A GOODBYE It is with great sadness, that our beloved Burns Sweet Shop has now closed its doors after over 70 years on Market Street in St.Andrews. This quaint confectionary wonderland has been a continued novelty for many. A place for children to pick their evening treats, for the older generation to stock up on …
A marriage made in heaven, the most loved and traditional combination of desserts. Handmade vanilla gelato and apple pie. From a recipe gifted by one employee to a beautiful dish created by another. Our incredible Jannettas team give to you, a Polish Apple Pie, otherwise known as Szarlotka. An apple muse with a hint of …
Jannettas welcomes a new line of vegan gelato to the counters, with options varying every week. Currently we have vanilla, chocolate and pistachio available. The time and effort that goes into our gelato making is evident from our new range of flavours. This is only the beginning of our vegan journey and we can’t wait …
What a busy month April has been! From Easter weekend at the beginning of the month, to the lovely weather we’ve been enjoying recently, April has brought so many people down to the shop here on South Street. We’re so pleased to have shared the past few weeks with you all. Long may the sunshine …
The clocks have ‘sprung’ forward an hour, Easter is just around the corner, and spring is most definitely in the air! Easter is such a special time of year, where we slow down a little, reflect on the first quarter of the year, and spend some important time with our families. We’ll still be open …
We’re already over a month into 2018, the snow has finally melted and the promise of spring is in the air. This time of year is always exciting as we make plans for the months ahead and wonder what the new season will bring, but this year is a particularly important one for Jannettas Gelateria, …
November is a special time of year. Christmas is fast approaching, the nights are drawing in, the last fireworks have whistled and banged, and St Andrew’s Day is almost upon us as well. The feast day of Scotland’s patron saint, St Andrew’s Day is particularly special for our wee town, which shares a name with …
The ghosts, ghouls and guisers will be coming out to play at the end of the month, so it is time to start getting ready for their arrival and embrace the Halloween Spirit. Halloween is traditionally a Celtic festival known as Samhain. It was placed on this day to signify the end of summer and …
Read more “The nights are drawing in and things are starting to get a bit spooky….”
A social media appeal to track down Fife-grown pears for an autumnal new Jannettas Gelateria ice-cream has unearthed an ancient pear tree with the same name as the Jannettas family! The St Andrews family business had issued a call-out for owners of pear trees and, after receiving a recommendation of one near Cupar, rang the …
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Another fantastic day at Savour St Andrews Chefs Taster Event as part of the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival held at the Old Course Hotel. We are fortunate as ever to be based in an area that has so many fantastic food and drink producers such Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Macdonald …
Jannettas Gelateria has emerged as a finalist in The Herald Scottish Family Business Awards. The fourth generation business, which dates back to 1908, has been shortlisted in the Scottish Family Business of the Year (Small/Medium) category. The awards, held in association with Business Gateway, honour family-owned companies which make impressive contributions to the economy at …
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One of Scotland’s longest established ice-cream institutions is on a mission to attract more youngsters into the hospitality industry. Jannettas Gelateria in St Andrews is taking part in the ‘Taste the Industry’ schools roadshow run by Tree of Knowledge and Tennent’s Training Academy. Having already transformed the minds of some sceptical pupils who attended …
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We have teamed up with local dental practice, Gentle Dental Care located at 85 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9QW. They are offering a free 15 minute consultation and a supply of sensitive teeth toothpaste for any of our Facebook followers who suffer from sensitive teeth. Don’t let tooth discomfort spoil you enjoying our delicious ice …
Look what we have just received. Extremely grateful to all our lovely customers for their continued support and custom. It means a great deal to us all. We appreciate all your TripAdvisor feedback and continually strive to ensure you receive the very best in customer service and produce. Thank you all.
Tayberries, grown and picked in Fife, are being transformed into a delicious, seasonal ice-cream. The berries, which are a cross between a raspberry and a bramble, have been grown at the family-run Pittormie Fruit Farm in Dairsie. The ice-cream, which has been developed and created by Jannettas Gelateria in St Andrews, is thought to …
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This week, as part of the S3 transition to South Street, all pupils in the current Third Year were given the opportunity to take part in a morning workshop run by local businesses such as Thorntons Property and Hardies Quantity Surveyors and ourselves Jannetta’s Gelateria. Representatives from local Universities were also in attendance. After …
A collection of cracking animal-related Easter activities will be on offer at Wellgate, from recycled art and a communal elephant, to a truly egg-cellent LEGO workshop! From Monday 4th until Friday 8th April 2016, it will be sunny side up for children and families, with a varied programme of free things to make, do and …
Jannettas Gelateria has won the Food and Drink category of the Fife Business Awards. Operating from its original St Andrews site since 1908, Jannettas Gelateria won the prestigious Fife Chamber of Commerce award at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes last night (Friday 18 March 2016). The fourth generation family business makes its ice-cream on site using …
Great to have a recent return visit from the group of young people who will shortly be heading off to Greenland to undertake an expedition with The Polar Academy in polar conditions. We are sure the ice cream you had will build up the much needed reserves to power your way through your forthcoming challenge. It …
Read more “Scots ‘Explorer in Residence’ Craig Mathieson and his protégés visit Jannettas”
Madras College students get insight into Business Management Course… Thanks to St Andrews Citizen, Dawn Renton and Emma Payne, Madras College for this article
