retail & foodservice founder nigel langstone and richard pierce headquarters gelato manor chesterton estate united kingdom products gelato ice cream sorbet website www.joedeluccis.com joe delucci s is a frozen dessert company based in the united kingdom producing italian gelato ice cream and sorbet . 1 initially supplying a range of twenty flavours to the uk food service industry the company opened its first retail store in leamington spa in 2006 and now also operates franchised and company owned outlets in westfield shepherd s bush westfield stratford city bluewater lakeside meadowhall sheffield bullring birmingham manchester arndale leeds trinity the priors leamington spa whitgift croydon st david s cardiff braehead glasgow silverburn glasgow livingston and liberty wharf jersey . joe delucci s piaggio scooters joe delucci s master piece contents 1 products 2 name 3 awards 4 references 5 external links products edit joe delucci s now produces over thirty different flavours of gelato including fruity 2 regularly using around 35 % whole fresh fruit with no artificial preservatives or genetically modified ingredients . 3 unlike ice cream gelato s density ingredients requires a slightly higher serving temperature aiming for a point between firm and hard soft but not melting . 4 the company supplies gelato to the food service industry through national companies such as brakes stratford fine foods and continental food & wine as well as regional distribution companies such as olympia foods matrix foodservice manor farm foods and la collette . 5 restaurant groups serving joe delucci s gelato include nando s. 6 flavours include fruity and nutty gelati parmesan parmegiano di reggio and melon and chilli melone & peperoncino flavours . 7 pistachios for the company s bronte pistachio gelato were sourced following a research trip to sicily . 8 joe delucci s ice cream and gelato can be bought in supermarkets such as tesco in the uk and supervalu in ireland . in march 2013 joe delucci s also introduced their gelato mixing concept for supermarkets joe delucci s duo pots . 9 name edit the name joe delucci is a fictional name . the rough translation means joe of light and is a reference to the company s stated aim to change how consumers in the uk perceive ice cream by showing them the ice cream light . joe delucci s gelato isn t ice cream as most people know it rather it is genuine italian gelati and sorbetti . 10 awards edit awards won by the company include quality food awards 2014 ice cream winner tesco finest sicilian mandarin sorbetto 11 quality food awards 2014 ice cream highly commended tesco finest sicilian italian hazelnut gelato 12 quality food awards 2014 ice cream highly commended tesco finest lombardy mascarpone gelato 13 great taste gold awards 2012 strawberry sorbet and dulche de leche caramel toffee 14 quality food awards 2011 short list joe delucci s sicilian pistachio gelato 15 quality food awards 2010 highly commended joe delucci s passionfruit gelato 16 ifex 2008 winner of best grocery product new products of the show awards 8 references edit all things ice innovations in ice cream 7 december 2011 . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . houghton licia westbury communications appointed by joe delucci s gelato media bulletin 8 july 2011 . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . joe delucci s gelato uses pdo status pistachios foodbeve.com . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . clerkin angela table talk west side august 2010 . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . belissimo joe delucci s expands its business food and drink matters . issue 104 . retrieved november 19 2014 . stodell hannah . joe delucci s wins exclusive tesco deal the grocer . july 14 2012 . retrieved march 19 2013 . reyes wainwright levanah food & drink news bite . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . a b movers and shakers grocer 12 november 2011 . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . mileham arabella . joe delucci s offers two flavour pot packs so shoppers can mix gelati the grocer . jan 26 2013 . retrieved march 19 2013 . joe delucci s westfield . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . 2014 qfa winners retrieved december 6 2014 . 2014 qfa winners retrieved december 6 2014 . 2014 qfa winners retrieved december 6 2014 . great taste awards 2012 retrieved march 19 2013 . quality food awards 2011 quality food awards . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . joe delucci s view london . retrieved on 24 april 2012 . external links edit joe delucci s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title joe delucci % 27s & oldid 664869176 categories retail companies established in 2005ice cream brandscompanies based in warwickshirehidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout 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