Ysco

Last updated
Ysco NV
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Ice cream
Founded1949;76 years ago (1949)
Headquarters Langemark, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium
Area served
 Europe
Key people
Bert Van Nieuwenborgh (CEO)
Productsice cream
RevenueIncrease2.svg 190 million EUR (2009)
OwnerGlacier
Number of employees
700 (2009)
Parent Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Afendis Capital Management
Website www.ysco.eu

Ysco is a Belgian ice cream producer that, since its founding in 1949, has become a prominent European leader in the production of frozen desserts. [1] In 2009, it produced approximately 180 million litres of ice cream. [2] [3]

Contents

Ysco is a private label specialist supplying the largest European retailers but is also an important market player in the Foodservice sector with a range of own brands. Among the most notable own ice cream brands are Ysco and Appassionato.

In January 2025, it was announced that Ysco had been acquired by Glacier, an ice cream investment platform owned by Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Afendis Capital Management. [4]

History

1949Start of ice cream production in Zarren
1975Building of production hall in Langemark, production of 200 000 litre
1992Foundation of Belgomilk cv
1998Acquisition of OZF-Jamin icecream (Oosterhout, Netherlands)
2000Ysco becomes an independent subsidiary of Belgomilk
2001Acquisition of Ségès-Frigécrème ( Argentan, France )
2004Investment in a new magnum line, Ysco achieves IFS higher level
2006Transfer of the machinery in Oosterhout Towards Argentan and Langemark
2006New mix plant in Langemark
2008Investment in a new cone line, New automated coldstore in Ypres

See also

References

  1. ↑ www.belgianicecream.be
  2. ↑ "Food Chain - Cream of the crop". 2007-07-16. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. ↑ Kok, Gerjo (September 2010). "Wie heeft het grootste probleem van het land?" . Psychologie en Gezondheid. 38 (3): 146–147. doi:10.1007/bf03089372. ISSN   0921-5360. S2CID   147334490.
  4. ↑ "Davidson Kempner and Afendis complete acquisition of YSCO, advancing Glacier's ambitions in European ice cream market". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.