Welcome To The World Of Ice Cream

Summer is approaching and now is the perfect time to think about gelato and ice cream. Because let’s face it, no matter what the weather, you never turn down this frozen delicious treat. With so many flavours, toppings, cones, tubs, and sauces to choose from, there is always something that you are in the mood for.  

Here at JM Posner, we have a variety of ice cream supplies. Whether you are looking for ice cream mix, pastes and powders to make your own ice cream, or sprinkles and chocolate to put on top. We have something to suit all ice cream needs. 

Ice Cream, Soft Serve & Gelato - Where to Start   

The first thing you need to consider is if you are looking for a scoopable ice cream or a soft serve option. While scoopable and gelato offers a wider variety of flavours, soft serve is simpler but still delicious.   

Looking at set up costs, soft serve does come up as the cheaper of the two. A basic ice cream machine starts at around £9000 for a single flavour. You can also buy more complex machines that do multiple flavours or even mix two flavours in one cone.  

Start-up costs for a scoopable ice cream are a little more. To start you would need a pasteuriser (Circa £15000) and batch freezer (Circa £15000) or a machine that can do both (Circa £11,000). But with scoopable you have the options of producing a lot more flavour variety, there are no limits.  

Scoopable Ice Cream and Gelato

To make your basic scoopable ice cream, or gelato, you need 5 ingredients. An ice cream Base Mix like this one from Toschi, milk, cream, dextrose, and skimmed milk powder. Blend and pasteurize, before freezing these ingredients, and adding the flavour of your choice. Creating a soft, smooth texture that literally melts in the mouth.   

This may seem like a lot, but you don’t need much of each ingredient. Having the right machine can do much of the work for you. This lets you try different flavours and create your own ice cream recipes.   

Using scoopable ice cream and gelato means the options are as unlimited as your imagination. The addition of Flavour Pastes, Varigato's and inclusions means you have an unlimited choice of flavours.   

At JM Posner, we stock everything you might need to make your gelato. From base mixes, to pastes, we also have a selection of plant-based products for vegan ice cream. Sourced from Toschi in Italy, they allow you to make real Italian gelato.   

Depending on the incorporation of air 1 litre of mix can make between 1.3 and 1.5 litres of ice cream, roughly 15 servings.   

Soft Serve

Once you have your machine, the next thing to consider is your mix. Here at JM Posner, we supply Luxury Soft Serve ice cream mix from Danica. This mix comes in a 12-litre case in a choice of flavours, Vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry.  

Imported from Denmark, this ice cream is soft, and light with a creamy flavour. Stable at ambient temperatures, it saves you space in the fridge.   

Simple to use, you can just pour the mix into your machine, and do not need to add any extra products or milk. Typically, twelve litres of mix can produce between 15.6 and 20.4 litres of ice cream, depending on the amount of air added. With your typical ice cream cone holding 100 ml of finished ice cream, which makes 156 -204 ice creams per case.  

Toppings and Sauces

No matter the type of ice cream you choose, toppings add fun and flavour, and we have products that will suit everybody.  

Our Liquid Chocolate Sauce is perfect for topping frozen desserts. With no need to pre-melt, you can pour them into easy-to-use bottles and add as much or as little as you want. Available in 10 different flavours from milk chocolate to candy floss.  

If you don’t want the fuss of pouring the sauce into the bottle yourself, we also have a range of Toschi Topping Sauce. With 30 different flavours, they are great tasting and come with a non-drip top.  

Toschi Amarena Cherries are another delicious topping for your ice creams. Bursting with flavour, and coated in delicious thick syrup, it will be one for the dessert and one for you.  

If you aim your desserts at the younger generations, Pick & Mix Sweets make a great option. We currently stock over fifteen different sweets and marshmallows, many of which are halal. This allows for a mixture of toppings, or even a pick n mix station.  

Always a classic when it comes to topping your ice creams, Cadbury Flakes go perfectly with soft serve ice cream and gelato. With 144 flakes per box, they are great value for money, and your customers will love them. 

As we as the range mentioned above, we also have a selection of other Toppings. This includes a variety of sprinkles, chopped nuts and pistachios, biscuit crumbs, and chocolates. When topping ice cream, there is no wrong answer, and our wide variety means you can offer your customers a selection to choose from.  

We would love to see your ice cream creations and hear about your favourite flavours. Make sure to tag us across all our social media sites.