Zini Gelato’s Blog

How cool is that? No seriously…a Festival dedicated to Granita?? in Sicily?? Does it really exist or it’s just a dream? Well, it’s true. Nivarata is the Sicilian Artisan Granita [...]

Here I am again talking about ‘A Players‘ and why you should have them in your team. Following my previous article (http://zinigelato.com/who-why-you-need-a-players/) and analyzing [...]

I’m reading an interesting book called “Who“, by Geoff Smart and Randy Street, that has inspired me to write a series of articles to answer the question: Why do you need A [...]

Often customers ask me about “Gelato with no sugar” or “Sugar free Gelato”. Let’s state that: it’s impossible to make Gelato without sugars. It is possible to [...]

Does your Gelato shop have 1000 true fans? I suggest to read this article by Kevin Kelly “1,000 True Fans” because I think if you only read one article on marketing, make it this one. [...]

Hey Gelato lovers! Good news (or bad news depending from where you want to see it). I decided to start my Gelato Vlog (video blog). I went to a store last week and I bought my super beginner [...]

I’ve been recently interviewed by Vogue Australia about Gelato and Ice cream trends in Australia, because in recent years, artisan iced treats have become a talking point, a social occasion [...]

Sensory analysis is playing an increasingly vital role in the food industry for evaluating the characteristics of a product via the sensory organs. In our industry it is very important to know [...]

The classic mantra of the three most important factors in retail: “location, location, location“. When it comes to Gelato that’s even more important because nowadays Gelato and [...]

Following my previous article regarding “Real Artisan Gelato” here, on the 23rd January 2017 Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine and publishing group founded in 1986, [...]

Today I would like to say something in defense of true Artisan Gelato. There has been a big dispute in Italy because real Gelato makers and Chefs are arguing the fact that most of the Gelati [...]

I will always repeat that: Ice Cream is not Gelato and Gelato is not Ice Cream. They simply are two different categories among the ‘Frozen Desserts’. I consider Gelato an Artisan [...]

As my Master once said: “Do you prefer to work with a Ferrari or a Fiat?” Everybody knows the answer 😉 So why Cattabriga Effe6 is such a special and fascinating Gelato machine? First [...]

Believe it or not, there are a lot of songs about gelato. Although it’s not the most common of subjects among singers and songwriters -they apparently are all very busy discussing [...]

People! Gelato lovers! Time to celebrate! We at Zini Gelato just launched our new blog. In these pages you’ll find news, updates and articles about all things Gelato. Of course, this whole [...]

Gelato is an age-old delicacy that dates back thousands of years. The earliest beginnings of frozen desserts are recorded in 3000 B.C. when Asian cultures discovered they could consume crushed [...]