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2018 New Zealand
Ice Cream Awards
THE
TWENTY SECOND NEW ZEALAND ICE CREAM AWARDS
were held in Auckland, Thursday 31 MAY 2018
(31 May 2018)
As the saying goes "you can't get
enough of a good thing".
This proved to be true for this year's Supreme Winner for Large Manufacturers at the 2018
New Zealand Ice Cream Awards. Tip Top Ice Cream's Boysenberry Ripple Ice Cream scooped the pool winning the Standard
Ice Cream Category and 2018 Supreme Award. This is the fourth time this product has won the Supreme Award !!
To quote the judges - the product "had great creamy texture and true
to fruit boysenberry flavour and for a standard ice cream, it just continues
to deliver."
For the first time Ginelli's has won the Supreme
Award for a Boutique Manufacturer with their Black Sesame Ice
Cream. The six judges described this ice cream as "very creamy, with a very natural roast sesame flavour".
Growth categories this year were Gelato with 58 entries and, continuing a strong involvement from last year, Sorbet with 61 entries.
The Gelato category was won by Gellicious Gelato Ltd with their Cardamon, Ginger and Tumeric Yoghurt Gelato aptly named Indian
Summer. This Gelato also won the New to Market Award - hotly contested by 91 entries.
Best of Sorbet Category was awarded to a newcomer - The
Island Gelato Company for their Tamarillo
Sorbet.
The kids from Clevedon School had to make choices from 21 entries in the Kids
Choice Category and they chose White Chocolate and Raspberry made by New
Zealand Natural as their pick for 2018.
Tip Top Ice Cream also won Best in Category Standard
Vanilla Ice Cream with their Creamy Vanilla Flavour Ice Cream.
The Export Award was won by Much Moore Ice Cream
Co Ltd with a Salted Caramel Swirl Ice Cream destined for Asia and the Pacific.
Another newcomer to the Awards, Appleby Farms, won Best
in Category for Premium Vanilla Ice Cream with their Bedford
Vanilla Bean, made with farm fresh A2 wholemilk and cream.
Changes in scoring of the Open Creative categories in ice cream and gelato/sorbet included an additional score for innovation and creativity. The entries this year certainly pulled out all stops to create some new and innovative entries including Maple
Syrup and Bacon ice cream, Violet with White Chocolate ice cream, Champagne and Beer gelatos and Pomegranate
and Hibiscus Tea sorbet.
The winner across the two sections of the Open Creative category was Deep
South Chip & Dip Ice Cream. This was a classic onion dip ice cream served with salt and vinegar chips that was created by Dairyworks. The judges' comments were "it
tasted exactly as you used to make it at home".
A classic well made Guilt Free Vanilla entry made by Talley's Group Ltd won the Low
Fat Category, which must contain less than 3% total fat.
The Non Dairy Award, introduced for the first time in 2017 has continued to attract more entries - 19 this year up from 12 last year. The winner of this category was PURE
New Zealand Ice Cream with their Blackcurrant and Coconut Gelato.
Again this was a record year for the Awards - highest number of entries to date (385) with a close-to-record number of 37 manufacturers who entered. One of the objectives of the Awards is to drive innovation and quality of New Zealand Ice Creams, Gelatos, Sorbets and Non Dairy Desserts. This is evidenced with the Best in Category winners being manufacturers based in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson and Wanaka, showing that there is a high standard throughout New Zealand.
Each Category will be sponsored by an Associate Member of this Association. The categories and sponsors of the 2018 New Zealand Ice Cream Awards are:
| Category |
Sponsored by |
| 1. Standard Vanilla Ice Cream |
Fonterra |
| 2. Standard Ice Cream |
Eurofins NZ Laboratory |
| 3. Best of Coconut |
Davis Food Ingredients |
| 4. Premium Vanilla Ice Cream |
Formula Foods |
| 5. Premium Ice Cream |
Chelsea Sugar |
| 6. Export Ice Cream |
Brenntag NZ Ltd |
| 7. Open Creative |
Huhtamaki Henderson |
| 8. Kids Choice |
Pacific Flavours & Ingredients Ltd |
| 9. Gelato |
Tetra Pak (New Zealand) Ltd |
| 10. Sorbet |
Alto a division of PACT |
| 11. Low Fat |
Sensient Technologies |
| 12. Non Dairy |
Hawkins Watts |
| "New to Market" Award |
Axieo |
Historical information on The New Zealand Ice Cream Awards for the years 2000
through to 2017 is also available here on the NZICMA website.