We love nothing more than a challenge and making our customers happy and here is one happy customer, meet Lisa everyone. Laura Gillian, Lisa’s friend, recently approached us and asked as a surprise for her friends 30th Birthday, if we would mind creating an afternoon tea made with gelato. We were thrilled to be approached …
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ARE YOU AS PASSIONATE ABOUT MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS, AS WE ARE? If so this could be the job for you! Jannettas Gelateria has been a family run business for the last 100 years. We are a lively, thriving award winning family focused business who pride ourselves on the quality of our cleanliness, products we produce, …
Owen Hazel, Co-Owner and Charmaine Duthie, Business Development Manager recently enjoyed a visit to Madras College in St Andrews spending time with two of the Higher Business Management classes. It was an opportunity to give a business presentation and ice cream demonstration. The pupils gained an insight into the history of Jannettas and how we …
The creators of a variety of sweet treats at Jannettas Gelateria in St Andrews are embarking on a novel and bespoke course provided by Dundee and Angus College chefs. In what is a ‘first’ for the College’s Hospitality, Retail and Tourism department, eight Jannettas staff have enjoyed the first of four evening classes at the …
Recently launched Jannettas Gelateria Playlist on Spotify. Follow us at https://open.spotify.com/user/bjannettas/playlist/1bakDU70w8IqCOKaWk3Xoc
S4 pupils from Madras College in St Andrews enjoyed a business presentation and ice cream demonstration from Jannettas Gelateria recently. Co-owner Owen Hazel and his Business Development Manager Charmaine Duthie were invited in to speak to two National 5 Business Management classes. The pupils gained an insight into the history of Jannettas, as part of …
Michael Alexander, Lead news features writer, wrote “Golf, fine sandy beaches and the university are just some of the attractions with which St Andrews is synonymous. But another St Andrews institution regularly drawing long queues is a landmark ice cream shop which is hoping to freeze out its competition this festive season with a range of …
A special visit by the boys and their teachers, Mr Bryson and Mr Morrison, from Falkland House School visit the Shop this morning to learn about our history, learn the art of making fresh gelato and an opportunity to sample some of our freshly made gelato. What a great bunch and so well behaved …
We were delighted and glad to be able to help when Emily Davies, a student at the University of St Andrews, got in touch and asked if she could use Jannettas as part of a history project she was working on with Buckhaven High School. Emily explains “I’m teaching History at Buckhaven High School …
Nicola and Owen Hazel (Owners) supporting a recent Dundee Science Festival event held at Dundee and Angus College Kingsway Campus Dundee supporting the Year of Food and Drink 2015. A fantastic opportunity to share with the student and staff the art of gelato making and tasting. Using Jannettas Gelateria gelato students took part in a …
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A fabulous night with 70th (Fife) Ceres Beaver Scouts sharing the history of Jannettas, the production of ice cream and of course the tasting. Such a pleasure to take time out with these well behaved and engaged Beavers not to mention the Leaders. We look forward having you back again in the future also.
Launching the Festival was a unique event on Sunday 1st November that saw a collaboration of award-winning chefs from across St Andrews working together to create tempting tasters for foodies to sample a mouthwatering buffet lunch during this the year of Food and Drink.
SITTING at her kitchen table, Nicola Hazel is surrounded by photographs. Albums line up side-by-side, while loose pictures spill out from boxes jam-packed with family memorabilia…….. Peter Ranscombe Owen and Nicola Hazel (Andrew Cawley / DC Thomson) © Sunday Post 2015 https://www.sundaypost.com/in10/chat/jannetta/
Feature article by Maureen Ferrier, St Andrews Citizen
Helen Brown, The Courier writes:
The reputation of the best ice-cream shop in Scotland has been further cemented with news of a prestigious business award. Jannettas Gelateria, which has been operating from its original St Andrews site since 1908, has been officially named Retail Business of the Year in The Courier Business Awards 2014, as well as being a …
Scotland’s largest wafer cone manufacturers have teamed up with Scotland’s best ice-cream shop to produce pink cones for breast cancer research. Following an innovative suggestion from Jannettas Gelateria in St Andrews, Glasgow-based Waverley have produced pink wafer cones to sell during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Both Waverley and Jannettas will be fundraising …
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Wild Fife berries, hand-picked by the family behind St Andrews ice-cream institution Jannettas Gelateria, have been transformed into a delicious Autumnal sorbet. Nicola Hazel, and two of her children Chloe (14) and Ross (12), recently picked some brambles near Craigtoun which her husband Owen has used to create bramble sorbet. Due to the popularity of …
St Andrews athlete Graham Bennison has launched a special Commonwealth-themed Cone at local institution Jannettas Gelateria, just hours before his stint as Batonbearer. Father and grandfather Mr Bennison (67), who is well-known for his coaching in local primary schools and his athletic prowess, unveiled the triple red, white and blue ice-cream cone to celebrate the …
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THEY have been serving pokey hats for more than 100 years – and now they’ve been crowned the best in the land. Family firm Jannetta’s Gelateria in St Andrews have won our coveted Golden Cone Award, making it officially the nation’s favourite ice cream parlour. Owner Owen Hazel, 49, who creates all the ice cream …
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The owner of Jannettas in St Andrews love for the town she has lived and worked in all her life is matched only by her passion for ice cream. Read more in Nicola’s own word in the Scottish Field, March 2014 Homecoming edition. Photos thanks to Angus Blackburn. http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/
Edition 1819 Bunty for Girls 21 November 1992 a special edition featuring Fiona, owner and 3rd generation of Jannettas Gelateria family. Sadly missed but fondly remember by all who knew her.