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Unilever Acquires Yasso Holdings, Inc.

June 14, 2023

Food & Beverage

Unilever has agreed to acquire Yasso Holdings, Inc., a U.S. premium frozen Greek yogurt brand, to bolster the premiumisation of its Ice Cream Business Group in North America. The acquisition, announced from Unilever's Englewood Cliffs office, will add Yasso's better‑for‑you frozen dessert portfolio (sold in grocery and club stores nationwide) to Unilever's ice cream brands and is expected to close in Q3 2023 subject to approvals.

GlacierPoint Enterprises Acquires Southern Ice Cream and Gourmet Foods

June 30, 2022

Food & Beverage

GlacierPoint Enterprises, a Mill Point Capital portfolio company, has acquired Southern Ice Cream and Gourmet Foods, a Charlotte-based full-service distributor of ice cream and related products across the Carolinas. The deal creates a newly formed GlacierPoint Carolinas division led by Bailey Jordan, expands GlacierPoint's DSD distribution footprint from South Carolina north to the U.S./Canadian border, and retains Southern's owners Kim and Chance DelCastillo in senior advisory roles.

GlacierPoint Enterprises Acquires Marina Ice Cream Corp.

August 11, 2022

Food & Beverage

GlacierPoint Enterprises, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital, has acquired Marina Ice Cream Corp., a direct store delivery (DSD) distributor of ice cream and frozen products in the New York Metro area. The deal adds Marina's product portfolio and customer relationships to the GlacierPoint platform, expanding its New York footprint and DSD capabilities as an add-on to the existing platform.

Reddy Ice Acquires Arctic Glacier from Carlyle

February 18, 2026

Food & Beverage

Reddy Ice, LLC (a portfolio company of SCI Capital Partners) has closed the acquisition of Arctic Glacier, LLC from The Carlyle Group. Terms were not disclosed; Reddy Ice will divest four facilities and associated customer contracts to address DOJ antitrust review as it integrates Arctic Glacier into its North American packaged-ice platform.

Arctic Glacier Acquires AC Ice Company and Gem Ice to Expand Western US Packaged Ice Network

April 26, 2021

Food & Beverage

Arctic Glacier acquired AC Ice Company (Brush, Colorado) and completed the earlier acquisition of Gem Ice (The Dalles, Oregon) to expand its packaged ice production and direct-to-store distribution footprint across the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest. The deals broaden Arctic Glacier’s service coverage in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico and further strengthen its West Coast presence.

GlacierPoint Enterprises Partners with Gillette Creamery

June 21, 2022

Food & Beverage

GlacierPoint Enterprises, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital, has partnered with Gillette Creamery, a family-owned direct-store-delivery distributor headquartered in Gardiner, New York. The transaction adds Gillette to the GlacierPoint platform to expand frozen food and ice cream distribution capacity across Eastern New York and neighboring states, while the Gillette family will remain involved in operations.