Viennetta 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, Viennetta was owned by Unilever to 2025.[1]
Viennetta is a layered ice cream dessert launched in 1982, made by extruding rippled sheets of ice cream and chocolate onto a moving belt so that each slice shows the layers. It was designed to be served as a dinner-party dessert and remains strongly associated with British Christmas tables.
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, Viennetta 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 Viennetta.
Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
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 Viennetta?
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The parent company of Viennetta is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Viennetta British or Dutch?
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Viennetta originated in the United Kingdom in 1982, but it is owned today by The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Viennetta is a British-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Since when has The Magnum Ice Cream Company owned Viennetta?
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company has owned Viennetta since 8 December 2025.
Who owned Viennetta before The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Before The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Viennetta was owned by Unilever until 2025.
Is Viennetta still owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Viennetta 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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