Froneri: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Froneri is a privately held company headquartered in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom that owns 4 consumer brands and makes and sells 1 consumer brand under licence without owning the name.[1]
Froneri is itself owned by Nestlé (50%) since 2016.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Froneri International Limited
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2016
- Website
- www.froneri.com
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
Froneri in numbers
- Froneri owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 4 brands.[1]
- 3 of its brands originated outside United Kingdom.
Everything Froneri owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- Oreo (ice cream) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Oreo name is owned by Mondelēz International.
Froneri in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 213800NRSZ1N2Y6LEX44
- Registered name
- FRONERI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (GB)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 5 May 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Froneri own?
Froneri owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Drumstick, Mövenpick, Nuii and Skinny Cow.
Is Froneri a British company?
Yes. Froneri is headquartered in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom and was founded in 2016.
Who owns Froneri?
Froneri is owned by Nestlé (50% stake) since 2016.
Sources (3) & 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.
- [2] Froneri Schweiz — Mövenpick — Froneri, Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
- [3] Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Co. | Froneri — Our Brands — Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Co. (Froneri), Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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