Terra Drone Europe and Unilever Collaborate to Deliver Ice Cream

Companies testing drone delivery services of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in New York

Feb 4th, 2020

Unilever Terra Drone

Terra Drone Europe and Unilever are exploring the drone delivery of ice cream in New York. During a recent demonstration, conducted as part of Unilever’s ice cream delivery service Ice Cream Now, a drone delivered Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cups to a predetermined destination inside a Unilever facility. Unilever launched its Ice Cream Now delivery service for ice cream in 2017.

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