Who Owns Halo Top?
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Halo Top
Halo Top is an American ice cream brand that produces lower-calorie, higher-protein "light" ice cream and frozen desserts for health-conscious consumers.
Starts at $4.48 / pint
Wells Enterprises Inc.
Privately held American ice cream and frozen-novelties manufacturer best known for brands such as Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop and Blue Ribbon Classics.
Ferrero Group
Ferrero Group is a private Italian multinational manufacturer of branded chocolate, confectionery, and sweet-packaged food products, best known for brands like Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Kinder, and Tic Tac.
Halo Top
Halo Top is an American ice cream brand that produces lower-calorie, higher-protein "light" ice cream and frozen desserts for health-conscious consumers.
Starts at $4.48 / pint
Wells Enterprises Inc.
Privately held American ice cream and frozen-novelties manufacturer best known for brands such as Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop and Blue Ribbon Classics.
Ferrero Group
Ferrero Group is a private Italian multinational manufacturer of branded chocolate, confectionery, and sweet-packaged food products, best known for brands like Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Kinder, and Tic Tac.
Major Shareholders
Halo Top
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Wells Enterprises, Inc. Wells Enterprises (Blue Bunny) acquired the U.S. Halo Top business (Eden Creamery/Halo Top Creamery) in September 2019 and became the brand’s direct owner in the U.S.; Wells itself was later acquired by Ferrero Group (announced Dec 7, 2022). ([latimes.com](https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-09-16/halo-top-ice-cream-company-is-sold-to-blue-bunny?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | Sep 2019 |
Halo Top International (HTI) HTI holds the exclusive, perpetual license to operate the Halo Top brand outside the U.S. and Canada and is run by original Halo Top stakeholders; it is a separate/licensing entity rather than the U.S. owner. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/halo-top-international?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | Jan 2019 |
Wells Enterprises Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ferrero Group (Ferrero International S.A.) Ferrero agreed to acquire Wells Enterprises on December 7, 2022 and the group reported completing the acquisition at the end of January 2023; Wells now operates as part of the Ferrero Group (terms not publicly disclosed). | Corporate | 100.0% | 100.0% | Jan 2023 |
Ferrero Group
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Schenkenberg SA Luxembourg-based holding company that owns 100% of Ferrero International S.A., the holding company of Ferrero Group. Schenkenberg is the family holding vehicle through which the Ferrero family (primarily Giovanni Ferrero and the heirs of his brother Pietro) indirectly controls the Ferrero Group. | Corporate | 100.0% | 100.0% | Aug 2024 |
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