Ysco
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1948
- HeadquartersLangemark, Belgium
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Ysco firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ysco
- Legal name
- Ysco NV
- Website
- https://ysco.eu
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1948
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Ysco is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Langemark
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Ysco business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Private Label Ice Cream Manufacturing: Ysco produces ice cream exclusively for private label/retailer home brands. The company works with European retailers on co-creation and production of their store brands, generating revenue through manufacturing and supplying ice cream products.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
Ysco product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ysco is a European Private Label specialist that manufactures ice cream in five product groups — Jumbos, Cones, Scooping Ice Cream, Moulded Sticks, and Ice Cream Cakes — exclusively for mainstream European retailers under their home/store brands. Operating across two production sites (Langemark, Belgium and Argentan, France) with 26 fully automated lines producing around 190 million litres per year, Ysco co-creates, develops, and produces affordable, sustainably certified private label frozen dessert assortments for retailer partners across Europe.
Product overview
Ysco is a European Private Label specialist producing delicious ice cream in all shapes and sizes for over 75 years. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio consisting of five distinct product groups: Jumbos (extruded ice creams on a stick dipped in chocolate), Cones (crispy biscuit cornets filled with ice cream), Scooping Ice Cream (tubs from 700ml to 2.5 liters), Moulded Sticks (chocolate-coated sticks and ice lollies), and Ice Cream Cakes (layered cakes with crunchy and fruit fillings). All products are manufactured under retailer private labels for mainstream European retailers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Jumbos Extruded ice creams on a stick dipped in chocolate, including classic jumbos with chocolate coating (with or without almond pieces), mini versions, and premium jumbos with solid pieces or sauce in the ice cream. Manufactured under retailer private labels for European retailers.
- Cones Crispy biscuit cornets generously filled with numerous ice cream flavors and/or sauces, covered with chocolate and extras such as hazelnut pieces, including premium versions with special sauces or extra layers of chocolate. Packing is automated with shrinkwrap or cardboard case pack-out. Manufactured under retailer private labels.
- Scooping Ice Cream Delicious scooping ice cream available in different tub sizes from 700 ml to 2.5 litres, ranging from popular classics (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry) to combinations of ice cream mixes, inclusions, sauces and toppings, with premium containers featuring raised lids. Manufactured under retailer private labels.
- Moulded Sticks Classic chocolate sticks (friscos) composed of ice cream coated in cocoa fantasy with or without nuts or other tasty morsels; also includes rocket ice lolly, fruit and water ice lollies in multiple flavors, and a split vanilla ice cream with fruit coating. Manufactured under retailer private labels.
- Ice Cream Cakes Ice cream cakes with crunchy layers (chocolate or biscuit) or layers of fruit sauce, built up layer by layer, then cut and packaged. Manufactured under retailer private labels.
Quantifiable outcome
- 190 million litres of ice cream produced annually
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Ysco
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Ysco technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Ysco partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Ysco competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Tipiak: French food manufacturer specializing in ice cream, frozen desserts and sweet groceries, including private-label production. Comparable French/European footprint and product mix to Ysco France.
- Froneri: Global ice cream manufacturer formed as a Nestlé/Ferrero joint venture, producing both branded (Magnum, Häagen-Dazs, Cornetto) and private-label products at scale. Competes with Ysco for European retailer contracts across tubs, sticks and cones.
- Sammontana: Italian ice cream manufacturer with both branded and private-label production for European retailers. Comparable in product format (sticks, cones, tubs) and in supplying Southern European grocery chains.
- R&R Ice Cream: One of Europe's largest private-label ice cream manufacturers (UK-based, owned by PAI Partners), producing own-brand ice cream for major grocery retailers. Closest direct competitor to Ysco in scale, product mix and go-to-market.
- Norfolk Dairy (Norfolk Ice Cream): UK-based private-label ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturer supplying supermarket own brands. Comparable B2B contract-manufacturing model serving mainstream grocers in Northern Europe.
Regional players
- Biemans (IJsboerke): Belgian ice cream manufacturer with strong Benelux presence, producing both own brand and retailer private-label products. Highly comparable to Ysco in geography, format mix and retail channel focus.
Emerging players
- Lotte Confectionery: Asian conglomerate with growing ice cream and frozen desserts portfolio seeking European distribution. Adjacent competitive signal for inbound private-label and branded competition in European retailer assortments.
Broad incumbents
- General Mills (Häagen-Dazs): Owner of Häagen-Dazs and a major premium ice cream incumbent in European foodservice and retail. Shapes premium-tier pricing benchmarks relevant to Ysco's private-label premium cone/stick offerings.
- Unilever Ice Cream (Heartbrand): Owns Magnum, Ben & Jerry's, Wall's and Algida across Europe; large incumbent influencing category pricing, innovation and retailer JBPs that Ysco's private-label customers benchmark against.
- Nestlé Ice Cream: World's largest ice cream company (brands include Mövenpick, Extrême, Nestlé branded lines) and indirect competitor for retailer shelf space and contract pricing across Europe. Sets reference pricing and capacity dynamics Ysco must navigate.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Ysco social profiles
Digital presenceYsco compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
Ysco financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Ysco leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Ysco funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ysco M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ysco
What does Ysco do?
Ysco is a European Private Label specialist that manufactures ice cream in five product groups — Jumbos, Cones, Scooping Ice Cream, Moulded Sticks, and Ice Cream Cakes — exclusively for mainstream European retailers under their home/store brands. Operating across two production sites (Langemark, Belgium and Argentan, France) with 26 fully automated lines producing around 190 million litres per year, Ysco co-creates, develops, and produces affordable, sustainably certified private label frozen dessert assortments for retailer partners across Europe.
Is Ysco a public or private company?
Ysco is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Ysco founded?
Ysco was founded in 1948. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Ysco based?
Ysco is headquartered in Langemark, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does Ysco make money?
One revenue line is on record: private Label Ice Cream Manufacturing.
Who are Ysco's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Tipiak, Froneri, Sammontana, R&R Ice Cream and Norfolk Dairy (Norfolk Ice Cream). Biemans (IJsboerke) is listed as a regional player. Lotte Confectionery is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are General Mills (Häagen-Dazs), Unilever Ice Cream (Heartbrand) and Nestlé Ice Cream.
Does Ysco have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ysco.