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Coming out on top was Equi’s from Rutherglen with their signature Vanilla Double Cream, a luxurious product made using “lashings of milk and cream” from local dairy farms which is infused with natural bourbon vanilla from Madagascar.
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A double win made the results of the competition even sweeter for the team, who also won the coveted title of Overall Dairy Champion.
David Equi, owner of Equi Ice Cream, said: “We are incredibly honored to receive these awards.
“This achievement is testament to our dedication and passion for excellence in ice cream.
“We couldn’t be more proud of everyone at Team Equi’s.”
The Royal Highland Show is one of Scotland’s biggest events, celebrating the best of the national agricultural industry and attracting thousands of visitors and exhibitors each year.
Equi’s has said that winning these awards amid such strong competition is quite an achievement for the team, underlining its commitment to producing “delicious, high quality ice cream”.
Aylett Roan, chief steward of the Scottish Championships, said at RHASS: “140 ice cream entries were judged at this year’s Royal Highland Show as part of the Scottish Dairy Championships.
“Possibly the most pleasant job of the show, our panel of judges; Joseph Bonnie, Vincent Fusaro, and Patrick Gilmour, had an incredibly difficult job of limiting the competitors.
“Congratulations to Equi’s Ice Cream for taking home the prestigious titles of Champion Ice Cream and Overall Dairy Champion for their vanilla ice cream.”
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In December 2022, the Herald reported that Equi’s marked its centenary with the opening of a new £1.7million factory and headquarters in Rutherglen.
The fourth generation family company had been making ice cream in Hamilton since 1922 when the business was founded by Pietro Equi.
David Equi said of the move: “When my grandfather Pietro immigrated to Scotland from Tuscany in Italy he started the small independent cafe we ​​know today as Equi’s Hamilton,” said David Equi.
“Now in its fourth generation in the ice cream business, my family has continued this principle of using the best quality local ingredients and to this day we only use fresh Scottish milk and double cream for our all ice cream, we get. from a farm just along the road.
“Our new factory allows us to take our ambitious plans for production and growth to the next level.”
Equi products are now available in ice cream parlors across Scotland as well as in Asda, Morrisons, Spar and more.
For more information, visit their website here.
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