雀巢卸載哈根達斯，Dreyer’s繼續(xù)拋售

雀巢卸載哈根達斯，Dreyer’s繼續(xù)拋售

The world’s leading foodmaker has agreed to sell its US ice-cream business to Froneri, a joint venture it created in 2016 with private-equity firm PAI Partners.

這家全球領先的食品制造商已同意將其美國冰淇淋業(yè)務出售給Froneri，這是該公司與私募股權公司PAI Partners于2016年成立的合資企業(yè)。

Nestle will receive $4 billion for contributing the H?agen-Dazs, Dreyer’s and Drumstick brands to Froneri, a joint venture that mixed its European ice cream business with PAI-owned R&R Ice Cream.

雀巢將獲得40億美元，用于將哈根達斯、Dreyer 's和Drumstick品牌貢獻給Froneri公司。

Nestle Chief Executive Mark Schneider put a cherry on top of Froneri, calling it “a phenomenal success,” while observers saw the spin-off as another step by the Swiss company to hive off slower growing businesses.

雀巢首席執(zhí)行官馬克?施耐德(Mark Schneider)給Froneri加上了一顆櫻桃，稱其取得了“非凡的成功”，而觀察人士認為，此次分拆是這家瑞士公司分拆增長較慢業(yè)務的又一步。

Earlier this year, Nestle sold its skin-health operation for $10 billion and a life-insurance business for $1.5 billion.

今年早些時候，雀巢以100億美元出售了自己的皮膚保健業(yè)務，以15億美元出售了人壽保險業(yè)務。

It also has faced a rocky road in the US ice-cream market — the world’s largest — as new players like Halo Top serve up healthier alternatives.

在全球最大的冰淇淋市場——美國，也面臨著坎坷的道路，因為像Halo Top這樣的新玩家提供了更健康的替代品。

Global leader Unilever, meanwhile, has stayed fresh by introducing a rash of high-protein, probiotic ice-cream brands with exotic names like Culture Republick and Turmeric Chai & Cinnamon.

與此同時，全球領先的聯(lián)合利華(Unilever)則通過大量推出高蛋白、益生菌冰淇淋品牌來保持新鮮感，這些品牌的名字頗具異國情調(diào)，比如Culture Republick和姜黃香料Chai & Cinnamon。

The competition has reduced Nestle’s domestic ice-cream share this decade from more than 19 percent to 15 percent, while Unilever is up to 21 percent from 18 percent.

這十年來，競爭使得雀巢在國內(nèi)冰淇淋市場的份額從19%下降到15%，而聯(lián)合利華從18%上升到21%。

With sales of $1.8 billion last year, Nestle’s US ice-cream business will add heft to Froneri’s $2.9 billion, making “it more likely for the merged brands to compete against Unilever’s global scale,” said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Duncan Fox.

去年銷售額為18億美元，雀巢的美國冰淇淋業(yè)務將為Froneri的29億美元增加分量，使“合并后的品牌更有可能與聯(lián)合利華的全球規(guī)模競爭，”彭博情報分析師鄧肯·福克斯說。

The deal still leaves Nestle with ice-cream businesses in Asia, Canada and Latin America, but some observers wondered for how long given Schneider’s preference for products such as bottled water, coffee and pet food.

這筆交易仍使雀巢在亞洲、加拿大和拉丁美洲擁有冰淇淋業(yè)務，但一些觀察人士想知道，鑒于施耐德對瓶裝水、咖啡和寵物食品等產(chǎn)品的偏愛，這種情況能持續(xù)多久。