New Delhi, April 8 -- The Netherlands-headquartered Magnum Ice Cream Company, Unilever Plc's recently demerged ice cream business, is set to open its first global operations centre in Pune, with an investment of Rs.900 crore.

Magnum's global capability centre (GCC) is expected to bring in investments worth Rs900 crore and provide employment to more than 500 people over an unspecified period.

The global capability centre will provide information technology, supply chain, finance, human resources management, and other key services for Magnum's global network.

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the signing of an agreement between the state government and Magnum on X, saying Magnum's global capability centre would creat...