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The Frozen Dessert Innovation Incubator Center allows individuals, small start -up companies and even large food chains to create and explore the process of bringing a concept or product to market.

 Bringing your concept to the Incubator Center allows you to explore:

• Turnkey Operations: take from the ideation stage to the commercialization stage your frozen dessert, food or beverage products
• Product Formulation with industry renowned experts
• Prototype concept creation
• Implementation of a Fast Development Cycle
• Creation of focus group samples
• Creation of sales samples
• How to envision and support customer’s product line expansion
• How to select the right equipment for your operations
• How to accelerate your sales process cycle time

For more information contact: 

Malcolm Stogo

973-669-1060

mstogo79@gmail.com

Sponsorship

Carpigiani is the proud sponsor of the Frozen Dessert Innovation Incubator Program developed by Malcolm Stogo and Thalia Hohenthal that brings concepts or products to the Frozen Dessert market.

Carpigiani North America is introducing the Model UF920 combination soft serve and shake machine with a 42-day cleaning cycle

High Point, North Carolina (January 26, 2022) – Carpigiani, an Ali Group Company, and global leader in the production of equipment for fresh ice cream, gelato, and pastry is pleased to introduce the best-in-class model UF920, a versatile combination soft serve and shake machine developed for high-volume foodservice operations. The UF920 has an impressively rated 42-day cleaning cycle, specifically designed to meet the industry’s labor-saving needs.

“Carpigiani has engineered the highest production gravity fed combination soft serve and shake machine in the industry today,” said Penny Klingler, President Carpigiani North America. The new model UF920 will produce up to 960 – 4 oz servings per hour of ice cream, soft serve, gelato, sorbet, frozen custard or plant-based recipes or up to 60 gallons of shakes per hour or a combination of soft and shake all in a one machine. “This versatile model UF920 is a game changer for high-volume ice cream shops, quick service restaurants and concessions,” continued Klingler.

The UF920 can be customized to the configuration that meets each customer’s unique specifications.  Each of the two cylinders can be programmed to produce either soft serve, ice cream, gelato, sorbet, frozen custard or various shake products, from thick to thin. The option of an onboard spindle mixer provides for unlimited flavoring and mix-in options to expand menu items and seasonal limited time offerings. “In one operationally simplistic machine, foodservice operators will be able to rapidly serve a variety of excellent quality products with peak performance,” said Kami Poppen, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Carpigiani North America. This unique model is also available in a pressurized version for operators seeking a high overrun, creamier textured products.  

“Labor savings, capacity and total cost of ownership are at the top of operators concerns,” continued Klingler. The high-performance heat treatment cycle featured in the UF920 supports safe, high quality product production for 42 days before cleaning. “The annual labor and materials savings of this longer cleaning cycle is an average of $3,000 which will pay for the machine during its life,” said Klingler. “At Carpigiani North America, we are proud to introduce this new technology and manufacturing excellence assembled in North Carolina, leading our industry in serving the unique needs of operators in today’s environment.”

Carpigiani

Established in 1946 in Italy, Carpigiani enjoys an unrivaled market position, thanks to its high standards, top-quality products, customer service and technological innovation. The company supports its equipment with a worldwide network of highly skilled sales and service technicians. The premier brand name in frozen-dessert machines, the company has built a reputation as the essence of quality and service in the foodservice industry. Carpigiani has seven subsidiaries and four manufacturing facilities serving the global market.

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Carpigiani North America is proud to sponsor Chef Amaury Guichon’s Pastry Academy and to provide state-of-the-art frozen dessert and pastry equipment for the training of future pastry chefs

High Point, N.C. (November 29, 2021) – Carpigiani, an Ali Group Company and global leader in the production of equipment for fresh ice cream, gelato, pastry and much more is pleased to announce sponsorship of The Pastry Academy by Amaury Guichon, in Las Vegas, NV. This agreement partners the high-level pastry instruction at Chef Amaury’s pastry school with Carpigiani’s precision equipment to introduce future pastry chefs to the creation of outstanding frozen desserts and pastries. 

