1898
Paravanni’s Ice Cream
Suffolk-based Parravani’s Ice Cream in the oldest ice creamery in the UK. It was founded in Norwich in 1898 by Giuseppe Parravani, who was originally from Italy. Giuseppe expanded his business to Bungay, where he settled with his family.
Following Giuseppe’s untimely death in 1931, his eldest son, Augie, continued the business, which grew with the addition of ice cream vans. Augie and his brothers ran the business until Augie’s retirement in 1985. The business then shifted to Chedgrave in 1986, and by 1987, Domenico and his son Paul took over, expanding to Beccles in 2012.
They now supply premium ice creams, sorbets, and pastries across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex.