Langnese
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Langnese is the German Heartbrand subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....

. They are the number one producer of ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...

 products in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, and their main competitor is Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...

; a reflection of the relative positions of these two giants in the global market.

Around the world

The same ice as Langnese/Wall's is sold under different names around the world:
  • Algida (Albania, Kosovo, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary, Croatia)
  • Bresler (Chile)
  • Eskimo (Slovenia, Croatia, Austria)
  • Frigo (Spain)
  • Frisko (Denmark)
  • GB Glace (Finland and Sweden)
  • Glidat Strauss (גלידת שטראוס) Short: Strauss (שטראוס) (Israel)
  • Good Humor
    Good Humor
    Good Humor is an American brand of ice cream novelties sold from ice cream trucks as well as stores and other retail outlets. Originally, Good Humors were chocolate-coated ice cream bars on a stick, but the line was expanded over the years to include a wide range of novelties...

     (Canada USA)
  • HB (Ireland)
  • Holanda (Mexico and Latin America)
  • Kibon
    Kibon
    Kibon is a Brazilian ice cream producer, now owned by Unilever.The logo that it uses is the same Heartbrand logo that Wall's ice cream, Good Humor, Streets and Selecta use in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia and Philippines respectively – all brands are owned by Unilever.-History:*...

     (Brazil)
  • Langnese (Germany)
  • Miko (France, Morocco)
  • Ola (Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands and South-Africa)
  • Olá (Portugal)
  • Pierrot Lusso, Short: Lusso (Switzerland)
  • Pingüino (Ecuador)
  • Selecta (Philippines)
  • Streets (Australia, New Zealand)
  • Tio Rico (Venezuela)
  • Wall's
    Wall's (company)
    Wall's is a United Kingdom-originated food brand, covering both meat products and ice cream, owned by Unilever. Founded in London in 1786 by butcher Richard Wall, it was acquired in 1922 by Lever Brothers, which became a part of Unilever in 1930. To avoid summer lay-offs due to the down turn in its...

     (Indonesia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Lebanon, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Maldives)
  • Kwality Wall's
    Kwality Wall's
    Kwality Wall's is a major producer and distributor of ice cream and other dessert products in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore...

    (India)
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