Tetra Pak strengthens ice cream offering with acquisition of Big Drum
Big Drum will strengthen Tetra Pak’s presence in the filled ice cream segment.
Tetra Pak, Lausanne, Switzerland, said it strengthened its product offering for ice cream manufacturers with the acquisition of Big Drum Engineering GmbH, an Edertal, Germany-based supplier of filling machines for the industry. Tetra Pak said the deal further extends its ability to provide end-to-end solutions for food and beverage companies around the world, and reinforces its global leadership in the sector.
Tetra Pak already provides a full range of ice cream equipment, including raw material storage, mix preparation, continuous freezing and inclusion systems, as well as production solutions for molded and extruded ice cream products. The acquisition of Big Drum will strengthen its presence in the “filled” ice cream segment (e.g., tubs and cones), which represents approximately half of the global packaged ice cream market.