Glace-Concept

Founded in 2011, Glace-Concept is a dairy industry distributor based in La Fouillouse, France selling processing equipment, packaging, cleaning & hygiene +1 more.

Glace-Concept, operated by the company CBPi, helps dairy farmers diversify by producing ice cream and sorbets on their farms. The offer is a turnkey concept covering training for farm ice cream makers, study of the local market, installation of an ice cream laboratory, and supply of equipment, ice cream pots and cleaning materials. Equipment offered includes an ice cream pasteuriser with emulsifier, an electronic ice cream freezer and a filling machine. The company also sells a mobile insulated cold box for market sales and provides marketing and sales support. It states that it is not a franchise and that farmers remain independent. The company was founded by Charles Bertholet, the son of farmers in the Loire region of France.