NATIONAL ICE CREAM
Competition 2024
BENEFITS of Entering
Each Class winner receives:-
- Publicity across all media – TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, websites
- Publicity that will raise your profile and can boost turnover
- Trophies and certificates to showcase within your business
- Winners’ photos for use in your Social Media and wherever else appropriate
THIS YEAR'S ICE CREAM Competition CLASSES
- Newcomer – Vanilla: This Class are for those who are new to the industry and have not worked in the ice cream business before.
- Soft Serve Ice Cream Class – Vanilla: This Class is open to everyone.
- Supply House Class – Caramelised Biscuit: This Class is only open to Supply House Exhibitors who book for the 2024 expo.
- 1st Sorbet Class – Lemon: This Class can be produced in either a batch freezer or a continuous freezer. The sorbet must be produced from basic ingredients
- 1st Flavour Class – Strawberry: This Class can be produced in either a batch freezer or a continuous freezer. The ice cream must be produced from basic ingredients. The product can either be dairy-based fat, vegetable-derived fat or any combination of both.
- 2nd Flavour Class – Chocolate: This Class can be produced in either a batch freezer or a continuous freezer. The ice cream must be produced from basic ingredients. The product can either be dairy-based fat, vegetable-derived fat or any combination of both.
- Open Flavour Class – This Class is for innovative Ice Cream – Two Entries are allowed for this Class, each entry is chargeable
- Alternative Class – This Class is to allow further innovation and diversity, to reflect the changing and new markets in the ice cream industry. Two Entries are allowed for this Class, each entry is chargeable.
- Dairy Ice Cream Class – Vanilla: This Class must be made from basic ingredients and not pre-made blends purchased from alternative suppliers.
- Ice Cream Class – Vanilla: This Class can be produced in either a batch freezer or a continuous freezer. The ice cream must be produced from basic ingredients. The product must be made primarily of vegetable-based fat.
- Open Ice Cream Class – Vanilla: This Class is to showcase innovation, with marks given for originality
- NEW – Chef’s Class: This newest Class is to recognise the creativity of UK chefs – and any qualified chef or someone studying to be a chef can enter. The product must be dairy-based. Two Entries are allowed for this Class, each entry is chargeable
CHEF CLASS
We are delighted to announce the return of the Chef’s Class.
This newest class is to recognise the creativity of UK chefs – and any qualified chef or someone studying to be a chef can enter.
Product entered must be dairy-based but can be sweet or savoury. For full rules and cost of entry click below.
Judging
All samples are judged blind. Judges will not have entered the class they are adjudicating. All judges will have relevant industry experience, with materials and information provided to each judge to ensure a standardised and professional judging process. Supervisors with expert knowledge will be on hand throughout the process as a precautionary measure to ensure high judging quality. Rejudging of certain entries will occur to ensure standardised scoring and definitive winners.
Awarding
There are many different awards that can be achieved as an entrant. There are your standard bronze, silver and gold. With class winners entering Best of Flavour, Best of Vanilla and subsequent winners of the prior two awards being entered into the Champion of Champions. Aside from medallists and winners, there is an opportunity to achieve Diplomas, Diplomas of Merit and Special Diplomas of merit, giving entrants great marketing opportunities should they not place in their respective classes. Awarding of diplomas and medals is dictated by the Derek Bailey Rule. This rule states that if an entrant’s total score is 94%+ of the total winning score of the class then an entrant must receive a form of award. The top 10% of this group of entrants will medal and a Special Diploma of Merit, the next 30% must receive a Diploma of Merit and the final 60% must receive a Diploma.
Post-Competition Awards Dinner
All medallists and winners will be announced at the ICA Awards Dinner. All class winners will be given PR support with artwork of their diplomas and certificates provided to recipients of any award type.
The ICA Awards Dinner will take place on Wednesday 7th February 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Harrogate.
If you would like to attend the Awards Dinner, please EMAIL US to book your place.
Book early to avoid disappointment!
REGISTER TO ENTER 2024 COMPETITION
This National Ice Cream Competition is open to ALL registered ice cream manufacturers, whether or not they are members of the Ice Cream Alliance (the organising body). The new Chefs Class, launched in partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs, is open to all qualified chefs and anyone studying to be a chef in the UK.
Entrants into the new Chefs Class and the existing Soft Serve and Supply House Classes are not required to be registered with their Local Authority or Food Standards Authority (UK only).
However, to be eligible to enter all the other Classes of the National Ice Cream Competition, entrants must confirm that they are registered as a Food Business with your Local Authority or Food Standards Authority (UK only).
- https://www.gov.uk/food-business-registration and/or https://www.gov.uk/food-premises-approval
- or, for FSA-approved exceptions, must have local authority approval in the UK)
- or registered for food production with a competent authority in their country (if outside the UK) prior to the date of the competition.
- Companies that are manufacturers that are not registered will be unable to enter samples into the National Ice Cream Competition.
- No refunds can be given for disqualified entries.
- Only 1 entry will be allowed for registered manufacturers in each of the following classes: Ice Cream Class, Dairy Ice Cream Class, Open Ice Cream Class, Sorbet Class, 1st Flavour Class, 2nd Flavour Class, Soft Serve or Newcomer.
- 2 entries will be allowed for the Chef’s Class, Open Flavour Class and the Alternative Classes, (fees apply for both entries i.e. 1 entry – £162 ex VAT, 2 entries – £324 ex VAT).
PREVIOUS WINNERS & RESULTS
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