Ysco facts for kids
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Ice cream |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Langemark, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium |
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Area served
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Europe |
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Key people
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Bert Van Nieuwenborgh (CEO) |
| Products | ice cream |
| Revenue |  190 million EUR (2009) |
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Number of employees
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700 (2009) |
| Parent | Milcobel |
Ysco is a Belgian producer of ice cream. Since its foundation in 1949, the company has become a prominent European leader in the production of frozen desserts. Ysco is part of the dairy cooperative Milcobel. Ysco is a private label specialist supplying the largest European retailers but is also an important market player in the Foodservice sector with a range of own brands. Among the most notable own ice cream brands are Ysco and Appassionato.
In 2009, the company produced approximately 180,000,000 litres (40,000,000 imp gal; 48,000,000 US gal) of ice cream.
History
| 1949 | Start of ice cream production in Zarren |
| 1975 | Building of production hall in Langemark,production of 200 000 liter |
| 1992 | Foundation of Belgomilk cv |
| 1998 | Acquisition of OZF-Jamin icecream (Oosterhout, Netherlands) |
| 2000 | Ysco becomes an independent subsidiary of Belgomilk |
| 2001 | Acquisition of Ségès-Frigécrème ( Argentan, Fr ) |
| 2004 | Investment in a new magnum line, Ysco achieves IFS higher level |
| 2006 | Transfer of the machinery in Oosterhout Towards Argentan and Langemark |
| 2006 | New mix plant in Langemark |
| 2008 | Investment in a new cone line, New automated coldstore in Ypres |
See also
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