Joe's Ices was founded by Joseph Mcneil's great-grandfather, who began selling fresh, handmade ice cream from a horse and cart.
“This year we’re celebrating 100 years, our centenary,” Joseph said. “My great-grandfather, Joe Molinari, came over from northern Italy and arrived in Sheffield of all places.”
Joseph’s great-grandfather decided to start making ice cream, as a lot of Italian immigrants did at the time. He started out in Beighton and the family have carried on ever since.
100 years later and the family-owned venture continues to operate from the same location, using the same recipe for its staple vanilla ice cream.
As it prepares to bring aboard the fifth generation into the company, we took a look at Joe’s Ice Cream over the past century with these pictures taken over the years:
2. Joe's Ices
Joseph McNeil (17) and his grandfather, Geoff O'Neil (83), of Joe's Ices, Beighton, Sheffield, with the Best Yorkshire Dairy Products award and the Best Ice Cream in Show award at the Great Yorkshire Show in July 2010 | sheffield newspapers
3. All for a good cause
Joseph McNeill at Joe's Ices in Crystal Peaks shopping centre, Sheffield, where they gave away ice cream in return for a donation to the Variety Club Charity in 2010 | Sheffield Newspapers
4. Joe's Ice Cream - John McNeil behind the shop counter
John McNeil behind the counter at Joe's Ice Cream shop, still based in its original location on Woodhouse Lane, Beighton, Sheffield | Iconic Media