AWARDS
My ice cream was judged to be a top 17 food product out of 12,634 food products entered at the Great Taste Awards 2018. I’ve won a total of 8 GOLD STARS at the Great Taste Awards, including the highest award (3 GOLD STARS) for my Sicilian Bronte Pistachio Ice Cream, and for my Single-Origin Sumatran Coffee Ice Cream. My Sicilian Bronte Pistachio Ice Cream also won the Golden Fork for the north of England award at the Great Taste Awards 2018.
I am entirely self-taught and have been running my own artisan ice cream business, Rogue Artisan Ice Cream, full-time for the past 3 years in Manchester, UK, where I serve up my ice cream at private events, corporate events, and weddings. I have also supplied the 5-star InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair, London.
AREAS OF CONSULTANCY
I am available as an ice cream consultant in the following areas:
• New business start-up
• Commercial ice cream and gelato production
• Ice cream and gelato recipe development
• Staff training
• Reducing ice cream costs through the use of novel ingredients
• Ice cream and gelato batch freezer purchases
• Ice cream and gelato batch freezer training
• Designing and implementing a Hazard Analysis Critical Points (HACCP) program
• Ice cream and gelato texture and flavour troubleshooting
• Extending ice cream and gelato shelf-life
I am available to travel to your site both nationally and internationally. I have travelled extensively to Kuwait, Bahrain, Japan, South Korea, the USA, Spain, Portugal, Cameroon, and the Czech Republic. I am also available to consult via Skype.
WORKSHOPS
I hold ice cream and gelato consultancy sessions at my commercial kitchen space in Manchester, UK, where I can consult on all aspects of commercial ice cream batch freezers using my Emery Thompson CB-200 commercial batch freezer.
If you are interested in working with me, please feel free to get in touch here.