Farmhouse Ice Cream

[Red Fred]

The old fashion batch method of pasteurisation however produced a far, far better end quality of milk than the HTST method and if I was wanting to produce a quality ice cream I would be looking more towards the batch method over the HTST method for several reasons.

We found exactly the same when we used to pasteurise milk for retail selling. If it was batch pasteurised, the customers couldn't even tell it had been done, and the taste was far better than "flash" pasteurised.

 

[ForageFred]

Remember the marketing guy for a local butcher (just won best butcher in UK). He turned up on the yard asking for permission to shoot some geese.
We got chatting...exactly what you said there in your article. His words "every time we walk into a meeting they have us by the B£lloks"!
But they are very successful in what they do evident by their awards.

http://www.edwardsofconwy.co.uk/

How this guy started from virtually nothing is incredible!

 

[ForageFred]

Susan Jones
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Cheshire farm ice creams food technology manager and my...........sister.

Thanks for that

 

[farmideas]

Seeing the way Premier Foods treat their suppliers, asking all to participate in their investment scheme and saying that non-participants will not be considered as suppliers, the dodgy dealing goes on. Suppliers are bound to want to back out. I remember doing the interviews for the article and just being amazed at the gall and the smooth language they developed, each element sounding as if it was just normal practice.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Hi

Anybody in the job? I know its very seasonal, but looking at options to add value to milk?

If anybody could share their experiences, both good & bad.

Thanks

I watched this company grow through hard work and good marketing;http://beechdean.co.uk/beechdean-ice-cream-group-company/
SS

 

[Old Boar]

This was in my inbox and may be relevant to some of you:-
The recently appointed Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has asked all relevant trade associations to ask any contacts to come forward and let her know in complete confidence if they are experiencing breaches of the code from the major supermarkets. Please have a look at the link attached.


https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/news-from-the-adjudicator


Thank you


PPMA Group

 

[gta123]

Someone up the road from Nantwich has a dairy enterprise and have started selling their products. I think they've expanded. Looks like £1 million investment when you see the buildings going up.

 

[Yale]

Someone up the road from Nantwich has a dairy enterprise and have started selling their products. I think they've expanded. Looks like £1 million investment when you see the buildings going up.

More than likely Cheshire farm ice cream as there is a massive redevelopment of the site going on right now.

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/n...news/tattenhall-ice-cream-farm-scoops-7905280

 

[Lincs Lass]

Had to done 'again' ,,grabbed one on the way home

 

[RobFZS]

More than likely Cheshire farm ice cream as there is a massive redevelopment of the site going on right now.

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/n...news/tattenhall-ice-cream-farm-scoops-7905280

them and snugburys are always ram packed on a sunny day

 

[Kidds]

More than likely Cheshire farm ice cream as there is a massive redevelopment of the site going on right now.

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/n...news/tattenhall-ice-cream-farm-scoops-7905280

The last paragraph of that article mentions that the herd has been moved to Owler Farm. It's just down the road from the ice cream place and I reckon they've spent millions there too.

 

[Chasingmytail]

I'm not a maker (apart from my own freezer) but very much an eater at food festivals. I think there is def a variation in quality and taste in farmhouse icecream. So ingredients need to be top notch to set you apart from the rest. Another cost is the advertising, logo and general appearance of the product - you need to employ a good designer for this. I def like to support British growers too so using local fruit is a must. Chocolate can be pretty poor I like my chocolate ice cream to pack a punch and have real depth of flavour. Organic/GM free would be a bonus. The cones need to be the best and tubs available. Having a tiny stall on the front of a bicycle is an option. Depends on the direct you want to go in really. I would def consider popping to as many food fairs as possible and chatting to those who are doing it, taste the product and rate it.

 

[Chasingmytail]

worth investigating grants - unsure whether these are 50% or 80% but my experience is that the RDP is struggling to find takers in many areas. There is a max again unsure - ours was £3,000 but there are some grants much bigger.

https://www.gov.uk/rural-development-programme-for-england-leader-funding