Ice-cream maker scoops new award

A DEVON-BASED ice-cream producer which specialises in catering for the food service and retail sectors has scooped a prestigious industry accolade.

Yarde Farm Ice-cream’s popular Blackcurrant and Clotted Cream Ice-cream was judged Best New Dessert / Ice-cream / Confectionery Product at the British Frozen Food Federation 2020 Annual Frozen Food

Awards.

Recognising the country’s best frozen food products and judged by panels of independent consumers, this latest success brings the Yarde Farm awards tally to over 70 within the industry.

Managing director, Mike

Gilson, said: “We are thrilled to have been recognised, yet again, for our ice-cream and we are delighted that Yarde Farm’s reputation for manufacturing premium dairy ice-cream and sorbets has been reinforced with this prestigious award.

“We’re extremely proud of our loyal and skilled team who create our amazing ice-cream and sorbets.

“As Yarde Farm’s reputation continues to grow nationally, regionally and locally, the future looks set to be very exciting.”

Yarde Farm Ice-cream is based in Plympton, where it employs 18 people and is ‘A’ grade accredited to the BRC Global Food Standard. The firm says its ice-cream is made with the finest ingredients, including fresh double cream, creating a variety of sumptuous flavours.

It is also a member of the Ice-cream Alliance, which promotes artisan dairy ice-cream makers.

Ice-cream output at the factory regularly reaches 55,000 litres per week.

There are more than 40 types of ice-cream for customers to choose from, including innovative flavours such as Unicorn, a strawberry ice-cream with blueberry ripple and white marshmallows; Reese’s Peanut Butter, Black Forest Gateau, Popcorn and Lotus Biscoff – all being offered at ice-cream parlours, restaurants and cafes all across the UK.