It sells ice cream in 63 countries around the world and commands almost a fifth of global ice cream sales, a bigger share than its next four competitors combined, according to market research firm Euromonitor. Chances are, while reading this article you're no more than a few hundred yards away from a Unilever ice cream. "That really revolutionized the ice cream industry, but also our ice cream business," Close told CNN Business. "You've got hot things, cold things, things that are at funny angles, things that like water, things that hate water. Euromonitor estimates that online sales of ice cream, including frozen yogurt, will reach around $1.7 billion this year — a small fraction of the $76.4 billion in overall ice cream sales to consumers.

Source: CNN November 14, 2020 06:45 UTC