Kwality Wall's goes all-dairy in 2025, slashes prices 30% to claw back share from Amul

Magnum Ice Cream CEO Peter ter Kulve is reformulating Kwality Wall's entire portfolio to milk-based by next year, cutting prices up to 30%, adding local flavours, opening 8 factories and rolling out 1 million cold cabinets to chase India's $2B ice cream market growing 11%.

— Source publishedFri, 29 May, 2026, 09:32 IST·First seen Fri, 29 May, 2026, 10:42 IST·Source ET Retail

What happened

Kwality Wall’s · Magnum Ice Cream's CEO says Kwality Wall's will fully transition to dairy-based ice cream by next year, cutting prices up to 30%, adding local

Key facts

  • $2 billion market
  • $200 million India business
  • 0.6 litres per capita
  • 11% category growth
  • 30% price cuts
  • 1 million cold cabinets
  • 61.9% stake
  • 8 factories planned

Why this matters

The portfolio overhaul and factory buildout could trigger M&A activity around regional dairy suppliers and cold-chain logistics players as Kwality Wall's scales to match Amul's distribution footprint.