For more information, contact:
 Jenny
de Lisle
NZICMA Secretary
Mobile (on Friday, 1st of June): 027 494 6664
Office: 04 385 1410
Mrs Kay McMath
Chief Judge
Mobile: 021 88 1643
The Executive Secretary
New Zealand Ice Cream Manufacturers' Assn (Inc)
PO Box 9364, Wellington 6141
Telephone (04) 385 1410
Fax No. (04) 384 3980
Email info@nzicecream.org.nz
Website www.nzicecream.org.nz
 A
full list of the 2018 Awards is here.
Photos
from the 2018 New Zealand Ice Cream Awards dinner and presentations.
Judging the 21st New Zealand Ice Cream Awards
Judged in Auckland from Monday, 1 May to Wednesday, 3 May 2017
The New Zealand Ice Cream Manufacturers' Association (Inc.)
would like to sincerely thank this year's Judges:
Michelle Sinclair, Auckland (Chief Judge)
Kay McMath, EPS, Auckland (Deputy Chief Judge)
Craig Davis, DuPont Nutrition and Health, Australia
Joanna Boese, Auckland
Nicola Hall, Auckland
Rosy Mitchell, Auckland
Sandra Murray, Auckland
Geoff Scott, Auckland
The Kids Choice Category was judged by girls and boys from
Westmere School, Auckland (pictured above with Kid's Choice
sponsor Clinton Fewtrell of Pacific Flavours & Ingredients Ltd).
Thanks also to DuPont Nutrition and Health for their continued
support and provision of our international Judge, Craig Davis.
2017 New Zealand Ice Cream Awards sponsors
| Category |
Sponsored by |
| Standard Vanilla Ice Cream |
Fonterra (NZ) Ltd |
| Standard Ice Cream |
Hawkins Watts |
| Best of Coffee |
Huhtamaki Henderson |
| Premium Vanilla Ice Cream |
Eurofins |
| Premium Ice Cream |
Chelsea Sugar |
| Open Creative |
Brenntag NZ Ltd |
| Kids Choice |
Pacific Flavours & Ingredients Ltd |
| Export Ice Cream |
Sensient |
| Gelato |
Formula Foods |
| Sorbet |
Infruit Ltd |
| Low Fat |
Invita NZ Ltd |
| Non Dairy |
Thermaflo |
| "New to Market" Award |
Alto Dairy |
Past Supreme Award Winners
| Year |
Entrant |
Name
of Product |
Category
Entered |
| 1997 |
Mel-O-Rich Products Ltd |
Boysenberry Ripple |
Standard Ice Cream with Additions |
| 1998 |
Kapiti Cheeses Ltd |
Fig and Honey |
Premium Scoop Ice Cream –Route Trade |
| 1999 |
Chateau Créme Delight Ice Cream
Company Ltd |
Lemon Paradise |
Export Ice Cream |
| 2000 (Joint) |
Kapiti Cheeses Ltd |
Fig and Honey |
Premium Ice Cream |
| New Zealand Natural Pty Ltd |
Mango Sorbet |
Open Creative |
| 2001 |
Chateau Créme Delight Ice Cream
Company Ltd |
Almond Caramel |
Export Ice Cream |
| 2002 |
Kapiti Cheeses Ltd |
Fig 'n' Honey |
Premium Ice Cream |
| 2003 |
Chateau Créme Delight Ice Cream
Company Ltd |
Killinchy Gold Chocolate Fudge Brownie |
Premium Ice Cream |
| 2004 |
Emerald Foods Ltd |
Heavenly Treats Passionfruit Sorbet |
Premium Ice Cream |
| 2005 |
Tip Top Ice Cream Company Ltd |
Saucy As Crazy for Caramel |
Standard Ice Cream with Additions |
| 2006 |
Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd |
Kapiti Lemon Meringue Pie |
Premium Ice Cream |
| 2007 |
Kapiti Fine Foods |
Lemon Grass and Ginger |
Export Ice Cream |
| 2008 |
Deep South 2007 Ltd |
Vanilla Ice Cream |
Standard Vanilla Ice Cream |
| 2009 |
Takapuna Beach Café & Store |
Licorice Gelato |
Gelato |
| 2010 |
Fonterra Brands (Tip Top) Ltd |
Tip Top Creamy Yoghurt Ice Cream Strawberry |
Low Fat |
Note:
-
Kapiti Cheeses Limited changed to Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd,
then Kapiti Fine Foods
- Chateau Créme Delight Ice Cream Company Ltd is now
Emerald Foods Ltd
- Tip Top Ice Cream Company Ltd is now Fonterra Brands (Tip Top) Ltd
The structure of the Supreme Award changed in 2011 for the first time in its
15 year history. Instead of an overall Supreme Award winner, in recognition of
the growth in small boutique ice cream and gelato manufacturers, there is now
a
Supreme
Award for Boutique Manufacturers and a Supreme Award for Large Manufacturers.
