The National Ice Cream Competition, the ‘Oscars’ of the ice cream competition world, has been running for over 75 years and entries are judged blind by experts, which for the Chefs Class will include celebrity chef Gennaro Contaldo and a representative of the Craft Guild of Chefs.

There’s still time to enter – entry registrations close on 9 December. The winner will receive significant consumer and trade media PR organised by the ICA, worth over £1,000. Judging will take place at the Ice Cream, and Artisan Foods Show, 2023 in Harrogate 7 to 9 February 2023.

All entries must be prepared by the chef using the equipment they have in their professional kitchen; specialised ice cream equipment can be used if this is part of the kitchen equipment the chef already uses.

Any flavour (both sweet and savoury) can be entered to demonstrate the skills and imagination of the individual chef (additions and toppings are acceptable). The product should be dairy based.

Full rules on ingredients, instructions on how to get product to the competition organisers and in what format and all other relevant information can be found at: www.ice-cream.org/the-national-ice-cream-competition/ .

Entries cost £154 (ex VAT) per product entered (chefs can enter as many products/flavours as they want). There is a shipping cost of £12 per product submitted. All registrations to enter must be received by 4.00pm on 9 December.

For further information about the ICA, the National Ice Cream Competition and the new Chefs Class of the competition go to: www.ice-cream.org/the-national-ice-cream-competition/.