Chef Amaury Guichon is a world-renowned pastry chef who has devoted his life to the pastry industry for the past 17 years and has been teaching master classes around the world for the last three years. Prior to realizing his passion for teaching, Chef Amaury reached the level of executive chef at the age of 21 at Hugo and Victor in Paris, France. Shortly thereafter, he was invited to participate in the first televised pastry competition in France, in which he placed third. Chef Amaury decided to open his first pastry school in the U.S., where he shares his knowledge and passion for pastry instructing masterclasses and courses at The Pastry Academy by Amaury Guichon, which he cofounded with Chef Michel Ernots. 

With over 75 years of technology experience, Carpigiani is known for high quality ice cream, gelato and pastry equipment. “We are pleased to provide the equipment technology for the high-level, creative techniques that the talented chef instructors at Chef Amaury’s pastry academy will use to train future pastry chefs,” said Kami Poppen, Vice President Sales and Marketing at Carpigiani North America. “Our Carpigiani LB100 batch freezer and Soft and Go soft serve machine provide endless opportunities for chefs to create unique precision plated desserts and beautiful frozen treats.”

In addition to the Carpigiani batch freezers, Carpigiani will provide the Pastochef for use in some pastry sections of The Pastry Academy by Amaury Guichon 10-week course. The Pastochef is a versatile machine designed to mix, cook, pasteurize, cool, age and store hygienically the many pastries, savory specialties and frozen desserts that confectioners, gelato makers, chocolatiers and chefs create in their kitchens.  “At The Pastry Academy we want to allow our students to learn on the best equipment!” said Chef Amaury Guichon, Head Instructor and Co-Founder of The Pastry Academy. “We are proud to be a sponsor for The Pastry Academy by Amaury Guichon and look forward to many years of shared culinary creation and industry stewardship,” stated Penny Klingler, President at Carpigiani North America.

Carpigiani North America is introducing the innovative Carpigiani by Victory Ice Cream Hardening Freezer to the US foodservice market.

High Point, North Carolina (October 28, 2021) – Carpigiani, an Ali Group Company, and global leader in the production of equipment for fresh ice cream, gelato, pastry, and much more, is pleased to introduce the state-of-the-art Carpigiani by Victory Ice Cream Hardening Freezer Model ICH-1D. This new model is a two-half door top and bottom freezer unit with fast pulldown temperatures, ensuring optimal product quality for hardening ice cream, gelato, and other foodservice products.

Carpigiani has teamed up with Victory Refrigeration, an Ali sister company and US-based leader in storage refrigeration, to develop an industry-leading hardening freezer capable of operating at -25°F (-31.67°C) to -15 °F (-26.11 °C) with convenient operator features. “Carpigiani batch freezers produce superior quality ice cream and gelato and with this new hardening freezer operators can quickly harden to maintain the consistency and quality of their frozen desserts and products,” said Penny Klingler, President Carpigiani North America.

The Model ICH-1D hardening freezer is user friendly with a stay-open door feature for easy product loading; a magnetic door switch that activates the interior LED light; one piece, snap-in magnetic gaskets; and low-profile vertical door handles. It has a stainless-steel exterior, an aluminum interior and 20-gauge stainless steel half doors and features an adaptive defrost for reduced energy consumption and more consistent product temperatures.

This large capacity hardening freezer will hold sixteen 3-gallon tubs or twenty-four 2.5-gallon tubs and is perfect for frozen dessert shops and higher volume foodservice operations. The space-saving, two-compartment vertical design ensures faster freeze down and better temperature control as warmer products are introduced to the freezer. “The Model ICH-1D hardening freezer gives operators the ability to plan in-house production of larger batches, more items, higher-volume production or production on fewer days,” continued Klingler. “We listen to foodservice operators and continue to design and engineer products to help them serve the best quality ice cream, gelato and frozen desserts with the easiest operations possible.”

BATCH FREEZER SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR ICE CREAM FOODSERVICE OPERATORS

Carpigiani North America is introducing the LB200 IC, a versatile and easy-to-use countertop batch freezer specifically developed to produce high quality ice cream

High Point, North Carolina (November 2, 2021) – Carpigiani, an Ali Group Company, and global leader in the production of equipment for fresh ice cream, gelato, pastry, and much more, is introducing the new U.S.-produced model LB200 IC countertop batch freezer designed for ice cream operators. This versatile new batch freezer can put new operators into the ice cream business economically. It accommodates both small and large in-house premium quality ice cream and frozen dessert production and gives food service operators creative independence to add frozen desserts to their existing menus, develop new flavors and reduce costs.

