News & Events
29/07/2010 Cheshire Farm Ice Cream Scoop TWO Accolades at the Great Taste Awards
July has seen another big win for Cheshire Farm Ice Cream, as the quality of their product is recognised at the Oscars of the food world, the Great Taste Awards 2010. The now nationally acclaimed ice cream producers scooped not one, but two awards for their irresistible Real Dairy Ice Cream.
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream claimed recognition for their Vanilla ice cream, a delicate natural vanilla, speckled with vanilla pod seeds that impressed the judges with its creamy, velvety flavour. The second accolade was achieved by their Armagnac flavour, a bespoke ice cream made especially for this year’s Great Taste Awards.
The Great Taste Awards is the acknowledged benchmark for specialty food and drink manufacturers and customers alike. With these new wins, it means that two more Cheshire Farm Ice Cream flavours will be holding the logo, joining their ever popular Chocolate and Honeycomb.
Jonathan Fell, Director of Cheshire Farm Ice Cream says: “Over 6,000 products were entered into this year’s awards, so to receive recognition for not one but two of our Real Dairy Ice Cream’s is a huge achievement that we are very proud of. It is incredibly important to us to gain recognition for the quality of our products.”
The award winning Real Dairy Ice Cream is made using fresh whole milk and fresh cream, with only the finest ingredients carefully selected to ensure that they are free from artificial colours and flavours. The production unit is one of the biggest in the North West and is capable of producing over 1000Ltrs of ice cream an hour for over 30 delicious flavours of ice cream and sorbets.
19/07/2010 Move Over Mr Whippy… Introducing Real Dairy Ice Cream in a Van
The irresistible Cheshire Farm Ice Cream can now be found on the road at an event near you, with the sensational mobile ice cream unit.
With reference to the well recognised black and gold Cheshire Farm Ice Cream branding, this sleek van houses the award winning Real Dairy Ice Creams and Sorbets, bringing a sophisticated twist to the traditional whippy ice cream van.
Teaming up with local Cheshire based business, Whitby Morrison, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ice cream vehicles, they have produced the stylish, bespoke van that can scoop up to 16 flavours at anyone time. From traditional vanilla and truly British Strawberries & Cream to the ever-popular Honeycomb, there is sure to be a flavour for everyone.
The Cheshire Farm Ice Cream van had its first outing at the Bolesworth Castle Show Jumping Classic, proving very popular with the crowds.
If you are out and about in Cheshire, be sure to keep an eye out for this mobile innovation and make sure you sample Cheshire Farm’s delicious ice cream!
12/07/2010 A Cool Fruity Twist for the Barbeque Summer
Just when you thought you’d tried all 30 of the award winning and irresistible Real Dairy ice creams & Sorbets, Cheshire Farm Ice Cream have developed five new mouth-watering, fruity flavours for the hot summer season.
With plenty of sunshine and the arrival of our first barbeque summer in years, Cheshire Farm’s new summer scorchers will be the star attraction at any sizzling party this season.
Making the ultimate summer flavours list, the truly tangy explosion of Orange & Lemon Crunch and the cool, delicate Lemon Meringue, a tangy yet smooth flavour that combines the awakening taste of lemon with crisp and chewy meringue pieces is certain to get people in the summer holiday mood.
To complete this mouth-watering collection, Mango & Passion Fruit and the delectable taste of Raspberry Ripple add a real fruity twist, whilst the delicious combination of Peaches and Cream offers a real taste of summer.
Last year’s barbecue summer may have been a wash out, but this year is set to be a scorcher, so take home tubs of our irresistible new flavours for the perfect accompaniment to any summer barbeque.
14/06/2010 Pupils have it ‘licked’ with new easyJet ice cream
Tattenhall Park Primary School students recently joined representatives from easyJet at the Ice Cream Farm to taste test the low-fare airline’s new limited edition ice cream.
The Orange and Lemon Crunch ice treat, which is a homage to easyJet’s infamous orange logo, has been launched by the local ice cream producer in conjunction with the UK’s largest airline to celebrate the three new summer holiday routes easyJet is launching from Liverpool John Lennon Airport this month.
New easyJet flights from Liverpool to Bodrum (Turkey), Malta and Rhodes (Greece) all begin operating this week just in time for the summer holiday season.
Ali Gayward, Commercial Manager at easyJet comments: “All three of our new routes are ideal family holiday destinations offering sun, sea and sand so what better way to celebrate the launch than with our own version of the quintessential summer holiday snack.
“We’d like to thank all the pupils from Tattenhall Park Primary School for their time this afternoon. They were all very professional testers and their feedback has been very helpful.”
