Digester at the Arras plant
After adding mix-ins and sauces, the ice cream is dosed and sent through a-40 ° C tunnel before final packaging, palletisation and shipping. General Mills looks to source high quality ingredients so the taste is just as premium as the texture.
The milk and cream used in this ice cream is overwhelmingly sourced from France – in fact, most of it comes from 300 dairy farms in the vicinity of the Arras site.“ The dairy in northern France is some of the best in the world and we want to ensure its quality and freshness,” Benjamin Duché, General Mills’ Regenerative Agriculture Lead for Europe & Australia says.“ We want to minimise our transport and cooling footprint and to be embedded in the local economy to help the area to thrive.
“ For our other ingredients, we look to the best global suppliers. Our vanilla comes from Madagascar, mango from India, green tea from Japan, cocoa from West Africa and speculoos biscuits from Belgium.”
In 2014, General Mills and Care International launched the Cocoa Sustainability Initiative to improve smallholder cocoa farmers’ livelihoods and wellbeing in West Africa. The company also supports PUR to enable ecological resilience through agroforestry programs in Ghana and Côte d’ Ivoire.
92 June 2026