Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium, the family-owned premium artisan ice cream maker with a cult-like following for its extraordinary creative flavour combinations, has launched an exciting wholesale range.
Currently operating from its two retail outlets based in Whitstable, Kent and the pavilion at Brook Green, in London, owners, husband and wife Phil Harrison and Vera Thordardottir, have recently completed a kitchen renovation to scale up their production and distribution capacity to offer the range to speciality retailers, cafes, pubs, restaurants and leisure attractions.
Phil Harrison, co-founder of Bears and the creative brain behind the brand’s legendary flavours, comments: “After a year of recognition for our ice creams, we’re now working towards realising our ambitious plans to scale the business and widen distribution for wholesale customers looking for premium handcrafted ice cream that delivers on both taste and the bottom line. Our playful, gourmet creations fulfil the current consumer demand for comfort and indulgence.
“Having secured investment, we’ve recently completed a kitchen renovation to scale up production capacity at our Whitstable shop.”
Multi-award winning, Bears Ice Cream was voted Best Local Food & Drink Producer in Kent 2024 by Muddy Stilettos; scooped gold and bronze awards at the Taste of Kent Awards 2024 and were placed 3rd in the London Heat of the Gelato World Masters competition.
All three medal-winning gourmet flavours are part of the new 10-strong flavour line up, which also features some of the bestselling flavours from their Whitstable ice cream parlour.
The range includes 7 dairy and 3 plant-based mouthwatering flavour combinations, available in 4l catering tubs for foodservice (WS £35, RRP per scoop £3.60), 475ml tubs for speciality retailers (WS £5.25, RRP £9.50) and 125ml single serve tubs for cafes and leisure attractions (WS £1.55, RRP £3.95).
| Dairy Ice Cream flavours Include: |
| ● Brown Butter Popcorn Ice Cream |
| ● Blueberry, Lavender Jam & Meringue Swirl Ice Cream – awarded Gold at Taste of Kent Awards 2024 |
| ● Apple Jazz, cream cheese frosting, cinnamon sponge Ice Cream – awarded Bronze at Taste of Kent Awards 2024 |
| ● Raspberry Ripple, pistachio brittle Ice Cream |
| ● Brownie, Honeycomb, Chocolate & Caramel Sauce Ice Cream |
| ● Miso, Banana & Butterscotch Pudding Ice Cream – placed 3rd in the London Heat of the Gelato World Masters |
| ● Salted Pumpkin Seed Ice Cream |
| Plant Based Ice Cream flavours include: |
| ● Cherry & Hibiscus Sorbet |
| ● Pear, Coconut & Cardamom Plant Based ice cream |
| ● Raspberry, Dark Choc Freckle Plant Based Ice Cream |
