Who owns Oreo (ice cream)?
Oreo (ice cream) is made and sold by Froneri (the United Kingdom) under licence; Froneri does not own the name.[1] The Oreo name is owned by Mondelēz International.
Evidence: Froneri Brands, Froneri International Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Froneri International Limited reported
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, North Yorkshire
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1990
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Oreo (ice cream)
Froneri makes Oreo-branded ice cream bars and sandwiches under licence from Mondelēz, which owns the biscuit brand. Licensing a confectionery name into frozen desserts is common, and it means the ice cream and the biscuit have different makers. The licence covers particular territories, so the maker of an Oreo ice cream can differ by country.
Ownership timeline of Oreo (ice cream)
Where Oreo (ice cream) sits in Froneri
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Froneri
Froneri controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Drumstick (1928)
- Mövenpick (1948)
- Nuii (2018)
- Skinny Cow (1990)
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 72 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14; Froneri has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Dippin' Dots | J&J Snack Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Choco Monaka Jumbo | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| Chocliz | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Froneri
Froneri is a privately held company headquartered in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, founded in 2016.
Froneri is a joint venture formed in 2016 between Nestlé and the private equity firm PAI Partners, combining their ice cream businesses. Nestlé transferred its United States ice cream operations into it in 2019, so many Nestlé ice cream brands are now owned by a company Nestlé only half controls.
🇺🇸 Oreo (ice cream) and other American brands
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, Oreo (ice cream) among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Oreo (ice cream)?
Froneri makes and sells Oreo (ice cream) under a licensing agreement.
Does Froneri own Oreo (ice cream)?
No. Froneri holds a licence to make and sell Oreo (ice cream), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Oreo (ice cream) come from?
Oreo (ice cream) originated in the United States in 1990.
Sources (1) & 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.
- [1] Froneri Brands — Froneri International Limited, Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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