months every year, depending on their location, but they must often stay open for longer as they have to pay rent and labor costs for the whole year,” explains Giovanni Galli, brand director, Iceteam. “So gelaterias must fi nd side businesses
to cover the other months. Baby Chef is a simple machine that can be plugged in anywhere, and it can be used to create more than just gelato.” It can be the main machine for a pastry
cabin, producing fi llings and spreadable creams, though its potential uses are very much in the hands – and minds – of the chef. “In mature markets like Italy, Belgium and Germany, it is ideal for gelato shops that want to de-seasonalize their business,” Galli adds. “In the Middle East it can be the perfect dessert machine for a mid-sized restaurant, in Asia it could be perfect for a small resort. It has applications all over the world.” Like all of Iceteam’s products, the Baby
Chef is designed with the needs of chefs fi rmly in mind. T e company’s vision is ‘gelato machines conceived by chefs, for chefs’. T is is why an experienced chef, Elisa Volanti, played a central role in the technical and culinary aspects of the design. “Chefs need user-friendly machines that can be used with very little training,” says Volanti. “Our clients include some highly skilled chefs, but some of their staff are new to the
industry, so the machine must be suitable for complete beginners while making even the experts' work more effi cient." T e Baby Chef features 23 auto cycles and
140 recipes. It can be plugged in anywhere, has a compact design and, though air-cooled, is quiet when operating. While Iceteam off ers over 45 diff erent models of machines, they all share the same controls and user interface, making them simple to operate even for inexperienced operators. “We have the most sophisticated
technology on the market,” says Volanti. “I have tested all of the automatic cycles and all of the recipes myself. Our main goal, however, is to allow chefs to be creative, so the machine also allows chefs to come up with their own recipes.” Being part of the Ali Group has played a key role in shaping the design. By developing synergies with other businesses within the Group, either in R&D or in cross-marketing opportunities, the company can deliver on its goal to be a leading name in gelato and multifunctional pastry equipment, covering every market segment and sharing development costs with other Ali Group companies. “Being part of the Ali Group helps us a lot,”
says Galli. “We worked closely with BGI, a new company in the Ali Group, on the R&D, and commercialized the Baby Chef together.” Partnerships, whether with chefs, clients
or development partners, are what put Iceteam – and Baby Chef – at the forefront of the market.
BRAND WATCH
Iceteam 1927 is the leading supplier of high-quality gelato manufacturing equipment.
1927
Left: Giovanni Galli, brand director, Iceteam; Above, top: Glenn van Geluwe at work in Mdue in Bredene, Belgium; Above: the Baby Chef is designed with the needs of chefs in mind; Right: chef Elisa Volanti
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Otello Cattabriga, inventor of the world’s fi rst automatic gelato machine, founded the company, 94 years ago
The Baby Chef features 23 auto cycles and 140 recipes
diff erent models on the market
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