Ice cream for foodservice: Five keys

In summer, ice cream is back, a very healthy food if it is well prepared and consumed wisely, with ancient recipes that take us back to the ancient oriental culture, which Marco Polo brought to Italy in the 13th century and developed into the marvel we all know. We present you the keys to ice cream for catering.

But when choosing the best ice creams for catering, and this is a message for professionals, you have to take into account some factors that we are going to summarize here. We market and distribute, in particular, Casty brand ice creams, a real reference in the sector , which produce their products in Talavera de la Reina and are highly appreciated in Madrid, for example. They have seven different catalogs, including bulk ice cream, ice cream for small catering and high category ice cream. Casty has more than 30 years of experience and, although they are not as popularly known as the big multinational brands, has been awarded, for example, Best Company by Cadena SER in 2012 (if you need information or prices, please contact us at).

Five keys to choose ice cream for catering

1. Adequacy. A large hotel is not the same as a modern restaurant or a traditional bar. We must think about the ice creams that our clientele might want and the way they will consume them (at the table? at the bar? to go?), because that is where we will decide whether we prefer to have in our refrigerator fun popsicles, sliced ice creams or a delicious whisky cake.
2. Price. Not only for the budget we have, but also for the price our clientele is willing to pay. If we know our public well, we will know what kind of ice cream they are going to ask for and expect to find.
3. Image. Each brand has an associated image, although all of them may seem similar. And many times it is better to find an original brand, which is out of the general norm, to stand out for the dessert part. If they are good ice creams, regular customers will know that they can only find them in your establishment.
4. Quality. This is obvious, but it should not be forgotten. The best ice creams for catering are those that are made with the best ingredients and – crucially – the best milk. The ice creams we are talking about are of exquisite quality and are made here, in Spain, which gives them a little more guarantee.
5. Versatility. It is always convenient to be able to offer, even in a smaller range, lactose-free ice creams without added sugars, because more and more customers demand them -they can find them in any supermarket and expect to find them in your restaurant-. Casty, as a reminder, offers this type of ice cream.

Eating with your eyes

There is one more factor, although we do not include it in this ‘top 5’, but it should be taken into account. We are referring to the originality of their design, since they also enter through the eyes and a good part of the consumers of these products are children. While their parents (by the way, happy Father’s Day) want good, healthy and guaranteed products, they also want to have fun. With Casty, to continue with the example, we distribute ice creams related to Gru 2, Rabbids, Hello Kitty, Gormiti and other animation characters that cannot be found in other brands.

To the delicious ice cream!