Joe Delucci's is a frozen dessert company based in the United Kingdom, producing Italian gelato, ice cream and sorbet.[1] Initially supplying a range of twenty flavours to the UK food service industry, the company opened its first retail store in Leamington Spa in 2006, and now also operates franchised and company-owned outlets in Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Bluewater, Lakeside, Meadowhall Sheffield and Bullring Birmingham.
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| Industry | Retail & Foodservice |
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| Headquarters | Gelato Manor, Chesterton Estate, Warwickshire, United Kingdom |
| Products | Gelato, Ice cream, Sorbet |
| Owner | Alexandra Beer |
| Website | www.joedeluccis.com |
Products
editJoe Delucci’s now produces over thirty different flavours of gelato, which is made with whole fruit and natural ingredients with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.[2] Unlike ice cream, gelato’s density ingredients requires a slightly higher serving temperature, aiming for a point between firm and hard, soft but not melting.[3][failed verification] The company supplies gelato to the food service industry through national companies such as Brakes. [4]
Name
editThe name Joe Delucci is a fictional name. The rough translation means 'Joe of Light' and is a reference to the company's stated aim to change how consumers in the UK perceive ice cream by showing them 'the ice cream light'. Joe Delucci's gelato isn't ice cream as most people know it, rather, it is genuine Italian Gelati and Sorbetti. [5]
Awards
editAwards won by the company include:
- Quality Food Awards 2014 - Ice Cream Winner: Tesco Finest Sicilian Mandarin Sorbetto [6]
- Quality Food Awards 2014 - Ice Cream Highly Commended: Tesco Finest Sicilian Italian Hazelnut Gelato [7]
- Quality Food Awards 2014 - Ice Cream Highly Commended: Tesco Finest Lombardy Mascarpone Gelato [8]
- Great Taste Gold Awards 2012 - Strawberry Sorbet and Dulche de Leche (Caramel Toffee) [9]
- Quality Food Awards 2011 – Short List - Joe Delucci’s Sicilian Pistachio Gelato[10]
- Quality Food Awards 2010 - Highly Commended - Joe Delucci's Passionfruit Gelato[11]
- IFEX 2008 - Winner of Best Grocery Product - New Products of the Show Awards[12]
References
edit- ^ "All things ice - innovations in ice cream" 7 December 2011. Retrieved on 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Remarkable Italian Icecream". Restaurant Update. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Clerkin, Angela "Table Talk", "West Side", August 2010. Retrieved on 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Belissimo! Joe Delucci's Expands Its Business" Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Food And Drink Matters. Issue 104. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Delucci's", "Westfield". Retrieved on 24 April 2012.
- ^ "2014 QFA Winners" Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "2014 QFA Winners" Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "2014 QFA Winners" Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Great Taste Awards 2012" Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Quality Food Awards 2011", "Quality Food Awards". Retrieved on 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Joe Delucci's", "View London". Retrieved on 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Movers and Shakers" Archived 8 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, "Grocer", 12 November 2011. Retrieved on 24 April 2012.