DREYERS GRAND ICE CREAM HOLDINGS INC
EXHIBIT 10.53
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">N&nbsp;&nbsp;E&nbsp;&nbsp;S&nbsp;&nbsp;T&nbsp;&nbsp;L&nbsp;&nbsp;&#201;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S.A.

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    <TD align="left">Dreyer&#146;s Grand Ice<br>
Cream Holdings, Inc.<br>
5929 College Avenue<br>
Oakland, CA 94618<br>
U.S.A.<br>
Attn. A. Romaneschi<br>
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial&nbsp;Officer</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Vevey, December&nbsp;6,&nbsp;2004<br>
FC-TREAS/BLP/nia</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><b>Re: Bridge Loan Facility
for up to USD 400&nbsp;million dated June&nbsp;11, 2003 by and
between Nestl&#233; S.A. and Dreyer&#146;s Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc.,
as amended</b>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Dear Mr. Romaneschi,

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">As discussed, the referenced
Bridge Loan Facility shall be amended, effective as of
December&nbsp;3, 2004, by replacing in its entirety the Amount of
Loan paragraph with the following:


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    <TD valign="top" align="left"><b>Amount of Loan</b></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">:Up to a maximum amount of USD
650&#146;000&#146;000. &#151; (six hundred fifty million U.S. dollars)
(the &#147;Loan&#148;).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">All other terms and
conditions of the referenced Bridge Loan Facility are unchanged by
this amendment letter and remain in full force and effect.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Please indicate your agreement
by signing and returning to us the attached copy of this amendment
letter.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Yours sincerely,


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    <TD valign="top" align="center">/s/
Ph.&nbsp;Blondiaux<br><HR noshade size="1" width="100%" align="center">Ph.&nbsp;Blondiaux</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/
J.&nbsp;Marmier<br><HR noshade size="1" width="100%" align="center">J.
&nbsp;Marmier</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Agreed and accepted:

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Dreyer&#146;s Grand Ice Cream
Holdings, Inc.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Alberto
Romaneschi<br><HR noshade size="1" width="45%" align="left">
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alberto
Romaneschi</div>

<P align="CENTER" style="font-size: 7pt">AVENUE NESTL&#201;
55&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CH-1800 VEVEY
(SUISSE)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T&#201;L&#201;PHONE 021 924 21
11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T&#201;L&#201;FAX 021 921 18 85
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