Beechdean, a UK ice cream maker, has acquired the outstanding shares in fellow ice cream firm Lovingtons for an undisclosed sum. Beechdean already held 50% of Lovingtons through a deal transacted in May. Lovingtons is a manufacturer of ice creams that are sold through foodservice channels, to ice cream parlours and to the retail trade via wholesalers. Founded in 1997, it is described as “one of the most recognised names in …