BiaVest, the food investment vehicle founded by Hilliard Lombard and David McKernan, has invested in Irish ice-cream chain Scrumdiddly’s. The business, which was founded by Jenny and Darren McCormack, already trades in five locations including its best-known site in Dún Laoghaire. Lombard said the business planned to grow to between 10 and 15 outlets nationwide between two and three years. Lombard is the former chief executive of Valeo Foods Ireland, while McKernan is the founder of Java Republic, a coffee group he sold in 2019. “Anyone can open an ice-cream shop but the DNA behind this brand is really strong,”…

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