Rossi's Ices
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As of April 2021, Rossi Ice cream (Southend-on-Sea) Ltd is now owned by Essex-based entrepreneur James Sinclair.
History
In the 1920s, Fioravanti Figliolini immigrated with his brother Peter and his wife Pasqua to England from Cantù, Lombardy, north of Milan in Italy. They initially traded as the Figliolini Brothers in Newcastle upon Tyne, before joining forces with Toni Rossi another immigration entrepreneur. In 1937, they were looking for new premises and decided to establish another ice cream parlour, in four old shops. Fioravanti eventually took over the franchise from Toni Rossi but remained trading under 'Rossi's'.
Modern day
Rossi Ice Cream is still manufactured in Southend-on-Sea and supplies Rossi parlours, supermarkets, theatres and attractions around the UK. The company was part of a World Record bid in 2014, with an event at Garons Park to get the largest gathering of people eating ice cream. In 2015, the company launched their first printed containers, and started selling to supermarkets Asda and Co-operative. In January 2020, BBC programme Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo featured Rossi's.
See also
References
- ^ "Rossi's Ice Cream Parlour". weymouth.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "81 year – History of Rossis Ices". UK: Rossi's Ice Creams. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Rossi Ice Cream". order-rossi.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Essex Thousands in Southend bid to top ice cream eating record". BBC. 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Rossi Ice Cream". Food Chain Magazine. 6 October 2016.
- ^ "BBC show to explore history of the famous Rossi's Ice Cream". Evening Echo. 20 January 2020.