Boutique Manufacturers are defined as those who produce less than 500,000 litres
per
annum.
| Year |
Entrant |
Name of Product |
Category Entered |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
| Boutique |
Takapuna Beach Café and Store |
Coconut & Lime Curd Gelato |
Gelato |
| Large |
Deep South Ice Cream |
Deep South Ice Cream Vanilla |
Premium Vanilla Ice Cream |
| 2012 |
|
|
|
| Boutique |
Takapuna Beach Café and Store |
Salted Caramel Gelato |
Gelato |
| Large |
Fonterra Brands (Tip Top) Ltd |
Tip Top French Vanilla Ice Cream |
Standard Vanilla Ice Cream |
| 2013 |
|
|
|
| Boutique |
Takapuna Beach Café and Store |
Licorice Gelato |
Gelato |
| Large |
Tip Top |
Tip Top Boysenberry Ripple Ice Cream |
Standard Ice Cream |
| 2014 |
|
|
|
| Boutique |
Rush Munro's of NZ Ltd |
Maple Walnut Ice Cream |
Premium Ice Cream |
| Large |
New Zealand Natural |
New Zealand Natural English Toffee |
Premium Ice Cream |
| 2015 |
|
|
|
| Boutique |
Puhoi Valley Cafe and Cheese Store |
Chai Latte Ice Cream |
Premium Ice Cream |
| Large |
Tip Top Ice Cream |
Tip Top Boysenberry Ripple Ice Cream |
Standard Ice Cream |
| 2016 |
|
|
|
| Boutique |
Puhoi Valley Cafe and Cheese Store |
Matakana Roasted Coffee Affogato Ice Cream |
Premium Ice Cream |
| Large |
Tip Top Ice Cream |
Tip Top Hokey Pokey Ice Cream |
Standard Ice Cream |
| 2017 |
|
|
|
| Boutique |
Puhoi Valley Cafe and Cheese Store |
Chai Latte Ice Cream |
Premium Ice Cream |
| Large |
Talley's Group Ltd |
Talley's Export Green Tea (Japan) |
Standard Ice Cream |
| 2018 |
|
|
|
| Boutique |
Ginelli's |
Black Sesame Ice Cream |
Premium Ice Cream |
| Large |
Tip Top Ice Cream |
Tip Top Boysenberry Ripple Ice Cream |
Standard Ice Cream |
About the New Zealand Ice Cream Awards
The New Zealand Ice Cream Awards were introduced in 1997 by The New Zealand Ice Cream Manufacturers' Association (Inc.) to promote and publicise the high standard of New Zealand ice cream.
Judging is held in May (originally at the Massey University
Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health (IFNHH), Albany
campus; now at The FOODBOWL, Mangere, Auckland), 3 weeks
prior to the Association's Annual Conference.
Awards judging, 2008
Judging involves awarding points for a number of key attributes
in different properties. Appearance is worth 10
points,
Body and Texture - 30 points, Flavour -
50 points and Melting
properties - 10 points. Gold Awards are given to entries
with more than 95 points, Silver Awards to those between
90 and 95 points.
Over its history there have been various categories for Standard and Premium
ice creams, Gelato, Sorbet and Low
Fat.
A popular category has been Open Creative which was established to promote creativity in ice cream and frozen confectionery. Examples of entries in this category would be products made and served on the premises of restaurants, hotels and cafés, or produced by polytechnics, or R&D departments of manufacturers and suppliers.
The Export category was introduced for products
designed specifically for export and a Packaging category
was also added to cater for Packaging only, to encourage innovation
and creativity in packaging, as well as complying with the
New Zealand Packaging Accord.
Local schoolchildren are invited to be guest judges for the Kids
Choice category.
The children are briefed by the Chief Awards Judge, and judge each entry according to the following criteria:
 Appearance
Body and Texture
Flavour
Overall liking
Then it comes down to rating each entry on a scale of "Really
yukky" to "Really yummy" and choosing their overall favourite. There is a need for gender split between the guest judges as boys often have definite preferences from girls!
Kids Choice judging, 2006
Entries have the chance to win Silver, Gold, 'Best in Category'
and Supreme Awards.
Since 2011, two Supreme Awards have been
on offer - one for Large Manufacturers, and a separate Supreme
Award for
Boutique Manufacturers. To qualify
as a Boutique manufacturer, the manufacturer must produce
less than 500,000 litres per annum.
The New Zealand Ice Cream Awards are announced and presented
at the NZICMA Conference Awards Dinner, usually held on the
Friday evening of the Association's annual Conference.
Any further information is available from:
Mrs Jenny de Lisle
NZICMA Secretary
Office: 04 385 1410
|
Mrs Kay McMath
Chief Judge
Mobile: 021 88 1643
|
Historical information on the New Zealand Ice Cream Awards for
the years 2000
through to 2015 is also available here on the Association's website:
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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