Jonathan Fell, Director of Cheshire Farm Ice Cream says: “As one of the North West’s largest Ice Cream producers, we were delighted when we were approached by easyJet to create this celebratory ice cream. The bespoke Orange and Lemon Crunch ice cream moves away from the traditional and creates a truly tangy flavour that is certain to get people in the holiday mood.”
25/05/2010 Just ONE Spoonful off beating a World Record
A WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT for ‘The most amount of Ice Cream consumed in 30 seconds’ took place at first ever Ice Cream Farm Family Food Festival in May, where a late entry that came all the way from Manchester nearly ate his way to a World Record.
The rules stated that participants had to consume 382g of ice cream with a teaspoon to beat the world record attempt by the American record holder, Patrick Bertoletti, who carried out the challenge live on an American chat show.
Contestants from all over the North West took part including; local farmers, a trio of brothers and a very talented father of two who had went all the way from Manchester to the Chester countryside for the day. Of the 10 people that attempted to beat the record the smallest amount to be eaten in the 30 second period was 59g, however, Rob Burgess from Manchester managed to eat 362g… just 20g off the world record, a mere spoonful short!
Having been coaxed into to entering the competition by his children, Mr Burgess soon found his competitive side and was gutted to have missed the World Record by such a small amount.
After the success of the event, the Ice Cream Farm representatives are looking to carry out the attempt again next year, determined to make one of Cheshire’s most infamous tourist destinations home to an ice cream themed World Record.
Over 5000 people turned out over the weekend to view the delights of the Ice cream Farm. Producers from all over the North West took stalls at the event, creating a veritable feast from; breads, meats, luxury oils, cup cakes, fudge and much more.
Live cookery demonstrations took place from Michelin-starred local chef Leigh Myers as well as some of the festivals own producers.
12/05/2010 Kids Dreams Come True at The Ice Cream Farm
The Ice Cream Farm has made three lucky competition winners wishes come true, by giving them free entry to the Ice Cream Farm Indoor Adventure Play Barn for a whole year.
A competition was launched at the Ice Cream Farm and in the press, to name the three brand new Kune Kune pigs that arrived at the farm several weeks ago. After weeks of thought and some fantastic suggestions, the Ice Cream Farm judges agreed that the pigs should be named ‘Mint’, ‘Choc’ & ‘Chip’.
The three lucky winners were:
Eva Williams from Tattenhall
Sam Grinter, Tarporley
Moya Watson, Tilston
The lucky winners can now spend as much time as they like in the fantastic Crazy Daisy’s Play Barn for the next twelve months.
Everyone at the Ice Cream Farm would like to thank all competition entrants; it was a really tough decision with hundreds of entries to choose from.
11/04/2010 Cheshire Farm Ice Cream is HIGHLY COMMENDED
The award winning success of Cheshire Farm Ice Cream has been culminated in the accreditation of Highly Commended at the High Sheriff’s Award for Enterprise. The awards were held in the grounds of Chester University on 24th march 2010, where the Cheshire Farm Ice Cream representatives were proud to attend.
The award was introduced in 2006, by the then High Sheriff of Cheshire, David Briggs, to recognise outstanding achievement by enterprises in Cheshire, Halton and Warrington, who are private sector companies with a turnover of at least £500,00 and between 5 and 250 employees.
Judges were impressed by the size and scale of the Cheshire Farm Ice Cream operation, acknowledging the efforts made to see out tough economic times by injecting capital into the renovation of the Ice Cream Farm visitor attraction. This work alone has led to an increased footfall, a record number of return visits and has also offered new employment opportunities within the local community.
Director, Jonathan Fell, collected the commendation from the High Sheriff himself at a reception given at Chester University and hosted by Phil Harris, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Enterprise and Life Long Learning at Chester University.
Mr Fell says: "2009 was one of our most successful years to date and to do that in the current economic climate is a great achievement. It is incredibly important to us to gain recognition from such a well recognised business faculty, in the county that has made our business."
Producing some of the finest quality real dairy ice creams and fruit sorbets in the country, Cheshire Farm Ice Cream now supply over 900 pubs, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets all over the North West and the UK as a whole, with the customer base increasing weekly.
The award winning Real Dairy Ice Cream is made using fresh whole milk and fresh cream, with only the finest ingredients carefully selected to ensure that they are free from artificial colours and flavours. The production unit is one of the biggest in the North West and is capable of producing over 1000Ltrs of ice cream an hour for over 30 delicious flavours of ice cream and sorbets.
The farm itself contributes massively to the North West’s tourism offer, attracting almost 300,000 visitors a year, recently undergoing major developments and refurbishments to increase this footfall further. Improvements include; a bespoke ice cream themed indoor adventure play barn, newly renovated Country Kitchen Café, outdoor play areas, an animal viewing area, gift shops, as well as a brand new bespoke Make Your Own Ice Cream machine for children’s parties that can be held on the premises.
