The Inside Scoop - September 2025

Take a Bow Trophy Winners!

Licorice, Chocolate, Cucumber & Yuzu, Spiced Biscoff and Green Tea are among the trophy winning flavours in this year’s NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2025.

Hot off the heels of awarding a record 68 gold medals, the 18 Trophy winners - aka New Zealand’s top ice cream, gelato and sorbets of 2025 – were named at the NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2025 in Auckland last night.

NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2025 Chief Judge, Geoff Scott said; "Overall, the standard of entries has never been higher. The flavours were great, and texture was excellent across all categories. It’s clear that creativity and innovation are alive and well in the New Zealand ice cream and gelato industry."

The highest accolades went to: Takapuna Beach Café Licorice Gelato, Chelsea Sugar Supreme Boutique Champion and Much Moore, Wonders Strawberry Low Fat Yoghurt Ice Cream is Hall’s Cold Chain Logistics Supreme Champion.