Who will ‘scoop’ the ice cream crown?

Monday 11 March 2019

Islanders are being urged to milk the opportunity to come up with a new flavour of ice cream in a competition launching today... But who will 'scoop' victory?

Jersey Dairy and the Channel Islands Co-Operative are teaming up to seek out the coolest new flavour by ‘dairy-ing’ islanders to whip up their ice cream dreams to be in with a chance of having their combination stocked in store.

3 lucky entrants will have their ideas transformed into recipes in the Jersey Dairy kitchen which will be put to the taste test when they’re sampled by the competition judges.

The three favourites, selected by the judges, will then be put to the public vote to find the flavour that will be put into production and stocked on the Co-Op’s shelves at Grand Marché and Locale stores in time for summer.

Pictured: The Co-op and Jersey Dairy are teaming up to launch the competition on the hunt for the 'crème de la crème' of ice cream flavours.

Commenting on the competition launch, Co-Op CEO Colin Macleod, said: “This is an incredibly special year for us all at the Society, we have many exciting activities and initiatives that will be taking place this year. This partnership with Jersey Dairy is a fun way of getting our members and customers to join in with our celebrations by creating a brand-new flavour of ice cream.”

Jersey Dairy’s Managing Director Eamon Fenlon added: “We are thrilled to partner with the Co-op in its special anniversary year. We are always looking for new, bright ideas and are really looking forward to seeing what flavours islanders can come up with, we invite everyone to be as creative as possible. We aim to have the new ice cream on sale in June, so it is available for the summer.”

Pictured: Colin McLeod Co-op CEO says that this is "a fun way" to mark "an incredibly special year" for the Co-op.

Submissions for the competition are open from today (11 March) until 24 March and ideas can be submitted in-store, online or by post.

The competition is part of the Co-Op’s year-long centenary celebrations which will also include a community project funding scheme and a volunteering initiative that are launching later in the year.