07/01/2010 House of Commons Awards WIN
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream collect another award... this time at the House of Commons!
The award winning success of Cheshire Farm Ice Cream in 2009 was culminated in the accreditation of ‘Highly Commended’ in the Rural Enterprise category at the Food and Farming Awards. The awards were held in December at the prestigious House of Commons, where the Cheshire Farm Ice Cream representatives were proud to attend.
Judges were impressed by the size and scale of the Cheshire farm Ice Cream operation, acknowledging the efforts made to see out tough economic times by injecting capital into the renovation of the Ice Cream Farm visitor attraction. This work alone has led to an increased footfall, a record number of return visits and has also offered new employment opportunities within the local community.
Director, Tom Fell, collected the commendation at a reception given at the House of Commons, hosted by James Paice MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
The Rural Enterprise Award is sponsored by Michelin Tyres and Helen Ainsworth, Michelin’s Agricultural Tyres Marketing Manager was on hand to present Tom Fell with the commendation.
Alan Whibley, Publisher of Farm Business magazine which organises the annual awards, said: “Entrepreneurial landowners make the most of their rural assets and any successful farmer is acutely aware of how best to utilise his land - especially in today’s financial climate.
“In the category of Rural Enterprise Award the judges were looking for a company that had not only used their land to best effect to make a positive impact on their area, but had achieved this whilst acting as good custodians of the rural area. Cheshire Farm Ice Cream is an excellent example of this and has more than fulfilled our criteria.”
26/11/2009 Another BIG win for Cheshire Farm Ice Cream
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream gained massive recognition from the countys business elite at the recent Cheshire Business Awards, where they proudly scooped Medium Business of the Year.
The well recognised event was held at Chesters Queens Hotel and included some of the county’s most successful business people. The Medium Business of the Year Award welcomed entrants that demonstrated business excellence as well as outstanding achievements, business strategy and financial performance. With their second big win in 2009, Cheshire Farm Ice Cream is quite literally, reaping the awards for all their hard work.
This year has shown great change for Cheshire Farm Ice Cream. Having undergone major developments and refurbishments over the past few months at their infamous Ice Cream Farm, this long established company has battled through the recession and is thrilled to boast one of their most successful years to date.
Jonathan Fell, Director of Cheshire Farm Ice Cream says: Winning Medium Business of the Year at the Cheshire Business Awards is really the icing on the cake for us. We have enjoyed one of our most successful years to date and to do that in the current economic climate is a great achievement, especially when we were up against such tough competition in our category. It is incredibly important to us to gain recognition from the county that has made our business and also to spread the word of how much Cheshire has to offer.
05/11/2009 Keeping our Farm safe from E.coli
The recent outbreak of E.coli in Surrey is a reminder to us all to ensure our hands are clean at all times, especially when visiting animals.
At the Ice Cream Farm we are extremely vigilant when it comes to keeping our visitor attraction a ‘safe place’ to visit. Our brand new Animal Corner has been built to the best possible standards to ensure that our visitors and animals are safe at all times.
The new animal area has special hand cleaning facilities and all visitors are asked to use these for every visit. The area has been built to the specifications laid out by the health and safety authorities, who were consulted very early on in the planning of the whole site.
We would like to stress that it is extremely unusual to show signs of ill health following a visit to an open farm, even among children. We feel that the risk of an extremely rare outbreak needs to be balanced against the benefits for a child’s education and development that can arise from contact with animals.
As with the National Farm Attractions Network (NFAN), we are keen to ensure that our farm attraction is a safe environment and we are happy to cooperate with all authorities in their investigations.
If you would like further information the safety aspect of visiting farm attraction, please follow this web link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/campaigns/farmsafe/ecoli.htm
Please also feel free to contact the Ice Cream Farm should you have any queries about our visitor attraction on: 01829 770 446
08/10/2009 From Crazy Daisy’s Fun Factory to the brand new Animal Corner…
Cheshire’s tastiest tourist attraction just got better! If you are impressed by the delights of over 30 award winning and irresistible real dairy ice creams & sorbets, then you’ll be blown away by the ‘new look’ Ice Cream Farm!
Having undergone major developments and refurbishments over the past few months, the Ice Cream farm, the County’s tastiest tourist attraction, is thrilled to unveil its amazing transformation.
08/10/2009 Bored with the same old kids parties?
The Party Crew has arrived at The Ice Cream Farm, so now you can enjoy any of our party themes in your own private party room! Stuck for ideas for girls parties?
How about a Hannah Montana, High School Musical , Mini Makeover or Arts and Craft theme – great choice, great fun.
