Key Quantitative Figures

  • New R&D centre spans 13,000 square feet
  • Located in Whitefield, Bengaluru - India's technology hub
  • Centre houses state-of-the-art laboratory and digitally enabled pilot plant

Dates of Action

  • Press release dated: 6th July, 2026
  • Regulatory filing submitted: 6th July, 2026 (signed digitally at 14:19:52 +05'30')

Parties Involved

  • Kwality Wall's (India) Limited (BSE: 544622, NSE: KWIL, ISIN: INE2KCE01013)
  • The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) - parent company
  • Global Design Centre in Colworth, UK
  • Regional Innovation hub in Istanbul, Turkey

Facility Capabilities

  • Ice cream-making facilities
  • Product and packaging assessment
  • Sensory testing
  • Digitally enabled pilot plant with state-of-the-art technologies
  • Cold-chain and climate testing
  • 3D packaging prototyping
  • Transport simulations
  • Capabilities span product and process development, packaging, consumer technical insights, and regulatory assessment

Brand Coverage

The centre will accelerate innovation across multiple brands including:

  • Kwality Wall's
  • Cornetto
  • Magnum
  • Carte D'Or
  • Feast
  • Twister

Product Types Covered

  • Cups
  • Sticks
  • Cones
  • Kulfi
  • Premium ice cream cakes

Strategic Purpose

  • Accelerate consumer-led product and packaging innovation
  • Respond faster to evolving consumer preferences
  • Create products relevant to Indian tastes and occasions
  • Build future-ready ice cream business in India
  • Strengthen innovation pipeline
  • Improve product quality
  • Accelerate speed to market
  • Bring relevant global dairy platforms to Indian market

Global Collaboration

The Bengaluru RD&I Centre will work closely with:

  • TMICC's Global Design Centre in Colworth, UK
  • Regional Innovation hub in Istanbul, Turkey

Management Commentary

Chitrank Goel, Deputy Managing Director, Kwality Wall's (India) Limited: "Kwality Wall's has been part of the Indian ice cream scene for more than seven decades, consistently delighting consumers with new flavours and familiar icons. As part of The Magnum Ice Cream Company, we now have access to world-class R&D capabilities, deeper product expertise and a sharper innovation ecosystem."

Zbigniew Lewicki, Chief Research, Development & Innovation Officer, The Magnum Ice Cream Company: "India is one of the world's most exciting ice cream markets, with fast-evolving tastes, occasions and expectations. The new Bengaluru RD&I Centre brings together our global science, technology and culinary expertise with deep local consumer insight."

Company Background

The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. is listed on multiple exchanges [EURONEXT: MICC / NYSE: MICC / LSE: MICC] and is the world's leading ice cream business with four of the world's five largest ice cream brands. The company operates in 80 markets with 18,000 employees, 34 factories, 13 R&D centres, and three million freezer cabinets.