UPDATE 2-Nestle sells U.S. ice cream brands to joint venture Froneri in $4 bln deal

Nestle SA has agreed to sell its U.S. ice cream business to Froneri in a deal valued at $4 billion, moving control of brands including Häagen-Dazs to a joint venture the Swiss group set up in 2016.Froneri was created after Nestle merged its European ice cream business in 20 countries with R&R, a unit of French private equity firm PAI Partners.With operations in regions including Latin America and Asia, it is one of the largest ice cream companies in the world with a turnover of around 2