LONDON (Reuters) -The Magnum Ice Cream Company on Wednesday said it had completed a 3 billion euro ($3.48 billion) debut bond issue that was oversubscribed seven times, less than two weeks before the company will finalise a spinoff from Unilever and list in Amsterdam.

Magnum, which also includes brands such as Wall’s and Ben & Jerry’s, is ready to tackle challenges from logistics to the rising popularity of weight-loss drugs when it goes solo, its supply chain head told Reuters this week.

Magnum expects to make productivity and efficiency savings as it transitions to a pure-play ice cream business and is betting on consumers continuing to crave indulgent snacks even as healthy eating trends gain prominence.

“The level of interest shown by the market was fantastic, with the order book be

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