New Zealand 's Fonterra is trialling online sales of its eat - at - home ice cream tubs in China as it looks to tap into the country 's sweet tooth and move its focus to higher - margin products despite a fall in retail prices . According to Mintel , China is now the world 's biggest ice cream market , with sales rising 90 % to $ 11.4bn in the six ##ties to date .
New Zealand's Fonterra is trialling online sales of its eat-at-home ice cream tubs in China as it looks to tap into the country's sweet tooth and move its focus to higher-margin products following a fall in dairy prices. According to Mintel, China is now the world's biggest ice cream market, with sales surging 90% to $11.4bn in the six years to 2014.