First 5 years
My husband and I started Elato five years ago to use the "joy" of ice cream sold in supermarkets, to help the community - creating Australia's first social enterprise to make this commitment. For us, this meant funding OzHarvest from our first day in business.
Within 18 months, Elato had launched into 300 independent supermarkets and is still going strong 3.5 years later.
With some help from OzHarvest, we tallied up data we have collected about our impact on taste, business, health benefits and the wider community since starting and I am extremely excited to share the results
- Roz, Founder of Elato.
| IMPACT ON TASTE | Awards |
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| Food Awards | Triple Vanilla crowned best vanilla in the supermarket by Good Food Guide, Delicious Magazine and Gourmet Traveller |
| 2022 - Best ice cream in QLD for Coffee 2023 – Best ice cream in Australia for Fig Ripple |
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| 4 Food Industry Gold Medals | |
| 22 Food Industry Silver Medals | |
| IMPACT ON BUSINESS Awards |
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| 2022 - Metro Supplier of the Year | |
| 2024 -Top 50 Small Business Leader Award from Inside Small Business Magazine | |
| 2025 - Hive Rising Star Award from Food and Drink Business Magazine | |
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HEALTH IMPACT
Grams of added sugar removed from Aussie diets
Grams of soluble fibre added to human consumption
Clean Label |
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| 3.5 million grams of sugar saved, being over 3 tonnes. This is the same amount of sugar contained in 100,000 cans of Cocacola Classic which we call the "Cans of Coke Count" | |
| 2.8 million grams of soluble fibre being almost 3 tonnes and the equivalent amount of fibre found in 1.3 million bananas, being 182 tonnes of bananas, roughly half the banana production in Australia last year | |
| Australia’s only clean label ice cream and gelato including Best “Free From” product at the Naturally Good Awards | |
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SOCIAL IMPACT Awards
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| Best Socially Conscious Brand at the Naturally Good Awards | |
| Meals gifted to OzHarvest 39,019 meals |
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Environmental measures from OzHarvest – Responsible Production |
19,544 kg of food saved, equating to 50 AFL football fields covered with food at a 5cm height |
| 19,544 kg of Co2 emissions | |
| Our manufacturer is powered by solar energy | |
| Sustainable Sourcing |
All flavour suppliers are committed to fair trade, liveable wages for staff and giving back to their local communities. |
| Sustainable packaging | Our tubs and lids are fully recyclable. |
| Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals | By supporting OzHarvest, Elato contributes to 5 out of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals including “Zero Hunger” |
