Oct 21, 2022 | Media & Awards
We’re excited to announce our Summer Bombe Alaska Gelato Cake won a Bronze Award in the 2022 Inspire+ NZ Artisan Awards!!
The Inspire+ NZ Artisan Awards saw its biggest year yet, with over 1,000 entries making it the largest food award programme in the country. Now the largest competition of its type in New Zealand, supporting New Zealand artisanal producers.
Not only was this year’s competition a record-breaker, but it also brought about changes to the judging criteria. Due to the overwhelming number of high-quality entries, there was no limit on the number of products receiving recognition this year.
How do the Inspire + NZ Artisan Award choose winners?
“In the past, the awards were structured through a process that reduced the number of entries to Category Finalists, a Category Winner and Highly Commended product mentions. From the Category Winners, a Supreme Award winner was then selected,” said head judge and Supermarket News publisher Tania Walters.
“The new criteria saw products judged individually rather than comparing them to what were very broad categories. Products were recognised with a Bronze, Silver or Gold award if they met the development standard. This included analysing the level of consumer demand in the category, degree of innovation, fit-for-purpose claims, visual appeal, price point, packaging, sustainability, shelf-life, mouth feel, taste, distribution and market relevance.”
How to buy a Gelato Cake?
Order your Gelato Cake online on our website or via our app. You can now also purchase ready-made gelato ice cream cakes from our Ponsonby Store in Auckland.
From the Summer Bombe Alaska to our yummy collaboration Pics Peanu Butter & Jam Gelato Cakes. And for chocolate lovers the Heavenly Triple Chocolate – we have a flavour and vegan options for you!
Sep 23, 2022 | Media & Awards
Island Gelato recently entered 15 flavours into the Ice Cream and Gelato Awards. After winning 13 medals, we spoke to Hannah Clarke, the Kitchen Manager.
Clarke was born and raised in Auckland, living in Point Chevalier, where her parents encouraged her and her brother to play as many ports as they could. This was when Clarke became known for making a cake for every tournament or birthday.
“I quickly became the go-to person when a cake was needed for someone’s birthday.”
Her Nana taught her most cherished baking lessons, which fuelled the creative foodie fire within. Attending schools that didn’t require a uniform meant the first one she ever put on was the chef whites at AUT. She studied for a Diploma of Patisserie at AUT, which was absolute dream come true.
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Aug 24, 2022 | Media & Awards
A record number of gold medals have been awarded in this year’s NZ Ice Cream and Gelato Awards.
Chief Judge Jackie Matthews says it’s a reflection of the quality in the industry. “The quality of these locally produced ice creams, gelatos and sorbets is as good as ever, proven by the high number of gold medals awarded.”
“It’s across the board, we saw strong medal results in the Sorbet and the Best of Chocolate Category, they both offered many stand out entries on judging day. What’s more the judges were impressed by the innovation in the Open Creative entries, with twice as many gold medals awarded in this category compared to the previous judging in 2020.”
Judges awarded 189 medals – a record of 61 gold medals were presented, 66 silver medals were awarded and for the first time in its 25 year history the NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards have conferred 62 bronze medals.
Jackie Matthews, supported by a panel of 20 judges and 10 stewards assessed 290 New Zealand ice creams, gelatos, sorbets and dairy-free frozen products on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2022.
The Awards, run by the NZ Ice Cream Association, have been held since 1997 and are celebrating 25 years recognising Aotearoa’s finest and sharing the results with Kiwi ice cream lovers. New Zealand Ice Cream Association president, President Karl Tiefenbacher is pleased with this year’s results, saying after all the challenges of the past couple of years it’s heartening to see the quality of locally made ice cream and gelato is better than ever.
“Ice Cream and Gelato is the perfect treat for Kiwis to reward themselves at the end of a busy week and as an industry we’re thrilled that we’re giving Kiwis a little taste of joy – which we know is made to the highest quality standards.”
Karl Tiefenbacher says the announcement of this year’s awards is significant because it comes as the Awards celebrate 25 years. “Continual evolution over the past quarter of a century has ensured these Awards represent our evolving industry. For example this year we’ve included gelato in the Awards name, recognising the huge love Kiwis have for gelato and the importance it has in production, compared to when the awards started in 1997.
Fourteen Category Champions and two Supreme Champions; Americold Supreme Champion and Formula Foods Supreme Boutique Champion will be announced at the NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards Gala Awards Dinner in Auckland on Thursday 1 September 2022.
Aug 17, 2022 | Media & Awards
We’re ecstatic to announce we made the Financial Times list of the Top 25 of the world’s greatest ice-cream stores!
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Feb 4, 2022 | Media & Awards
Gelato aficionados have been pacing Ponsonby Road, as the popular Island Gelato Company’s fourth store has been prepped and polished. For today’s opening, the charming store has had a lick of paint the colour of its classic mint (and chocolate) flavour, and shiny new cabinets from Italy have been filled to the brim with seasonal sorbet and gelato.
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Nov 9, 2020 | Media & Awards
It’s been a tough year for us all, but that hasn’t stopped MasterChef runner up and co-founder of Island Gelato Company Ana Schwarz from scooping up deliciously creative ventures that have us all screaming for more!
She’s recently teamed up with the team at LF Seltzer to create New Zealand’s first wine-seltzer spiked gelato, found exclusively at the LF Seltzer Scoop Shop at Sweat Shop on Sale Street in Auckland every Thursday to Sunday for the month of November.
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