Dairy Bell ice-cream maker Bon Appetit Australia collapses
Ice-cream maker Bon Appetit Australia has collapsed with more than $1 million owed to creditors.
The family-owned ice cream manufacturer entered voluntary administration after ongoing issues with the business. The company is the main producer of ice cream for the Dairy Bell ice-cream stores based in Victoria, and also runs a frozen and packaged fruit and jam brand called Berry King.
Based in Melbourne, Bon Appetit launched its business in 1980 producing ice cream for the Bottega del Gelato and Brown Cow Ice Cream brands before taking over Dairy Bell in 2015. However, with Bon Appetit’s collapse, the future of Dairy Bell remains uncertain.
Administrators from Cor Cordis have been appointed to sell the company’s remaining assets.
Sheridan Randall, 10th September 2018
