The History of Ice
Cream in New Zealand
By Chris Newey
2021 - 2030
Ice Cream Celebrated
February 2021 - the NZ Ice Cream Association launched
the inaugural NZ
Ice Cream Month, including Barker’s Favourite
NZ Scoop Store and Taste of NZ Summer promotions.
Radio NZ's Karen Hay featured this History and website
on her programme: "Scooped:
The history of ice cream in New Zealand".
11 March 2021 - Little ‘Lato in
Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter was voted Barker’s Favourite
NZ Scoop Shop, the country’s favourite place to buy
ice cream.
- Little 'Lato.
Little ‘Lato was created in December 2017 by Chief Gelato Maker, Hannah
Wood whose dream for Little ‘Lato was sparked after she
received a scholarship to study at the Carpigiani Gelato University
in Italy in 2015.
“
I’d always loved ice cream but in Italy I fell head over heels in
love with gelato! Gelato still wasn’t that well known in New Zealand,
especially compared to other countries around the world, so I was
inspired to help Kiwis fall in love with gelato."
She says flavour creation is her favourite part of the job. Hannah loves
the challenge of taking foods and putting them in gelato. Banana & Peanut
Butter, Pina Colada, Hot Cross Bun, banana & bacon French toast as well
as flavours not expected in gelato, such as Massaman Curry gelato which
won the Open Creative Trophy at the New Zealand Ice Cream Awards in 2019.
April 2021 - Emerald Foods was
purchased by Hart family food business Walter & Wild.
Emerald manufactured well known ice-cream brands New Zealand
Natural, Killinchy Gold, Zilch and Chateau,
as well as the licence to operate the Movenpick brand
in this country.
- New Zealand Natural Ice Cream Limited.
The five ice cream brands were placed together in a new company, New
Zealand Natural Ice Cream Limited.
1 June 2022- The NZ Ice Cream Association
announced a new name for its annual awards - the New
Zealand Ice Cream & Gelato Awards. The new
name recognised the continued growth of gelato alongside
ice cream in New Zealand, and the Awards, celebrating
25 years of competition, were further expanded with
the addition of two exciting new categories, Novelties
and Innovation
Sunday 30 October 2022 - Rush Munro's scooped
it's last ice cream at it's iconic, 90-year-old Heretaunga Street
West ice cream gardens (below). The business will continue
to operate from a site at Albert Square in central Hastings but,
tragically, one of the Hawke's Bay's most-loved heritage buildings
is to be demolished to make way for a petrol station.
31 August 2023 - Queenstown's Patagonia
Chocolates scooped up one of two Supreme Awards at the New
Zealand Ice Cream and Gelato Awards 2023, which were announced at
a ceremony on Thursday night, with their Hazelnut Cremino ordained Formula
Foods Supreme Champion - Boutique. Originally a chocolate
shop, Patagonia was opened by co-owners Alex Gimenez and wife Lorena
Giallonardo, who relocated from Argentina to Queenstown in 2003.
They have been making ice cream since 2007.
- Patagonia Chocolates.
Chief judge Jackie Matthews said the house-roasted Central Otago
hazelnuts “provided a delicate and truly authentic flavour, which,
combined with a superbly crafted and well-made ice cream, is simply
stunning, deserving of the Supreme Award”.
Kerepehi's Allied Faxi New Zealand Food Co. won the
competition’s second Supreme Award, Americold Supreme Champion
- Commercial with their outstanding G'nature Vanilla ice
cream.
In all, the 2023 NZ Ice Cream and Gelato Awards crowned 16 Trophy winners
and awarded 183 medals; 64 Gold, 74 Silver and 45 Bronze.
Island Gelato won the 2023 Champion Gelato Trophy.
- NZICA.
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