15th June 2026 Awards / Ice CreamThe hunt is on for the country’s finest frozen treats as the New Zealand Ice Cream Association has opened entries for the prestigious NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2026.
5th March 2025 Frozen / Ice CreamTwo Auckland entrepreneurs Syavie Ghamry and Richard Huang have launched what they say is New Zealand’s first high-protein real ice cream.
12th September 2024 Ice CreamWellington ice cream company, Wooden Spoon Freezery, is scaling back production after being asked to leave its premises and due to rising costs.
30th August 2024 Awards / Ice CreamBoutique maker Little ’Lato’s Vegan Mango Lassi Gelato and a Milk Chocolate Ice Cream from New Zealand Natural Ice Cream are the NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards Supreme Champions.
6th June 2024 Ice Cream / MintelIce cream needs to offer permissible indulgence to consumers, says Mintel
30th May 2024 Awards / Ice CreamChef and hospitality professional Geoff Scott has been appointed chief judge for this year’s NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards.
20th March 2024 Ice Cream / UnileverThe FMCG giant is hiving off its ice cream brands, likely via a demerger, as part of a productivity drive that will also see 7,500 jobs cut.
31st October 2023 Ice Cream / NZICANew Zealand’s annual Ice Cream and Gelato Week starts on Sunday 5 November.
17th October 2023 Ice Cream / Tip TopFroneri-owned ice cream brand Tip Top is bringing back its Cookies and Cream and Goody Goody Gum Drops flavours to grocery after they were paused last October.
1st September 2023 Awards / Ice CreamQueenstown’s Patagonia Chocolates has taken out the country’s top ice cream accolade being named Formula Foods Supreme Champion Boutique at the NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2023.
21st August 2023 Awards / Ice CreamThe NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2023 has resulted in 183 medals were being awarded, including 64 golds, 74 silvers, and 45 bronzes.
18th July 2023 Ice Cream / ProductPet supplement specialist Newflands looks to break into foodservice with a unique new product for both pets and humans.