 “Carpigiani is known for market innovation and education in the frozen dessert equipment world. We engineered the new LB200 IC batch freezer with technology specifically designed to produce premium- texture, high-quality ice cream with features to provide ease of operation for busy ice cream operators,” said Penny Klingler, President, Carpigiani North America. The LB200 IC countertop batch freezer, made at the new Carpigiani North America manufacturing facility in North Carolina, features a one-piece beater to create a smooth and creamy ice cream texture. This easy-to-operate machine automatically provides the appropriate product consistency for ice cream, dairy-free, vegan and other high-overrun frozen desserts for optimal product quality and maximum menu flexibility.

The LB200 IC’s full size, highly efficient freezing chamber has the flexibility to freeze 2.8-quart to 5.3-quarts of liquid mix and can produce up to 14 gallons of ice cream per hour, giving operators optimal management of their production needs. Adjustable electronic consistency control ensures product uniformity with varying batch loads. “Adding freshly made premium ice cream to any menu can create a new profit center or expand customer reach, like take-away and other dining occasions,” continued Klingler. “The LB200 IC countertop batch freezer gives operators the flexibility to start and grow these new concepts.”

The new LB200 IC countertop batch freezer has a space-saving small footprint and runs on single-phase power to fit into almost any setting like cafes, brewpubs, carts, restaurants, event venues, and ice cream shops. “Our focus is on serving the needs of ice cream and frozen dessert operators of all sizes in the evolving foodservice landscape,” said Kami Poppen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Carpigiani North America. “Innovation and product excellence leads to great customer experiences, and we are ready to partner with operators to deliver outstanding frozen treats to people all over North America.”

Carpigiani

Established in 1946 in Italy, Carpigiani enjoys an unrivaled market position, thanks to its high standards, top-quality products, customer service and technological innovation. The company supports its equipment with a worldwide network of highly skilled sales and service technicians. The premier brand name in frozen-dessert machines, the company has built a reputation as the essence of quality and service in the foodservice industry. Carpigiani has seven subsidiaries and four manufacturing facilities serving the global market.

Carpigiani North America announces the launch of US production of batch freezers and soft serve machines in their new High Point, NC location.

High Point, North Carolina (July 1, 2021) – Carpigiani, an Ali Group Company, and global leader in the production of equipment for fresh American-style ice cream, gelato, pastry, and much more has now invested in a new facility in High Point, NC that includes manufacturing of batch freezers and soft serve machines in addition to warehousing of finished goods and parts as well as customer service, accounting, service, and engineering support. Frozen Dessert University classes are also conducted in the newly opened training labs at this location.

“We are pleased to expand manufacturing to the US to meet the growing demand in the fresh American-style ice cream and gelato markets – especially for hand-packed takeaway and delivery segments,” said Penny Klingler, President Carpigiani North America. “Restaurant and foodservice operators are seeking new profit centers within their concepts as we evolve through the market changes of the last year. We can help identify
simple, cost-effective, innovative solutions and provide training to serve profitable and delicious frozen desserts and treats that will entice customers to return time and again.”

The addition of US manufacturing will allow Carpigiani to quickly respond to customer’s ever-changing needs and demands. This facility is UL certified and will produce equipment that will be distributed to general market and chain customers in North and Central American markets.

“We are proud to open our US manufacturing facility. Our investment includes state-of-the-art technology and equipment, which will allow us to efficiently produce the highest quality batch freezers focused on producing American-style ice cream and soft serve machines,” said Federico Tassi, CEO of Carpigiani Group. “New US manufactured equipment models will be released this Fall for high-volume quick service, independent and key accounts. Customers will be able to preview these batch and soft serve freezers at NAFEM on August 26th – 29th in Orlando, Florida.”

For more information

Kami Poppen at Info@carpigiani-usa.com

Carpigiani

Established in 1946 in Italy, Carpigiani enjoys an unrivaled market position, thanks to its high standards, top-quality products, customer service and technological innovation. The company supports its equipment with a worldwide network of highly skilled sales and service technicians. The premier brand name in frozen dessert machines, the company has built a reputation as the essence of quality and service in the foodservice industry. Carpigiani has seven subsidiaries and four manufacturing facilities serving the global market.

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