Fab deal as R & R ice cream bought for £715m by French investors

Posted on 1 May 2013 by The Manufacturer

R & R ice cream, makers of brands including Fab lollies, has been sold for a reported £715m to private equity group PAI Partners.

The company, with its headquarters in the North Yorkshire town of Northallerton, also produces produces Nestlé and Skinny Cow products from sites in Leeds, West Yorkshire and Bodmin, Cornwall. R & R, who announced full sales of around £508m in 2012, are considering closing the Leeds factory but said it hopes to avoid cutting the site’s 135…

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