Ice cream manufacturers' sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020

In 2020, sales from the manufacture of ice cream in the United Kingdom amounted to 428 million British pounds. The industry experienced a massive drop of sales from UK manufacturing of ice cream in 2014. Together with sales, the production volume collapsed in the same year. Both indicators showed a sign of recovery of the industry in 2018.

Ice cream brands on the British market

If all types of ice cream are considered, the most popular brand in Great Britain was Magnum with over 15.77 million consumers of its classic brand and 7.7 million consumers of other Magnum brands (including infinity). After Magnum, the next most popular brand in 2020 was Ben & Jerry’s. If only tubs and blocks are considered, it was the most popular brand followed by Carte D’Or. Both brands had also the biggest shares of the premium Ice cream market in 2017.

Volume of the British Ice cream market

The retail market volume of ice cream in Great Britain has remained stable for about ten years. However, the average per capita purchase of ice cream blocks in the UK has declined from 114 grams in 2006 to 104 grams in 2018/19.