Gelato Classico - Die Eismanufaktur GmbH

About Gelato Classico

Gelato Classico - Die Eismanufaktur GmbH is a food manufacturer from Hilter am Teutoburger Wald that produces ice cream in the Italian artisan style in organic quality. The product range includes milk-based ice cream made from fresh organic milk and organic cream from the region as well as vegan varieties and sorbets. Products are made in plastic or cardboard cups, on sticks, in cones, as ice cream sandwiches, mini ice cakes and ice pralines wrapped in foil or paper; for gastronomy, pack sizes of 2.5 and 5 litres are available. Production takes place at the Hilter a. T. W. site; in Osnabrück the company operates a frozen storage facility with its own production storage and third-party logistics. Alongside its own brand, the company offers private-label production and supplies organic specialty retailers, grocery retail, ice cream parlours, gastronomy, food service and impulse ice cream vending machines, partly for export. Sustainability is a distinctive element of production: the company works with energy-efficient processes, paper-based packaging and a certified energy management system according to ISO 50001; the cocoa used is certified according to the Rainforest Alliance standard.

Site

Hilter a. T. W.

Processes

Production of ice cream (milk-based ice cream, sorbets), Production of ice cream in plastic or cardboard cups, Production of ice cream sandwiches, cones, stick ice cream, mini ice cakes and ice pralines in foil, Operation of a frozen storage facility with production storage and third-party logistics, Private label production, Consulting for gastronomy and ice cream parlours on product range and presentation, Own production storage and third-party logistics (frozen storage), Operation of an own ice cream parlour

Materials

fresh organic milk, organic cream, Cocoa (Rainforest Alliance certified), Fresh Organic Milk, Organic Cream

Certificates

IFS Food Version 8, Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard (Supply Chain, Single Site), Organic Certificate (Regulation (EU) 2018/848, DE-ÖKO-001), ISO 50001 (DIN EN ISO 50001, Energy Management), IFS Food V8 (higher level), Organic Certification (Regulation (EU) 2018/848, DE-ÖKO-001), Rainforest Alliance (Supply Chain, Cocoa), ISO 50001 (Energy Management)

Industries

Organic specialty retail, Grocery retail (LEH), Ice cream parlours / ice cream cafés, Gastronomy / Food Service, Impulse ice cream vending machines, Export

1. 01

   Raw material purchasing (organic milk, organic cream, Rainforest-certified

2. 02

   Ice cream production (milk-based ice cream, sorbets, vegan varieties)

3. 03

   Filling into cups, sticks, cones, sandwiches, mini cakes and

4. 04

   Frozen storage

5. 05

   Logistics and distribution to retail, ice cream parlours and gastronomy

Ingredients and Raw Materials

Locations

Products

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Quality and Certifications

Production is certified to IFS Food Version 8 at higher level (score 95.98%); organic products are controlled in accordance with the EU Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848 by Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie. In addition, there is an energy management system according to ISO 50001 as well as a Rainforest Alliance certification of the cocoa supply chain.