Frozen Dessert Industry & Machine Articles — soft serve

It’s officially time for the must-have summer drink that has everybody’s Instagram news feeds going crazy! You heard that right. Get ready for more likes and comments. Now that the sun is a lot stronger, so is our urge to relax and unwind. And there’s no better way to do that than with a chilled glass of Frosé, or Frozen Rosé. All About Frosé This frozen, blended beverage not only takes very little time to make, but also requires extremely limited ingredients. With a blender, the ice is crushed, causing a thicker and crunchier drink. However, the right frozen beverage...

OVERVIEW  The Stoelting F231 is one of our most popular ice cream machines, and is great for small businesses looking to add a menu item to increase profits. Since 1905, Stoelting has been manufacturing commercial ice cream makers and frozen dessert equipment. Their equipment is built in the USA, with their Headquarters in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. At Slices Concession, we have worked with these machines for over 10 years. We stand by their reputation of having "state of the art engineering and uncompromising quality." Stoelting Philiosophy Offering popular soft serve variations including low or non-fat ice creams, yogurt, custards, and sorbet. Giving you the...

There are many creatively exquisite chefs around the world that use certain kitchen equipment even if they don't fully understand how this equipment works. If you were to walk up to one of these chefs, with pencil & paper, & asked them how immersion circulators maintain accuracy or how a freezer works, they would most likely not know the answer. Inside the ice cream and Gelato stores, you can find that the most important piece of equipment, the batch freezer, is also the least understood piece of equipment. Do you know how a batch freezer uses liquid product mix to create exquisite...

A successful Frozen Dessert Store knows their customers and needs. Their needs are constantly changing. Depending on which season it is, customers preferences change with the seasons.  Summer  Summer is by far the busiest time of year for Frozen Desserts. It's hot, people enjoy refreshing beverages. "June is the highest production month of the year, but production remains strong through August to satisfy summer demand." - International Dairy Association  1. Fruit  Fruit is in season and so are fruity flavors! You can't go wrong with blueberry, peach, mango, raspberry, blackberry, banana, coconut, and honey flavors.  For example, one of our...

Let us describe a scenario for you: You've had a couple successful years under your belt as a Frozen Dessert store owner, but in the more recent years you have noticed sales start to decrease. "What am I doing wrong?" you think to yourself. So you decide to bring out the big guns. You and your team of creative brainstormers come up with ideas on how to increase sales and get more customers into your store. New exotic flavors, killer promotions with great sales are soon to be implemented in your store... but soon your excitement for the new & fresh ideas slowly withers...