Hyvinkaa, Finland
Pingviini Jaatelo
Froneri/Nestlé ice cream operation in Hyvinkää.
Froneri is the parent company operating ice cream production in Finland under the Pingviini brand and other owned brands including Aino, Classic, Fazer-jäätelöt, and Oreo. The company describes itself as a globally renowned ice cream manufacturer and one of the largest or second-largest player in most of its markets. Production is centered at the Turku ice cream factory, described as the core of domestic manufacturing. The facility operates under ISO 50001 energy management certification and employs approximately 200 Finnish staff seasonally. Froneri has 15,000 employees worldwide.
The company manufactures ice cream in stick, tub, and novelty formats across multiple product lines. Sustainability initiatives include FSC-certified cardboard packaging for most carton products, Rainforest Alliance-certified cocoa ingredients, and 90% bio-based plastic in Aino ice cream packs. Recent capacity includes lactose-free product lines (Aino Churros, Aino Mangopassio) and reduced-sugar variants. The Finnish operation has six decades of documented ice cream production experience, with the factory producing packaged ice cream and maintaining retail kiosks and an ice cream bar.
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- Dairy
- Ice cream
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