The Inside Scoop - Spring 2023
Let's celebrate NZ Ice Cream and Gelato
NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Week incorporating NZ Ice Cream Sundae returns next month. From Sunday 5 November to Sunday 12 November this country's ice cream and gelato makers will celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of a growing industry.
The promotion will be supported by publicity and members have a wide range of resources to market the event including posters, badges, social media tiles, window decals and a fun Kids' Ice Cream Colouring Competition.
Members can promote their businesses in the Kiwis Favourite NZ Scoop Store and Favourite NZ Ice Cream or Gelato maker Awards. Voting for this will run throughout November.
More detail on promotions and events will be posted on the NZICA website shortly.
NZICA Planner 2024
At the recent NZ Ice Cream Association conference we shared a planner for 2024.
Little 'Lato to open its first parlour in Hamilton
Lucky Hamiltonians will welcome Little 'Lato to their city from 4 November. Hannah Engelsman says exciting plans are underway for the grand opening of their new parlour which you'll find at 401 Grey Street, Hamilton East.
Little 'Lato will also be venturing north this summer and will be scooping at 1 Cove Road, Waipu. This is in addition to existing Auckland outlets (Titirangi, Takapuna, Kohi and Pt Chev), Hahei, Rotorua, Taupo and Timaru.
Introducing Island Gelato's Summer Bombe Alaska Cake
Island Gelato's award-winning range of gelato cakes are taking the market by storm. Check out Island Gelato's Summer Bombe Alaska Cake (featured above) which has layers of caramelised white chocolate gelato, woodland berry sorbet, mixed berry mousse on a white chocolate bubble base, covered in a gooey raspberry meringue, torched and dusted with freeze dried berries.
Congrats to Island Gelato for their Chocolate and Black Forest gelato cake recently named a finalist in the 2023 NZ Food Awards.
Tip Top brings back old favourites
Tip Top has announced the return of Goody Goody Gum Drops and Cookies & Cream ice cream tubs, in a new 1.2L format. From late October these ice cream flavours became available from local supermarkets.
Head of Tip Top, Ben Schurr commented, “Removing these two flavours from supermarket freezers last year wasn’t a decision we took lightly and after the reaction from disappointed Kiwis across the country, we knew we had to find a way to bring them back.”
Motueka Creamery Bark Bay Belgian Chocolate stars at 2023 NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards
Kiwis love chocolate, especially decadent chocolate ice cream. A triple gold-medal and category winner at this year's Awards Motueka Creamery's Bark Bay Belgian Chocolate is a delicious ice cream swirled with a luxurious chocolate ripple and dark Belgian chocolate flakes.
Dulce de Leche now available at Kaffee Eis
Kaffee Eis recently launched their newest gelato flavour, Dulce de Leche. A deliciously sweet treat Dulce de Leche means 'candy made from milk' and is inspired by Latin America. Available at their Courtenay Place and Cuba Street stores in Wellington.