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Tuesday 16 June 2026

Ice Cream

NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards ready for entries 15th June 2026 /

NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards ready for entries

The 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.


Grande plans for high-protein ice cream startup 5th March 2025 /

Grande plans for high-protein ice cream startup

Two Auckland entrepreneurs Syavie Ghamry and Richard Huang have launched what they say is New Zealand’s first high-protein real ice cream.


Wellington’s Wooden Spoon Freezery scales-back 12th September 2024

Wellington’s Wooden Spoon Freezery scales-back

Wellington ice cream company, Wooden Spoon Freezery, is scaling back production after being asked to leave its premises and due to rising costs.


Ice-cream and gelato winners named 30th August 2024 /

Ice-cream and gelato winners named

Boutique 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.


Post-pandemic ice cream quandary – Mintel 6th June 2024 /

Post-pandemic ice cream quandary – Mintel

Ice cream needs to offer permissible indulgence to consumers, says Mintel


New chief judge for NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards  30th May 2024 /

New chief judge for NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 

Chef and hospitality professional Geoff Scott has been appointed chief judge for this year’s NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards.


Unilever spinning off ice cream business 20th March 2024 /

Unilever spinning off ice cream business

The 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.


November means NZ Ice Cream & Gelato week 31st October 2023 /

November means NZ Ice Cream & Gelato week

New Zealand’s annual Ice Cream and Gelato Week starts on Sunday 5 November.


Tip Top brings back old flavours in new format 17th October 2023 /

Tip Top brings back old flavours in new format

Froneri-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.


Supreme ice-cream from Southern Lakes 1st September 2023 /

Supreme ice-cream from Southern Lakes

Queenstown’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.


Ice cream & gelato medals dispatched 21st August 2023 /

Ice cream & gelato medals dispatched

The NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2023 has resulted in 183 medals were being awarded, including 64 golds, 74 silvers, and 45 bronzes.


NPD: An ice cream for both you and your pets 18th July 2023 /

NPD: An ice cream for both you and your pets

Pet supplement specialist Newflands looks to break into foodservice with a unique new product for both pets and humans.