cream Company's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Magnum delivered high single-digit organic sales growth driven by the global launch of Magnum Utopia across all regions and the further rollout of Magnum Bonbon in multiple markets including the Nordics, Spain and Poland.
How often The Magnum Ice Cream Company names Magnum 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 53 brands that began in Belgium.
19 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Magnum 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.
2 recall notices from government regulators matched to Magnum.
Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: This product may contain pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.
Recalling firm: Unilever
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 Magnum?
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The parent company of Magnum is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Magnum Belgian or Dutch?
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Magnum originated in Belgium in 1989, but it is owned today by The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Magnum is a Belgian-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Since when has The Magnum Ice Cream Company owned Magnum?
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company has owned Magnum since 8 December 2025.
Who owned Magnum before The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Before The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Magnum was owned by Unilever from 1989 until 2025.
Is Magnum still owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Magnum 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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