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:
5. Joe's Ice Cream founder Joe Molinari
Joe Molinari with his famous ice cream cart in Beighton in the 1920s. Photo courtesy of Joseph McNeil | submitted Photo: submitted
6. Joe's Ice Cream van serves up to Sheffield care home residents
Beechy Knoll Residential Home in Sheffield. John McNeil from Joe's Ices ice cream van serves up traditional treats to Adele Waller and care home residents during lockdown in May 2020 | Iconic Media Photo: JPI Media
7. Joe's Ice Cream - Andrew and Joseph McNeil
The ice cream family from Sheffield won national acclaim back in 2017 after their ice creams were voted among the best in Britain. Pictured here are Andrew and Joseph McNeil, of Joe's Ices, in Beighton. The firm’s 28 flavours of ice creams are sold in shops and restaurants around the city, as well as from a fleet of vans. | Iconic Media
8. 100-years later Joe's Ices is still going strong
The family-owned business has been a permanent fixture in Beighton, Sheffield, since its inception 100-years ago. A century later and five generations later it continues to produce excellent award-winning flavours of ice cream. | Submitted Photo: Joseph McNeil