Wall's 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, Wall's was owned by Unilever to 2025.[1]
Wall's is the ice cream business Thomas Wall began in 1922, using summer capacity at a sausage factory that had little to do in warm weather. Its heart-shaped logo now appears under local names inherited from acquired businesses: Algida in Italy, Langnese in Germany, Frigo in Spain, Ola in the Netherlands, Kibon in Brazil, Selecta in the Philippines and Streets in Australia.
What The Magnum Ice Cream Company's annual report says about Wall's
Sentences about Wall's from The Magnum Ice Cream Company's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In 2025, examples included Cornetto Max, the Wall's seven-layer stick, and Magnum Bonbon illustrating how format-led innovation can strengthen brand desire and broaden consumption.
Growth was supported across the region by premium innovations across our leading brands, including the successful launch of Magnum cones and Cornetto and Wall's multi-layer sticks.
How often The Magnum Ice Cream Company names Wall's 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 570 brands that began in the United Kingdom.
297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Wall's 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 Wall's.
Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: Milk, nuts (pistachios), peanuts and soya
Recalling firm: Unilever UK
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 Wall's?
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The parent company of Wall's is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Wall's British or Dutch?
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Wall's originated in the United Kingdom in 1922, but it is owned today by The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Wall's is a British-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Since when has The Magnum Ice Cream Company owned Wall's?
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company has owned Wall's since 8 December 2025.
Who owned Wall's before The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Before The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Wall's was owned by Unilever until 2025.
Is Wall's still owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company?
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Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Wall's 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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